Thursday Oct 16
This weekend will be perfect, the definition of Indian Summer. Hunt, fish, camp, hike - conditions are ideal for almost everything.
Virtually all of our waters are fishing well: Strawberry, Provo River, Lake Powell...
Green River success slowed last week because they started letting cold (42F) water out of the dam. That ended dry fly hatches and has fish hunkered down. Conditions may improve this weekend, with warmer air temperatures. The fish are still there, and they should be getting hungry. Nymphs and streamers will be the ticket.
Brown trout are getting more aggressive on other streams, as they fatten up for winter and start thinking about spawning. Late October and early November are excellent times to target big browns. Streamer flies and Rapala-like lures get them.
Flaming Gorge is a great choice. Big lake trout are being caught around spawning areas, and rainbows are also cooperating with fishermen.
Lake Powell will offer very good fall fishing during the next couple weeks and then action will start to fade. Wayne Gustaveson reports, "October is hunting season and fish-hunting is good right now." He expects major striper boils in the mid-lake during mid-day. Read his full report.
Here's an amazing true story about a guy saving his son from an attacking grizzly bear by shooting it with a bow and arrow: Once in a lifetime shot saves a life
- Lake Powell - here's what a striper boil looks like
- Lake Powell yields 41-pound striper
- Pineview - six species caught in one trip
- Jordanelle great for rainbow trout
- Strawberry is good when the weather is cold
- Scofield rainbow fishing is great
DWR
Salt Lake Tribune
- Chilly economy, hot ski sales
- Hike of the Week: Petrified Forest Trail, Escalante Petrified Forest State Park
- Project would move wild Montana sheep to Utah
- Wildlife checkpoints will increase during fall hunting season
- Bird sighting: Vesper sparrow
- Ghost stories, gila monsters and more at Utah state parks
- Outdoor notebook: Ski film features deep powder, deep blues
- Presidental candidates on Outdoor issues
- Nature writer, photographer to speak about Arctic
- Bicyclist, 64, found dead on Grand County road
- Legacy trail: Beyond the highway
- Wharton: Statistics show a diminished fall deer hunt
- Outdoor notebook: Ski film features deep powder, deep blues
Deseret News
- 5 tips for sighting in a rifle
- Ski school registration is under way
- Critics assail BLM land-use plans
- Bush pushes program to ease rules allowing more mountain bike trails in national parks
- Forest Service to restore burned area
- Wildlife officials are reviewing 6 species
- Marijuana farmers leaving toxic chemicals in forests
- Will public-lands rules be changed?
- Park City and Springdale noted for beauty
- High court hears arguments on proposed Sevier power plant
- Wilds panel adds a new member
- Organizations announce criteria for sustainable tourism
Other
- Elusive Spider Bull Shot In Central Utah
- Feds: Utah minnow may need protection
- Utah governor says state is "open for business" for oil shale
Regional
- Fish & Game allows first Hells Canyon harvest in decades
- Many private landowners nurture public wildlife
- Washington river otters transplanted to New Mexico
- Wolves Back on Endangered List
- Trespassing, road hunting spoiling hunting's future
- IDL recommends approval of Trestle Creek marina
- Rounding up wild horses and their stories
- Wyo. elk study reignites controversy
- Two deer test positive for chronic wasting disease
- Cooperation nets suspected poachers
- Trico fall is dream, nightmare to anglers
- Wildlife, lush life cohabit in Wyoming's Tetons
- Wildlife managers warn of bear activity
- North Platte reservoirs dropping
- 15 animals taken as elk refuge hunt begins
- Can Sarah Palin Help Colorado's Hunting Industry?
- Fishing hot spot: Frying Pan River
- Challenge yourself by starting a fishing life list
- Mussel problem spreading downstream
- Biologists who find pot garden held at gunpoint
Featured Video
Houseboating Lake Powell. We're moving into the shoulder season and so there are deals available. Houseboating is great during the fall - the fishing is great and crowds are down. Houseboats are nice now that nighttime temperatures are getting crisp. Some top of the line boats even have fireplaces and hot tubs.
Where To Fish
I am heading to Lake Powell to enjoy this blessed sunshine. I'm finally going to explore the Lake's San Juan arm. By the end of this trip I'll have poked into every canyon on the huge lake. Oh, I'll do a little fishing while I'm down there.
Fishing at Powell will stay good for another month or so, but it will become less pleasant as the temperatures all. There is still time for a late-season trip.
Website Work
I've finally had time to work on RedRockAdventure.com and I like how it is developing. I'm making substantial improvements in content, form and function.
RedRockAdventure.com has a 2-fold mission:
Provide great information on fishing and other recreational activities
Provide marketing services for recreational properties
We have some great properties listed in our database. If you are in the market, now's a great time to buy. Here are examples:
Featured Properties
Red Creek Ranch to be sold at auction on Oct 30. It will be sold in whole or in 3 tracts. It totals 5105 acres, located along Red Creek and Red Creek Reservoir, near Duchesne. Beautiful country.
Stauffer Canyon fire sale. 512 acres near Montpelier, Idaho, must be sold and is being offered well below market value. It borders National Forest land and is only 35 minutes from Bear Lake.
View other properties or list your property
Events
Moab Fall Photo Adventure - Oct 23-26. Three and half days of field and classroom instruction during the beautiful Moab fall color season. Includes digital darkroom instruction provided by an Adobe Certified Expert on Lightroom and Photoshop.
Raptors of the West, Oct 24, Escalante Petrified Forest State Park. Enjoy stunning photography and learn about beautiful birds of prey during this exciting presentation by a local raptor biologist. Meet at the Visitor Center at 7 p.m.
Annual Jeep Jamboree, Oct 24-26, Moab. A family-oriented four-wheel-drive adventure catering to every level of expertise - from novice to veteran. Jeep Jamborees are strictly for Jeep 4x4s. Note: This small event is not associated with the giant Moab Easter Jeep Safari in March.
See our events calendar
- Good Fishing, Dave Webb