Thursday Oct 2
Rain is expected over most of Utah this weekend, with considerable snow falling in the high country. Take care if you get out.
Where do you fish on a stormy weekend in early October? You can't go wrong on our trout streams. All of them should fish well, even during light rain. You'll probably want to knock off if it comes down heavy. Streamers and nymphs should work well during the storm. And the fish, well, they don't mind getting wet.
Stormy weather slows success for smallmouth and stripers. As the storm clears, fishing will be very good on the lower half of Lake Powell. The upper lake will still have slow action because game fish are fat and lazy, living the high life amid an abundance of shad.
Lake Powell has hot fishing on the southern end but the north is slow. Shad are so abundant uplake that game fish are fat and lazy. Wayne Gustaveson reports: "The southern lake is coming alive! Stripers are boiling stronger with each passing day. Boils are still random. There may only be one boil encountered each day due to chance and circumstances, but the experience will be memorable. These stripers are getting big and strong. It has been a 3 or 4 years since fat 4-pounders were consistently caught. But that time is now and it will continue over this winter and into next spring. Good times are back!" Read his full report.
Flaming Gorge lake trout are been biting well. This is the best time of year to target big fish because they are somewhat predictable as they stage before spawning. Action is never fast when you play with the big boys, you've got to invest time and effort if you want a trophy. This article has details.
Fish consumption advisory for Jordanelle and some other popular waters, because of high levels of mercury. The other waters include Porcupine Reservoir, Sand Hollow Reservoir, Rock Creek, East Fork of the Sevier River and Pine Creek. Details.
- Lake Powell series of beautiful photos of the San Juan arm
- Jordanelle - first fish on a fly rod
- Strawberry is spotty but yields some nice fish
- Strawberry is good for family fishing
- Jordanelle bass are still biting
- Flaming Gorge - now's the time to fish for lake trout
- Scofield has good shore fishing
- Willard Bay is spotty for catfish and wipers
- Boulder Mountain has good fishing and beautiful scenery
- Yuba - nice northern and huge carp
- Sevier River and southern reservoirs are good for trout
- Electric Lake is good for cutthroats
DWR
- Tips to get prepared for this year's rifle buck deer hunt
- Fighting illegally stocked fish
- Warm weather = tough hunting
- Wildlife officers at checkpoints across Utah
Deseret News
- Rifle elk hunt kicks off Saturday
- Utah health officials issue fish-consumption advisory
- No. 1 — Deer Valley again named best ski resort
- Crude from shale will take time
- Lake level, weather affect how long ducks stick around
- Groups sue to save fish, stop water grab along Utah-Nevada border
- Rifle elk hunt kicks off Saturday
- Rabbits, quail plentiful this year
- Drilling for natural gas near Nine Mile Canyon hits snag
- Red Bull Rampage this weekend in Virgin
- Timpanogos Cave open again for tours
- Timpanogos Cave open again for tours
- Convention bureau setting lofty goals to boost tourism
- Raptors on display Saturday along Squaw Peak Road
- Camp exposes Latino students to careers
- Tribes want Yellowstone bison spared from slaughter
- Rivers council to have landscaping contest
- Oil companies tell state there's enough water to develop oil shale
- Groups sue to save fish, stop water grab along Utah-Nevada border
Salt Lake Tribune
- New state and possible world record elk taken
- Fish in five spots added to mercury advisory list
- Water conditions at Bear River Refuge
- Guv: ORV off-trail damage an 'abomination,' crackdown is coming
- Arsenic in geothermal pools becomes issue
- Tribe plans geothermal plant
- Fertility god Kokopelli moved from view in state park
- Hike of the Week: The Notch, Uinta Mountains
- Fish in five spots added to mercury advisory list
- Yellowstone preparing for winter with snowmobiles
- Groups sue to obtain protection for wolverines
- Ski resorts fare well in rankings
- Hook shot: Look at those whiskers, on the fish
- Fun stuff at the state parks
- Ogden Nature Center: Creatures of the Night
- The moose burger code in a hunting culture
- Tribe, groups vow to sue to guard rare fish
Others
- Statue of fertility god offensive to some in Bluff
- Unsafe levels of mercury found in Jordanelle Reservoir fish
- Checkpoint at Strawberry Reservoir nets interesting results
Regional
- Idaho approves fall chinook season
- Anglers may retain fall Chinook for first time in 30 years
- 2008 Idaho big game outlook: It's a crapshoot
- Navajo Nation moves to protect bald eagles
- Lawsuit seeks Species Act protection for wolverine
- Carp in Lake Mead good for tourism, not ecosystem
- No need to cry when steelhead sneaks get caught
- Fishing the 'White Nightmare'
- Bears are fattening up - stay out of their way
- The colors of Crazy Woman Canyon
- Here, kitty: Officer expects house cat, get cougar
- Fishing report: Streamers and BWOs
- Barack Obama Should Fish for Votes Among Hunters and Sportsmen
- Global warming unites outdoor groups
A huge elk was recently bagged in Utah and it may prove to be a new world record. "Initial measurements, according to Moss, are 500 4/8 inches gross and 488 net green. The official Boone & Crockett measurement will come after the drying period, but it is expected that it will eclipse the current world record." It was taken on Monroe Mountain by Denny Austad, owner of the 2008 Utah statewide conservation elk tag. Details.
General season elk, waterfowl and some other hunts begin this weekend.
We've just completed a massive project creating video clips for utah.com. We've embedded some into pages (here's an example). All the clips can be seen in that site's new video player.
We've also completed some new clips for this site:
- Strawberry Reservoir Overview
I fished Electric Lake last weekend. Action was decent - not hot but plenty of fish to keep us interested. Nothing very big - our largest a cutthrout that went about 16 inch.
Fall colors were gorgeous. We caught them at their peak for that elevation. I shot these photos.
With rain coming, I think I'll fish one of our trout streams this weekend. Perhaps the Ogden River. It usually offers good brown trout fishing. I need to go up there to take some photos for utah.com, so it will be convenient.
Colors have now peaked in the high country, but are coming on strong in our canyons. Ogden Canyon and Hwy 39 should be beautiful.
St George Marathon, Oct 4. Registration is now closed because the race cannot accommodate any more participants. Visitors to St George need to be aware the marathon will bring extra people to town, and traffic will be affected along Hwy 18, along the edge of Snow Canyon, down into town. The race will take place during the early daylight hours.
Huntsman World Senior Games, Oct 6-18, St George. Older folks from around the world are invited to participate in the Senior Games. Events range from race-walking to archery to bridge, and many more.
See our events calendar- Good Fishing, Dave Webb