Thursday Oct 9
Another storm is coming - isn't it nice how they schedule these things every weekend. Snow may fall in northern Utah valleys, and mountains will get plastered. Use caution.
How do you cope when it is beautiful during the week and stormy every weekend? Well, go fishing mid-week. Sneak away from work an hour or two early and hit a local water - the Ogden, Weber, Provo, Jordanelle, Strawberry - there are plenty of good choices.
There will yet be many sunny, mild days to fish and hike and camp. The next few weeks will be ideal for exploring our red rock deserts.
Lake Powell fishing is great for bass, bluegill, crappie and catfish. Striper action is spotty but fish are big. See this report for current information.
Fly fishing is good to great on our trout streams. Steve Schmidt reports, "The upcoming (stormy) weather pattern will be good for the Blue Wing Olives that are now on the water with regularity. Fishing remains very good as we motor into October. PMD"s, Caddisflies and BWO's are the hatches you'll encounter. At this juncture in the year, make sure and have some streamers in your box, especially on these stormy days ahead. Streamside vegetation and hillsides are also vibrant in color, so pull your head out of the water for a minute or two and take a look around." Read Steve's full report.
Utah's Wildlife Board has approved significant changes to fishing regulations, which will become effective Jan 1. Read details.
- Lake Powell is spotty, great when you find active bass
- Quail Lake bass fishing was tough but fish are big
- Strawberry - how to catch the rainbows
- Strawberry is good drift fishing
- Strawberry - moose swimming across Renegade Bay
- Piute is still good for nice rainbows
- Pike - how to catch them in Utah
- Utah Lake catfish - how to catch them in the fall
- Fish Lake - wisdom of holding a spear fish event for lake trout during the spawn
- Newcastle has good wiper fishing
Deseret News
- New rules for Utah anglers in '09
- Want to learn to ski or snowboard?
- Mountain bikers to take on Utah's rugged southern terrain
- Snowbird honored for conservation
- Bear Lake commission to move from Idaho to Utah
- GAO launches probe into oil, gas drilling
- Groups flay BLM over oil shale
- Review planned for 6 rare species in Utah
- Yellowstone's wireless plan draws protests
- Utah ranks No. 25 for its eco efforts
- Delta, NWA pilots lay out ideas for merger
- BLM to request Nine Mile sites for historic register
- Geothermal energy development gathers steam
- State park relocates statue of flute player
- Solutions sought for Cutler Reservoir's phosphorous levels
Salt Lake Tribune
- Fishing Powell: Where do eager anglers start?
- Prettyman: Drowning incident puts somber spin on trip
- Park Service OKs new center at Dinosaur National Monument
- Outdoor notebook: Catch the bison roundup on Antelope Island
- Lots for kids to do at Hardware Ranch elk celebration
- Nine Mile Canyon: 'Historic' status would protect archaeological artifacts in the area
- Feds to begin charging for tours of Glen Canyon Dam near Utah border
- Hike of the Week: Foreman Hollow - Heber City
- Park Service OKs new center at Dinosaur National Monument
- Bird watching: Sandhill crane
- Hook shot: Avoiding the skunk
- Finds: What's In the Basement?
- Join the fun at Utah's state parks
- Congressional drilling probe headed to Wyoming
- Feds claim Enoch man fatally shot prairie dogs
KUTV
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Regional
- Fish & Game allows first Hells Canyon harvest in decades
- Fewer bears wandering into Idaho's capitol city
- Tribe opens commercial fishing season; could use gill nets
- Idaho bear hound owner blames wolves for kill
- Outdoor Outlook: Psst! Heard about all the snagging?
- State takes samples for elk, deer disease
- Beneath the surface with Guadalupe bass
- Colorado River is new home for whirling disease-resistant rainbow
- CMC Timberline offers guide classes
- Flashes of Angling Gold Return to Silver Creek
- 46 Geese Shot and Left in Soda Springs Dumpsters
- Idaho Fish and Game investigates poached moose
Lake Powell from the air - Some time ago we flew around Lake Powell in a small plane, shooting video out the window. That's fun. Well, we finally got around to editing and posting the video. See it here.
Where to fish? A cold, winter-like storm will hit Friday and stay through Sunday and I'm reluctant to take my boat out. Snow could fall in the valleys and a foot or more is expected at elevations above 7,500 feet.
If conditions don't look too bad I'd like to fish the Price River. It has a good population of brown trout and usually fishes very well in the fall. I'll probably throw streamers with my fly rod.
After the storm clears I hope to put the boat out on Scofield. It has been very good lately for rainbows, cutthroat and tiger trout. I think I'll try a large tube jig tipped with bait. I'll start out casting as I work along the shoreline around the Island. If I see a concentration of fish on my graph I'll stop and jig vertically. I'll also troll a bit - at least too and from the Island.
24 Hours of Moab, Oct 11- 12. This is one of the single greatest mountain bike races in the history of the sport. The Suzuki 24 Hours of Moab is a world-class team relay event that draws participants from all over the world. For more information, go to http://www.lungutah.org/ and click EVENTS or go to http://www.grannygear.com/. Contact: Emily Ebert, 801-484-4456.
Antelope Island Bison Roundup. The public is invited to watch the annual bison roundup on Antelope Island, Oct 22-24, 8 am to 5 pm. The best views are had along the east-side road leadingtot he Fielding Garr Ranch. Bring binoculars if you want to see things close up. You can see the animals get health inspections Oct 31-Nov 2, also 8 am to 5 pm.
See our events calendar
- Good Fishing, Dave Webb