Outdoors Report - By Dave Webb
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Fishing Overview
Hiking conditions will be perfect in southern Utah this weekend. St George will be mostly sunny and temps will reach the mid 50s. Moab will be in the low 40s. I'm heading for Snow - Snow Canyon that is - to enjoy sunshine and sand.
All the water stored in this snow has got to come down sooner or later - down the rivers. Whitewater rafting conditions will be excellent in late spring and summer, perhaps the best in several years. Now's the time to book trips to get the best dates. I've been making video clips promoting river trips. Here's one of my most recent, for World Wide River Expeditions. (Requires a high-speed Internet connection.)
DWR reports hot fishing at the following waters:
- Weber River for trout and whitefish
- Strawberry Reservoir for trout
- Utah Lake for white bass
- Yuba Reservoir for perch
- Fish Lake for splake, rainbows and perch
- Otter Creek Reservoir for trout
Interesting Post By Anglers
- Deep Snow and Slush - Tips for Coping- Piute is good for rainbows
- Tips for jigging for lake trout
- Strawberry - deep snow and spotty fishing
- Lake Powell - new access coming at Farley Canyon
DWR
- Starvation perch search results
- DWR shuffles sheep
- Spring fishing at Lake Powell
- Don't feed the deer
Salt Lake Tribune
- Severe winter prompts action to save the deer
- Found alive: Rescued couple released from hospital
- Wharton: Viesturs has firsthand knowledge of avalanche
- Bird watching
- Outdoors gear: Skate softly but carry a big stick - and much more
- Star parties planned for Midway and Antelope Island
- Ski outing of the week: Steep skiing at Solitude
- Skinny Tire Festival kicks off March 1
- The outsider: Bryce Canyon Winter Festival, snowshoe hike
- Outdoor notes: Bighorn sheep, Banff films and more
- Hook shot
- Track wildlife in the Uintas
- RV and boat shows: Lakes are full, but will gas prices sink sales?
- Southern Utah University: Horsemanship classes are a big hit
- Feared major changes not in proposal
Deseret Morning News
- Found alive: Kearns couple released from hospital after 10-day ordeal
- Week 6: Challenger is one of state's steepest groomed runs
- Deer herds dining out
- Plenty of new products at outdoor show
- Amy Donaldson: Find right workout to meet your goals - Superfly Snowkiting: Powder Mountain to host the championship event
- If you go to Superfly Snowkiting
- Outdoor notes
- Don't feed deer, wilds experts plead
- Water firms fall short on conservation act
- $2.4 billion budget proposed for U.S. Park Service
- Ice carvers visiting Midway
- BLM tries to balance gas, art
- Yellowstone launches streaming webcam of Old Faithful
- Environmental, Native Alaska groups sue to block lease sale
- Tourism office lowers price of its calendar
KUTV
- Kearns Couple Missing For Ten Days Found Alive, Video
- Travel Guide: Blue Lake
- The Annual Cisco Run At Bear Lake
- Utah's Turkey Population On The Move
- Field Guide: Colorado Pike Minnow
- The Mantua Ice Fishing Festival
Daily Herald
- Nongame wildlife needs your help, funding
- Utah Lake carp face deadly challenges
Regional
- Success with crossbred trout milestone in whirling disease fight
- OUTDOORS: Fly angler finds fun and challenge in ice fishing
- Fit to be tied: Designer has crafted thousands of lures
- Feds anticipate sage grouse decision in 2009
- Elk herds moving to lower elevations in search of food
- Fish and Game officials ask drivers to slow for wildlife - Wildlife Woes: Fish & Game Prepare Feeding Efforts
- Idaho closes area to help deer survive winter
- Snow forces deer, elk, moose to lower elevations, wolves follow
- Fish & Feathers: Sportsmen shows and charter booking dates
- Coloradans spend $3 billion on fish and wildlife
- Twenty elk test positive for disease
- Fishing and wildlife: Colorado's cash cow
- Fishing Web site has evolved from basic info to powerful catalog
- $5000 fish caught at Rotary Derby
- Marin Coho Salmon Populations Plummet
What's New
REI-OUTLET: Deal of the Day A New Deal Every Day!
New online fishing magazine from Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits (www.insideline.net), offers excellent articles and info. Yamamoto is a major producer of plastic baits for bass fishing. They are located in Page, AZ, and their products are among the best for Powell, Mead, and other Western waters. (Actually, their stuff is popular world-wide). You can also learn a lot from their tackle website (www.baits.com/)
Upcoming Events
Basic Snow Cave Class, Feb 9 at Wasatch Mountain State Park. Join park staff at 10 am to learn the basics of building a snow cave. Knowing how to build a snow cave is not only fun, but can be vital in any winter survival situation. Come dressed in layers with a waterproof outer layer. Meet at the Educational Yurt. More info: 435-654-1791.Western Hunting and Conservation Expo runs February 6-9 at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City.
Sportsmans Vacation & RV Show, Feb 7-10, South Towne Expo Center. See new motor homes, tent trailers, custom vans, 5th wheels, campers and SUVs.
See our full events report