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Where Would I Fish?
I've got to go hiking this weekend - it is a family mandate. Were I fishing, I'd be out in my boat at Strawberry, hovering off shore, casting minnow-imitating lures right up against the bank and working them back to the boat. I'd pay attention, trying to determine where fish start following and then focus on that depth/distance from shore. Strawberry can be finicky - very good one day and dead the next. But when she's good she can be very good...

My family is acquiring a new member - my daughter is marrying a kid from Virginia who has never been to southern Utah. We though we would chase him up Angels Landing in Zion Park, so we can get to know what he is really like.

Events
Utah Outdoor Adventure Expo, June 5-6, 2009 at the Utah State Fairpark, 155 N 1000 W, Salt Lake City. Information, demonstrations and products related to all kinds of outdoor recreation.

Free Fishing Day, June 6. A license is not needed to fish in Utah one this day only. All other regulations will be enforced. Clinics and workshops will be held in many locations to teach people to fish. Take a kid fishing!

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- Good Fishing, Dave Webb

Ray Grass says Lake Powell fishing may be the best in a decade, in this Deseret News article. The number of fish caught may not be spectacular, but the fish are big and quickly getting bigger.

Green River cicada are providing good fishing on the surface. Flows are high but stable and the river is fishable.

Most streams are dangerously high, but should start coming down in a few days. Within a week or two, most streams will provide very good fishing. The exception will be Uinta Mountain streams, which will run high for some time yet.

Reservoirs are fishing well - from shore, boat and tube. Shore fishers have a few more weeks to enjoy good action before rising water temperatures push fish deeper. For now, work the shorelines, including right up against the bank, and test various depths until you are out in deep water. Fish can be anywhere.

Best reservoirs right now - in my unbiased estimation:
- Lake Powell
- Strawberry
- Fish Lake
- Flaming Gorge
- Currant Creek
- Piute
- Otter Creek
- Stainaker/Red Fleet
- Rockport
- Kolob Reservoir
- Sand Hollow for largemouth
- Utah Lake for catfish and white bass
- Pelican Lake for bass and bluegill
- Scofield has been good but spotty and is worth a try