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Rec Property

Dream Cabin
Consider this cabin at Soldier Summit Estates:
- 12.86 acre lot
- 3,054 Square Feet
- 2 Bedrooms, 3 Bathrooms
- Family Room & Den
- Hardwood Floors
- Huge Kitchen and Large Dining Room
- 1160 sq ft basement framed for family room, 2 bdrms, 1 bath

Close to Scofield Reservoir and Skyline Drive.

What's New

Fishing rules changes for 2010 are being suggested by DWR. See the changes here. DWR wants public comments about the proposed changes. Attend RAC meetings to get into the discussion.

Getting Out
We are moving into my favorite time of year. Warm days - warm enough to boat and ski and play in the water. But nights are cooling off and temperatures will soon be crisp during early morning hours. Get out and enjoy this season.

There is still plenty of time for great warm-weather outings. Here's my plan:
- Strawberry this weekend
- Uinta Mountains over Labor Day weekend
- Lake Powell in mid-September

Best Lakes/Reservoirs
- High Uinta Mountain Lakes
- Boulder Mountain lakes
- Mantua for bass, bluegill
- Deer Creek for bass, trout
- Strawberry for trout
- Bear River for catfish
- Utah Lake for catfish
- Flaming Gorge for trout, lake trout, kokanee, bass
- Starvation for walleye, bass, perch
- Fish Lake for trout, perch
- Sand Hollow for bass, bluegill
- Lake Powell for stripers, bass, catfish, bluegill

Events

Arapeen ATV Jamboree, Sep 7-11. Enjoy 5 days of exciting rides in the Manti/LaSal National Forest and the San Rafael Swell. You can check out all of the ride descriptions on our website. Plan to stay through the weekend for the Ferron Peach Day's Celebration.

Starvation Walleye Classic walleye tournament, Sept 12-13, Starvation State Park. Entry fee per team: $250. Details.

Labor Day Red Rock 4 Wheelers Campout, Sep 5-7, Moab. Overnight trips with backcountry camping, with additional day-trips on each of the three days. The club will organize the event and provide guides. Visit the club's website for further information or mail a request to Red Rock 4-Wheelers, Inc., PO Box 1471, Moab, UT 84532-1471.

Annual Navajo Fair, Sep 17-20, Bluff. The 20th Annual Navajo Fair will be held at the Fairgrounds in Bluff, Utah. Traditional dancing, drumming and fun will be there. 505-406-2991.

- Good Fishing, Dave Webb

Strawberry, in particular, usually fishes very well in September and October.

Lake Powell striper and bass fishing is very good now and should stay good into October. Stripers are boiling all over the lake - this may go down as the best year every for boil fishing. In general, anglers are catching more fish uplake from Bullfrog and larger fish downlake. But fish size is up everywhere, compared to last year. See Wayne Gustaveson's fishing report and forum for the latest details.

Flaming Gorge has produced some nice lake trout during the past couple weeks, and the big fish will become more catchable as we move into fall. Kokanee fishing is also good at the Gorge right now.

Streams continue to fish well statewide. Hoppers are the hot pattern, but other terrestrials are also good. In addition, caddis and PMDs work well on the surface and standard nymphs are working down deep. Stop by a fly shop near where you plan to fish to get the latest reports.