Fishing Report

Report provided by the Utah Department of Wildlife Resources
Abajo Mountains: Good conditions
This year, Dark Canyon Lake, Monticello Lake, Lloyds Lake and Blanding Reservoir Nos. 3 and 4 have all been stocked with rainbow trout that average about 10 inches long. Anglers have had success catching pike at Recapture Reservoir, using gold Jake’s lures. (08-16-18)
Benches Pond: Good conditions
Fishing is good at Benches Pond, especially early in the morning or later in the evening. The pond was last stocked on July 23 with 500 rainbow trout that averaged almost 11 inches long. To catch them, try using worms, PowerBait or spinners. Garlic PowerBait has worked especially well. Tributaries to Benches Pond are now open for fishing. (08-16-18)
Boulger Reservoir Pond: Good conditions
Fishing has been good at the reservoir. This waterbody was most recently stocked on July 23 with more than 500 rainbow trout that averaged about 11 inches long. (08-16-18)
Carbon County Community Fishing Pond: Good conditions
The pond was most recently stocked on July 19 with 900 rainbow trout. Each fish was almost 11 inches long. Try using nightcrawlers or PowerBait to catch rainbow trout here. (08-16-18)
Cleveland Reservoir: Good conditions
The fishing for rainbow trout has been good at Cleveland Reservoir, especially if you can get out on a float tube. If you’re using fly tackle, try using a medium-sinking line with a plum leech, a black/orange woolly bugger or a brown/green/pearl crystal bugger, all with a bead head. Most of the fish have been caught in 15 to 25 feet of water, well within casting distance from the shore. The reservoir’s water will be drawn down in the coming weeks, so the fish will be concentrated in certain areas and may be easier to catch. (08-16-18)
Duck Fork Reservoir: Fair conditions
Anglers have caught tiger trout and cutthroat trout at Duck Fork Reservoir, using various bugger, soft-hackle and leech flies in sizes 6 to 10. Fishing is best when you can get out into deeper water away from the shore. The reservoir was stocked with nearly 1,300 cutthroat trout on July 2 and 1,560 tiger trout on Aug. 2. (08-16-18)
Electric Lake: Good conditions
Anglers have been catching their daily limits of kokanee salmon and tiger trout while using downriggers with dodgers and squids of varying colors. Anglers have also had success using minnows and tube jigs. Try bouncing these vertically, or try using a nightcrawler. Water levels at the lake have been dropping, and this might make it difficult to launch a boat. (08-16-18)
Emerald Lake: Good conditions
The lake was last stocked with 1,000 rainbow trout on June 19, and the fish were more than 10 inches long. To catch them, try using worms, PowerBait, yellow spinner lures or soft-hackle flies. (08-16-18)
Fairview Lakes: Fair conditions
The lakes were stocked with about 7,000 rainbow trout this spring. Try using worms, PowerBait or spinners to catch them. Water levels have been low. (08-16-18)
Ferron Reservoir: Fair conditions
Anglers have caught rainbow and cutthroat trout using bead head soft-hackle flies in black/red/blue and black/green/pearl color combinations. Ferron Reservoir has been stocked with rainbow, cutthroat and brook trout in the past two months. (08-16-18)
Gigliotti Pond: Good conditions
The pond was most recently stocked on June 13 with about 750 rainbow trout that averaged almost 11 inches long. To catch them, try using nightcrawlers or PowerBait. (08-16-18)
Gooseberry Reservoir: Good conditions
The reservoir was most recently stocked on July 30 with more than 1,200 rainbow trout. Try using worms, PowerBait or spinners to catch them. Anglers have also had success catching cutthroat trout using Mepps spinners. The Gooseberry Reservoir tributaries are now open to fishing. (08-16-18)
Grassy Lake: Good conditions
The lake was stocked with 2,600 tiger trout on July 5. Anglers report catching them on white jigs and spinners. (08-16-18)
Huntington Creek: Good conditions
Anglers report catching brown trout in the afternoons. They’re using elk-hair caddis dry flies along the edges of the channel where the water slows. (08-16-18)
Huntington Game Farm Pond: Good conditions
Try using worms or PowerBait to catch rainbow trout. Small flies may work well for bluegill. The pond was stocked with 500 rainbow trout on May 15. (08-16-18)
Huntington North Reservoir: Good conditions
Anglers have been catching bluegill, rainbow trout and bass. The best fishing has been in 15 to 25 feet of water. If you’d like to use fly tackle, try a size 8 bead head soft-hackle fly in tan. A recent electrofishing survey at Huntington North produced several wipers along the shallow shorelines. All of the fish were more than 18 inches long. The largest wiper was 25 inches long and weighed nearly eight pounds. Biologists also found several sunfish and largemouth bass. (08-16-18)
Huntington Reservoir: Good conditions
Fishing is very good when you can get out on a boat or a float tube into deep water away from the shoreline. With fly tackle, anglers have been successful using size 6–10 buggers and soft-hackle flies in green, tan and pearl color combinations. You might also do well with bead head green tinsel leeches, brown/green/pearl crystal buggers, and plum leeches with a purple tail. The tiger trout have been between 13 and 19 inches long, all of them caught in depths of 15 to 35 feet. The tributaries are open. (08-16-18)
Joes Valley Reservoir: Fair conditions
Fishing has been slow to fair. Try using jigs tipped with chub meat or crankbaits to catch trout and tiger muskies here. Anglers have also had some luck catching cutthroat trout using size 4 bead head crystal buggers in black/silver and black/red/blue color combinations on fast-sinking fly line. (08-16-18)
Knight Ideal Community Fishing Pond: Good conditions
The pond was last stocked on June 13 with more than 500 rainbow trout that averaged almost 11 inches long. Try using nightcrawlers or PowerBait to catch rainbow trout here. (08-16-18)
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