Southeastern Region fishing report

By Information compiled by Morgan Jacobsen

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Abajo Mountains
Good
Several lakes and reservoirs in San Juan County were stocked in September, including Lloyd’s Lake and Blanding Reservoir. Try using worms and PowerBait to catch rainbow trout. (10-13-17)
Benches Pond
Good
The pond was stocked with 1,500 rainbow trout on Sept. 20. Try using worms and PowerBait to catch fish. (10-13-17)
Boulger Reservoir
Good
The reservoir was stocked with 2,000 rainbow trout in August and September. Try using PowerBait and night crawlers to catch them. (10-03-17)
Carbon County Community Fishing Pond
Good
Trout are biting on worms and PowerBait. Soft hackle flies, in green and black, have also worked well. (10-13-17)
Cleveland Reservoir
Good
Anglers are catching rainbow trout on PowerBait with about four feet of leader on a sunken bubble. Night crawlers and marshmallows have also been effective. The reservoir was last stocked on July 12 with about 2,500 rainbow trout. (10-13-17)
Duck Fork Reservoir
Good
To catch trout here, try using a bead head soft hackle fly in black and copper. The reservoir was stocked with 1,500 tiger trout on Aug. 18. (10-13-17)
Electric Lake
Fair
Try using minnows or tube jigs to catch trout here. Remember that you cannot possess kokanee salmon until Dec. 1. (10-13-17)
Fairview Lakes
Fair
The lake was stocked on June 19 with 7,000 9-inch rainbow trout. Try using worms and PowerBait to catch them. (10-13-17)
Ferron Reservoir
Good
Fall temperatures are improving fishing at the reservoir. Try using worms and PowerBait to catch trout. Spinner lures may also work well. (10-13-17)
Gigliotti Pond
Good
Fishing is good for trout—especially for anglers using worms and PowerBait. You might also catch a largemouth bass using a spinner or a bluegill-imitating lure. (10-13-17)
Gooseberry Reservoir
Good
Fishing is fair to good, and it will continue to improve as the temperature drops. Try using a soft hackle fly or another wet flies with a medium sinking line. Standard baits may also work well to catch trout here. The reservoir was stocked with 1,500 10-inch rainbow trout on July 27 and with 1,500 fingerling Arctic grayling on Sept. 18. (10-13-17)
Grassy Lake
Fair
The lake was last stocked with 1,300 rainbow trout on July 17. Try using worms and PowerBait to catch them. To catch tiger trout, try spinners and soft hackle flies on fast-sinking line. (10-13-17)
Huntington Game Farm Pond
Good
The pond was stocked with 500 11-inch rainbow trout on Aug. 22. Try using worms, PowerBait or spinners to catch them. (10-13-17)
Huntington North Reservoir
Fair
The reservoir was stocked with 3,000 rainbow trout on Oct. 2. To catch trout, try using nightcrawlers, PowerBait, spinners or bead head bugger flies on a fast-sinking line. As the temperature continues to cool, fishing for wiper should pick up. To catch wipers, try using spinner lures or crayfish-imitating lures. (10-13-17)
Huntington Reservoir
Good
Fishing has been best in the middle of the reservoir. Fishing has been slower along the banks. Anglers are finding success using a size 6 bead head crystal bugger in brown/green/pearl color combinations. A size 8 bead head woolly bugger, in black and orange, has also worked. If you’re fishing with flies, try using a fast sinking line, such as a No. 8 fly line. Spinner lures may also work—especially in deeper waters. The reservoir was last stocked with 10,000 tiger trout on June 19. (10-13-17)
Joes Valley Reservoir
Fair
During a recent survey, DWR biologists found many cutthroat trout and splake over 18 inches long. The fish were eating mostly crayfish and flying ants, so try using lures that imitate them. Tiger muskie have been eating chub here, so chub meat may be an effective bait to catch them. (10-13-17)
Knight-Ideal Community Fishing Pond
Good
Fishing has been good at the pond. Try using worms or PowerBait to catch rainbow trout here. The pond was stocked with 1,600 10-inch rainbow trout on Sept. 7. It was also stocked on Sept. 1 with 400 fingerling largemouth bass. The bass will grow throughout the winter. (10-13-17)
La Sal Mountains
Good
Several lakes and reservoirs near the La Sal Mountains were stocked in September, including the Rattlesnake Ranch Pond and Kens Lake. Try using worms, PowerBait and spinners to catch rainbow trout at these waters. (10-03-17)
Lower Fish Creek
Hot
Fishing for chubs has been hot in the upper end of the creek. Try using a spinner or soft hackle fly in places where the chub are congregated. Panther Martin lures have also worked well to catch brook trout here. (10-13-17)
Millsite Reservoir & State Park
Fair
The water level is low as work on the dam continues, but the fish are still active. Try using worms or spinners to catch trout here. (10-13-17)
Petes Hole
Fair
The reservoir was last stocked on July 17 with 1,200 10-inch rainbow trout. Try using worms and PowerBait to catch fish. (10-13-17)
Potters Ponds
Good
Trout are responding well to small shrimp on a hook. Worms have worked too, but not as well as the shrimp. (10-13-17)
Right Fork of Huntington Creek
Good
A recent survey found lots of healthy brown trout in the portion of Huntington Creek that’s just below the dam at Electric Lake. Try using prince nymphs or renegades to catch them. (10-13-17)
Scofield Reservoir
Good
Tiger muskie that were stocked in the reservoir this summer are reaching lengths of 19 inches and longer. Scofield was also stocked on Oct. 11 with roughly 1,000 rainbow trout that were more than 20 inches long. Gray plastic swimbaits have been the ticket for catching cutthroat and rainbow trout from the shore. Those using green PowerBait, rapalas and spinners have reported slower success. (10-13-17)
Soup Bowl
Fair
The reservoir was last stocked with 700 10-inch rainbow trout on July 17. Try using worms and PowerBait to catch fish. (10-13-17)
Wrigley Springs Reservoir
Good
The reservoir was stocked this summer with 1,300 rainbow trout and 2,000 tiger trout. Try using worms, PowerBait, spinners and soft hackle flies to catch them. (10-13-17)