Abajo Mountains: So far this year, the Division has stocked rainbow trout — averaging about 10 inches in length — at Dark Canyon Lake, Monticello Lake, Lloyds Lake and Blanding Reservoir Nos. 3 and 4. Anglers have had success catching pike at Recapture Reservoir using gold Jake’s lures. (08-31-18)
Benches Pond: Fishing is good at Benches Pond, especially early in the morning or later in the evening. The Division most recently stocked 500 rainbow trout averaging over 11 inches long on Aug. 14. Try using worms, PowerBait or spinners to catch these. Garlic PowerBait has worked especially well. Tributaries to Benches Pond are now open for fishing. (08-31-18)
Blue Lake: The Division stocked Blue Lake with 1,000 tiger trout this summer. Try using spinner lures or tube jigs to catch these. (08-31-18)
Boulger Reservoir: Fishing has been good at Boulger Reservoir. This waterbody was most recently stocked on Aug. 14 with more than 500 rainbow trout averaging over 11 inches long. Try using nightcrawlers or PowerBait to catch these. (08-31-18)
Carbon County Community Fishing Pond: The Division stocked the Carbon County Community Fishing Pond with 1,000 rainbow trout averaging almost 11 inches long on Aug. 14 and about 500 channel catfish on Aug. 22. Try using nightcrawlers or PowerBait for fish here. (08-31-18)
Cleveland Reservoir: The water level at Cleveland Reservoir is being drawn down for irrigation needs, so the Division has raised the daily bag limit and possession limit to eight trout at this waterbody until Jan. 1, 2019. 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. (08-31-18)
Duck Fork Reservoir: Anglers have caught tiger trout and cutthroat trout 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 Division stocked almost 1,300 cutthroat trout on July 2 and 1,560 tiger trout on Aug. 2. (08-31-18)
Electric Lake: Anglers lately have been able to catch their limit of kokanee salmon and tiger trout using downriggers with dodgers and squid of varying colors. Anglers have also had success using minnows and tube jigs. Try bouncing these vertically, or try using a nightcrawler. The boat ramp has still been useable lately, but this may change as water levels in the reservoir continue to drop. (08-31-18)
Emerald Lake: The Division stocked 1,000 rainbow trout over 10 inches long on June 19. Try using worms, PowerBait, yellow spinner lures or soft hackle flies to catch these. (08-31-18)
Fairview Lakes: The Division stocked about 7,000 rainbow trout this spring. Try using worms, PowerBait or spinners to catch these. Water levels have been low at Fairview Lakes. (08-31-18)
Ferron Creek: As part of a project to restore native trout, all of the fish have been removed from Ferron Creek. We anticipate that the creek will be restocked in the fall of 2019. Contact the Southeast Regional Office for more information. (08-31-18)
Ferron Reservoir: Anglers have caught rainbow and cutthroat trout using bead head soft hackle flies in black/red/blue and black/green/pearl color combinations. The Division has stocked rainbow, cutthroat and brook trout in the past two months. (08-31-18)
Gigliotti Pond: The Division most recently stocked about 750 rainbow trout averaging almost 11 inches long on June 13. Try using nightcrawlers or PowerBait to catch rainbow trout here. (08-31-18)
Gooseberry Reservoir: Gooseberry Reservoir was most recently stocked on Aug. 20 with more than 1,200 rainbow trout averaging over 11 inches long. Try using worms, PowerBait or spinners to catch these. Anglers have also had success catching cutthroat trout using Mepps spinners. Tributaries to Gooseberry Reservoir are now open to fishing. (08-31-18)
Grassy Lake: The Division stocked 2,600 tiger trout on July 5. Anglers have had success catching tiger trout using white jigs and spinners. (08-31-18)
Huntington Creek: Anglers have had success catching brown trout in the afternoons using elk hair caddis dry flies along the edges of the channel where the water slows. (08-31-18)
Huntington Game Farm Pond: Try using worms or PowerBait to catch rainbow trout here. Small flies may work well to catch bluegill. The Division stocked 500 rainbow trout on May 15. (08-31-18)
Huntington North Reservoir: Anglers have been catching bluegill, rainbow trout and bass at Huntington North lately. The best fishing has been in 15 to 25 feet of water. If you’d like to use fly tackle, try using a size 8 bead head soft hackle fly in tan. An electrofishing survey conducted this summer at Huntington North produced several wipers along the shallow shorelines, all over 18 inches long. The largest wiper was 25 inches long and nearly eight pounds. Biologists also found several sunfish and largemouth bass on the rocky slopes. The Division stocked about 10,000 channel catfish on Aug. 22. (08-31-18)
Huntington Reservoir: 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 between 15 and 35 feet of water. Tributaries to Huntington Reservoir are now open to fishing. The boat ramp at Huntington Reservoir is out of the water due to dropping water levels. (08-31-18)
Joes Valley Reservoir: Fishing has been slow to fair at Joes Valley Reservoir, though trout fishing should pick up as temperatures begin to drop. 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. The boat ramp is out of the water at Joes Valley Reservoir. (08-31-18)
Knight-Ideal Community Fishing Pond: The Division most recently stocked more than 500 rainbow trout averaging almost 11 inches long on June 13. Try using nightcrawlers or PowerBait to catch rainbow trout here. (08-31-18)
La Sal Mountains: Dons Lake and Hidden Lake were both stocked with more than 700 rainbow trout on July 9. The Division stocked Kens Lake, Rattlesnake Ranch Pond and several others on the La Sal Mountains with several thousand rainbow trout averaging about 10 inches in length so far this year. Try using worms, PowerBait or spinners to catch these. (08-31-18)
Lower Fish Creek: Recent rain has helped contain the Coal Hollow Fire, so as of Aug. 23, Lower Fish Creek was not in an evacuation zone. Fishing below the dam at Scofield Reservoir is good if you’re looking to catch chubs. Try using soft hackle flies here. (08-31-18)
Miller Flat Reservoir: The water level at Millers Flat Reservoir is being drawn down for irrigation needs, so the Division has raised the daily bag limit and possession limit to eight trout at this waterbody until Jan. 1, 2019. Rainbow trout have been biting on size 8 bead head soft hackle flies in tan, as well as bead head crystal buggers in black/orange/pearl colors. Anglers have also had success trolling in small boats about 50 yards from shore using small, gold Panther Martin and Jake’s spinners. Small crayfish imitation lures may also work well here. (08-31-18)
Petes Hole: The Division most recently stocked with 600 rainbow trout on July 25. Tiger trout were also stocked this summer. Try using worms, PowerBait or spinners. The tributaries to Petes Hole are now open to fishing. (08-31-18)
Potters Ponds: Potters Ponds most recently stocked about 700 rainbow trout each on Aug. 20. Try using worms or PowerBait to catch trout here. (08-31-18)
Price River: Recent rain has helped contain the Coal Hollow Fire, so the river has become more accessible from the highway. However, the rain has also raised the flows of the river, which will make fishing difficult in turbulent water. Water levels should return to normal in the coming days. (08-31-18)
Right Fork of Huntington Creek: Anglers have had good success catching brown trout in the afternoons using elk hair caddis dry flies along the edges of the channel where the water slows. (08-31-18)
Scofield Reservoir: Rain has helped contain the Coal Hollow Fire, so as of Aug. 23, Scofield was no longer within an evacuation zone. Anglers are catching mostly cutthroat trout from the shore using worms, PowerBait, spinners and soft hackle flies in tan/green/pearl or midnight fire. Try fishing in the dam cove or along the western shore, including the Walk-in Access portion. Anglers have also been catching cutthroat trout using spoons or white or pearl sparkle tube jigs tipped with chub meat. Yellow garlic PowerBait and tube jigs have worked well for rainbow trout. The Division stocked 11,600 rainbow trout averaging about 10.5 inches long on June 27, and about 12,000 cutthroat trout so far this year. Tributaries to Scofield Reservoir are now open to fishing. (08-31-18)
Soup Bowl: The Division most recently stocked 250 rainbow trout on July 25. Several hundred rainbow trout and tiger trout were also stocked in July. Try using worms, PowerBait or spinners to catch these. (08-31-18)
Straight Canyon Creek: Anglers have had success catching brown trout using soft hackle flies in Straight Canyon Creek. Anglers may catch more fish near the Joes Valley Dam, but the larger brown trout are further downstream. (08-31-18)
Willow Lake: The Division most recently stocked more than 1,000 rainbow trout on Aug. 2. Tiger trout have also been stocked this year. Try using traditional baits and spinners or tube jigs to catch fish here. (08-31-18)
Wrigley Springs Reservoir: The Division stocked nearly 800 rainbow trout on Aug. 2. Try using worms, PowerBait or spinners to catch trout at Wrigley Springs Reservoir. (08-31-18)