Utah Fishing & Outdoors Report

Lake Powell will offer excellent bass and stripper bass fishing during the next few weeks. Fish are primed to become very active during the next period of warm, stable weather, and that should happen next week. Smallmouth and largemouth will be shallow, on or near spawning beds. Striped bass are still near the backs of canyons but will soon be moving toward the dam and other spawning areas. Watch wayneswords.com for current information.

The Green River is attracting crowds on nice weekends, so fish mid-week if possible. Success is becoming very good. Dennis Breer reports: "In the coming weeks the midge and Baetis hatches should be prolific. The spring Baetis hatches have been one of this rivers premier hatches for many years. You can expect optimum fishing conditions in the weeks ahead." See his complete report.

Provo River also offers great action. Steve Schmidt reports: "The nice weather has brought the crowds out, but for good reason. The Blue Wings Olives (BWO) have joined the Midges providing some very good dry fly and nymph fishing." See Steve’s report.

Most streams will offer good fishing now. I enjoyed good success last weekend on the East Fork of the Sevier, Deer Creek and Antimony Creek. Streams were a little high and the East Fork has some muddy water, but all were very fishable. Runoff will probably not be much of a factor in southern Utah this year.

Flaming Gorge has open water on the Utah side with good fishing for rainbows and lake trout. Boats can be launched and offer the best platform for fishing. Shore fishing can be very good for rainbows this time of year.

Bear Lake ice is mostly gone – may be completely gone this weekend. Cutthroat are biting. Big fish can be caught trolling or jigging.

Jordanelle, Deer Creek, Rockport and similar waters have open water and offer good fishing. Rainbows are the primary species being caught. Also some other trout species and some perch.

Pineview will offer good crappie fishing during the coming weeks. Catch them on small jigs in shallow areas. Tiger muskie are biting but are always hard to find and catch.

Willard Bay and Utah Lake offer good action for catfish, but are spotty for walleye. Willard is also spotty for wipers.

DWR has a funky interactive map that makes it easy to find fishing hotspots. Check it out.

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Upcoming Events
-- Annual Moab Jeep Safari, March 31-April 8
-- Wedding of the Rails 137th Anniversary, May 10
-- Great Salt Lake Bird Festival, May 17-22
-- Utah Free Fishing Day, June 9
-- Buckboard Wy Classic Fish Derby, June 9-10. Multi-species tournament with $150 enter free per team. Prizes. Open area is Wyoming side of Flaming Gorge, from the Pipeline north. More info write: Buckboard Marina, HCR 65 Box 100, Green River WY 82935 or call 307-875-6927.