Utah Fishing & Outdoors Report

Strawberry has safe ice on some bays and people report good fishing there. The main lake still has considerable open water. Conditions can change quickly at this time of year, so use caution.

Otter Creek, Scofield and other similar reservoirs are frozen and have generally good ice fishing. Jordanelle, Deer Creek, Fish Lake and some other popular waters will not freeze for a couple more weeks.

Important Changes for Big Game Hunters
You must have a hunting or combination license before you can apply for a permit, and applications will only be accepted through the Division of Wildlife Resources' Web site. You can apply beginning Jan 2, at wildlife.utah.gov

Some 230,000 people will apply for permits, so get online early for your best chance. Here are more details.

Interesting Posts By Anglers
Scofield trout are finicky and the bit is light
Strawberry ice fishing is starting
Flaming Gorge, Utah side, has open water and good fishing
Palisade Reservoir has good fishing but questionable ice
Pineview has ice near the dam, spotty fishing

Articles
DWR
- Teach others about birds
- Changes await big game hunters
- See hundreds of wild elk
- Join the Dedicated Hunter program

Salt Lake Tribune
- The outsider
- Beehive touch: Natural wonders turn holiday symbol into artistic celebration of heritage
- Hook shot
- Boone and Crockett bling
- Outdoors Bookshelf
- Bird sighting
- People plus
- Striking writers playing hardball as they aim to snuff Oscars
- Cole: Families face challenges with kids and stepparents
- Yellowstone open for the winter season
- Where is it?
- Wharton: Entrenched intolerance makes it tough to resolve outdoor recreation conflicts
- Snowshoe hike of the week: Tibble Fork/Mill Canyon Trails - Utah County
- Pioneers of extreme skiing make their death-defying point
- Recreation roundup
- Plentiful pronghorn provide transplant opportunity (with video)
- Alta's digital pass to powder
- Birders flock to Zion for annual bird count
- Locked elk antlers challenge officers

Deseret News
- Ray Grass: A wish list for outdoor enthusiasts
- Spanish company proposes game hunting park in Cambodian jungle
- Outdoor notes
- Lawsuit against Snowbird revived by Supreme Court
- Skier dies at Canyons after striking object
- Nez Perce tribe authorizes steelhead gillnet season
- Wyoming, feds sign agreement for endangered species cooperation
- Utah drops lawsuit against feds over 6 BLM roads
- Au naturel — Foundation seeking your input on world's most magnificent natural wonders
- Poll: Idaho voters like using tax credits to preserve ranch land
- State fish and game: Don't count on Idaho wolf hunts soon
- Superferry braves protests, resumes service to Maui
- Forest Service decision favors proposed Montana mine
- Wildfire-burned areas of southern Idaho planted with seeds
- 7 states sign historic water agreement
- Get out there — Holiday to dos

KUTV
- Catching Rainbows At Flaming Gorge
- Catching Rainbows Underneath The Ice
- Counting Utah's Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep
- Utah Has The Fastest Ice On Earth?
- State Parks: Coral Sand Dunes
- Field Guide: Great Horned Owl

Daily Herald
- Forum highlights importance of water resources

Regional News
- Elevated Levels of Mercury Found in Fish Collected from Four Idaho and Nevada Reservoirs
- USA. Arkansas, Missouri and Utah Commit to lapsed angler recruitment program
- Feds Mull Water Release to Grand Canyon
- Brian Head Completes Interconnect Project
- Where have all the birds gone?
- Restoring Sagebrush in the West
- One Fish, Two Fish, Dead Fish, Blue Fish
- Craig Thwarted by Senate Democrats
- Deadline to comment on state's draft wolf management plan is Dec. 31
- Fish wrap: Little Tommy snags first fish at Bon Tempe
- Nighttime speeds on Warm Springs lowered to save deer
- Wyo., US wildlife agencies sign agreement
- New era of cooperation?
- Game and Fish hosting talk on lead in ravens
- Wild Horse Trading
- Fishing—A Great Gift!
- Group: Rod-and-gun crowd outspends pro sports
- Ritter calls for balance for drilling on the Roan
- Our Opinion: River pact in drought good, mostly, for western states
- Drilling On Wildlife Refuge On Hold
- Hunters, anglers aid economy, report says
- 8-pounders on TOR-P-DO's from shore at Pyramid Lake