Utah Fishing & Outdoors Report

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Outdoor Journalists End Careers: Ray Grass has retired from the Deseret Morning News and Reece Stein's KUTV outdoors program is being discontinued. We will miss the articles/stories from these excellent journalists and serious outdoorsmen. The Trib's Tom Wharton pays his respects in this column: Best of luck to two fine outdoor journalists.

DWR has a good new article on fishing during hot weather: "It basically comes down to three things: the species of fish you’re after, and where and when you decide to fish." Read the article.

Full moon will occur Saturday, Aug 16. Many anglers feel a bright moon slows fishing, particularly during the morning hours, because fish can feed all night. Evening is often the best time to fish when the moon is bright.

Lake Powell DWR Project Leader Wayne Gustaveson expects the full moon to make boils uncommon during the usually consistent morning hours. At Powell, striper fishing is hot at Hite and good in other areas. Bass fishing is also good. Expect fishing to become excellent across the lake during late August and early September. Read Wayne's complete report.

Green River fishing continues to be very good. Steve Schmidt recommends PMDs, Terrestrials, small Stoneflies and Caddisflies. Read his complete report.

Provo and Weber are also fishing well. Steve says there are prolific Caddis hatches on the Weber.

Best bets for the next couple weeks include Lake Powell, Flaming Gorge for kokanee, the Uintas and other high mountain areas for trout, the Green, Provo and other streams for trout. Oh, those ugly catfish will continue to bite well in Utah Lake, Willard Bay and other waters.

Posts by anglers
- Tips on night fishing for catfish
- Flaming Gorge kokanee fishing tips
- Flaming Gorge kokanee and lake trout
- Jordanelle is great for bass
- Starvation is good for walleye
- Starvation - more about walleye
- Management of Utah perch waters
- Bear River Bird Refuge access road closed
- Mantua good for bluegill
- Fishing the high country
- Fish Lake has fast fishing for perch, rainbows
- Hebgen Lake Montana good for rainbows, browns
- Middle Provo River browns hit Pointer Minnows
- Scofield is good after sunset
- Strawberry yields big cutthroat
- Green River good on the surface and down deep
- Green River fishing the Caddis hatch
- Lake Powell trip yields some 350 fish
- Lake Powell striper boils around Good Hope

DWR
Utah Wildlife News
- Quagga mussel update
- Dove hunt preview
- Catching fish when it’s hot
- Special upland game hunts

Salt Lake Tribune
- Youth invited to participate in upland game hunts
- Novices in Nature: Reel women
- Hike of the Week: Murdock Peak
- Where Is It?: An outhouse, a lot, a view of the hills . . .
- Bird sighting
- Outtakes: Warning splash
- Hook shot
- Boat safety courses available
- Outdoor notebook: Up, up and away at annual balloon festival
- Recreation roundup
- Tight Lines: Wyoming's Cutt-Slam a worthy challenge
- Cutthroat comeback: Restoration project paying off - in big way - for state fish (with video)
- The sandstone tells its stories
- Wharton: Best of luck to two fine outdoor journalists
- Outdoor notebook: Up, up and away at annual balloon festival
- Utah State to study Great Salt Lake bacteria
- Utah's famous Wall Arch collapses; no visitor injuries

KUTV
- Tram line to Bridal Veil Falls cut down
- Uinta Fish
- Flygirls
- Hell Fire

Deseret Morning News
- Plenty of bucks await Utah archers
- Cougar population rebounding after hunting reduced
- Sailboat racing — Yacht club takes on Great Salt Lake
- Roads meant to be shared civilly
- DWR seeking input on light-goose hunt
- Xterra Mountain Championship information
- Outdoor Notes
- Tour of Utah has a tough reputation
- New fires burning in Box Elder, Zion
- Powell's water levels at highest in 6 years
- How will oil-shale development affect Utah's parks and recreation areas?
- Eagle Mountain trail will be constructed
- Iconic arch collapses in southern Utah
- 3 groups are suing to protect petroglyphs
- 52 Utah entities awarded $2.3M to promote tourism

Other
- Passage Opens Habitat for Endangered Species
- Stinky, fishy competition in Saratoga Springs
- Utah Hunters Might Have More Shots at Wild Turkeys

Regional
- Two Georgians Say They Have Bigfoot’s Body
- Lahontan cutthroats trying for comeback
- Fishing report: Fryingpan 'at its best'
- Fish and Game sets bird-hunting seasons
- Cougar Attacks Pet in Idaho
- Don't equate strong sockeye return with recovery
- BLM sets grouse protection zone
- Non-native catch from Golden Ponds has teeth
- Wild bear interrupts Pueblo family's fishing trip
- Fun on the fly in Colorado
- Bear tales: Ursine mysteries that grow into urban legends