Dec 26, from Utah DWR:
Ice update: There are reports that ice is forming at Pineview, but it is not stable. Use extreme caution.
Ice update: On December 21, Echo Reservoir was completely iced over. Use extreme caution out on the ice.
Dec 23:
Strawberry has ice! There is new ice over the entire visible reservoir. Bays are solid and should support fishing. There may be spots of week ice over the main lake and so use extreme caution as you venture out. Fishing should be very good.
Utah DWR 12-20:
Ice update: The ice at Birch Creek is reported to be 3 to 5 inches thick. Fishing is fair for rainbows during the morning hours.
Ice update: Mantua Reservoir is entirely covered with a thin layer of new ice. Use extreme caution when checking the ice.
Ice update: Cutler Reservoir is entirely covered with a thin layer of new ice. Use extreme caution when checking the ice.
Ice update: Newton Reservoir is entirely covered with a thin layer of new ice. Use extreme caution when checking the ice.
Ice update: Little Creek Reservoir is entirely covered with ice. Use extreme caution when checking the ice.
Utah DWR Reports 12-17:
Ice update: Scofield is frozen. Ice thickness in the dam area is 4-8 inches. Anglers report catching a lot of smaller fish.
Ice update: Anglers are fishing through the ice at Huntington (Mammoth) Reservoir. Try using small jigs tipped with mealworms.
Utah State Parks Trifishalon! will be December 29 at Scofield,January 19 at Rockport and February 9 at Starvation. Join the fun and show off your ice fishing skills. Prizes will be awarded. Details.
At last, some of Utah's better ice fishing waters are starting to get a hard deck.
Utah's DWR provided these updates on 12-11-12.
Scofield Reservoir contains soft, unsafe ice with patches of open water. We recommend waiting 1-2 weeks for safer ice.
The north corner of Electric Lake has 1.5-3 inches of snowy ice. The rest is open water. Use caution if fishing.
The majority of Huntington Reservoir is topped with 1-1.5 inches of unstable ice. There are patches of open water.
Reports from 12-10-12
Matt Warner had about an inch of ice on Friday. We expect the ice to be fishable soon, maybe by this weekend.
East Park Reservoir is completely covered in an estimated four inches of ice. Good fishing success is likely.
There are reports that the ice is 2-4 inches thick at Hoop Lake. Anglers are catching rainbows in 8-15 feet of water.
Some Uinta lakes have up to six inches of ice. The cold forecast for next week should bring ice to others.
Anglers report 2 inches of ice at Cleveland Reservoir. The catch rate has been about two fat rainbow trout per hour.
The ice is about 9 inches thick at Boulger Reservoir. Fishing is good for 8 to 12-inch rainbow trout.
