dwr_conservation_officer_truck_cropped

Now with the spring like weather many folks are looking to get outdoors to enjoy the sunshine so the Division of Wildlife Resources took time to speak over the telephone with Castle Country Radio to discuss all things fishing.

The community ponds are now open and have been restocked. “So Gigliotti Pond in Helper, as well as Carbon County Pond, Knight Ideal down in Wellington they are all opened. People are catching fish left and right and they’ve all been stocked so it’s a good time to get out,” said Conservation Outreach Manager, Aaron Bott. All the community ponds are open to all ages and they offer a great fishing experience.

Most of the lakes on the Energy Loop still have some ice on them and could till at least mid-May. “Cleveland Reservoir and Huntington Reservoir or Mammoth Reservoir those are still iced up. The water is really low and the ice has been reluctant to melt. But as far as Scofield goes, which is are most popular fishing spot the ice is receding and if you’re wanting to fish from the shore, we got some shoreline where you can do that,” stated Bott. The north side of the lake and also near the dam area have open shoreline at this time.

Many folks are wondering how the reservoirs look as far as water levels. “They’re very low. Off the top of my head, with the ones that we saw this morning, some of them are between 20-30 percent capacity so they’re low right now,” stated Bott. Officials are hoping that as the weather warms, the snow will melt and find its way into the reservoirs.

To keep up to date on fishing around the state visit the Division of Wildlife Resources website. “Yea, our website just the regular division website is https://wildlife.utah.gov/ there’s a fishing tab and on that fishing tab we keep all of our fishing reports updated, usually, every one to two weeks. It helps us if anglers call us in the Price Office and they give us an update because I’m just one guy and it’s a big area. So if you see something you want updated you can give us a call, tell us what you caught, tell us what you found and that’s very helpful as well,” stated Bott. The phone number to the DWR office in Price is (435) 613-3700 or you can stop by their office at 319 North Carbonville Road.

Loading...