*Academy Mill Reservoir:*
Hoppers if you’re fly fishing should be great. Wooly buggers are also being hit. Spinners are great if you’re lure fishing. (“September 17, 2020”)
*Benches Pond:*
Stocked with rainbow several times this season. Try using PowerBait or spinners for catching these. Garlic PowerBait has worked especially well. Water is still up. Temperatures are starting to cool, which makes good fishing throughout the day. (“September 17, 2020”)
*Blanding Reservoir No. 4:*
Rainbows are biting. Fishing well for bass and stocked with rainbows. Try fishing deep with a Jake’s lure. Fishing will improve if you’re out on the water in a boat. (“September 17, 2020”)
*Blue Lake:*
Tiger trout and grayling stocked during the summer. Grayling and rainbow trout are also there. Fly fishing from shore with a flashy pattern should work. (“September 17, 2020”)
*Boulger Reservoir:*
Stocked with rainbow several times this season. Try using PowerBait or spinners for catching these. Garlic PowerBait has worked especially well. Water is still up. Temperatures are starting to cool, which makes good fishing throughout the day. (“September 17, 2020”)
*Carbon County Community Fishing Pond:*
Fish early morning, temperatures in the water are still high. Fish when the water is coolest. (“September 17, 2020”)
*Cleveland Reservoir:*
The water temperature is 62-64 degrees and the visibility in the water of about 5 feet. The reservoir level is 54% and dropping. There is plenty of space for shore anglers. The water levels are up high. Try trolling 15 or 20 feet down. Big fish down in there, but things have been slow because of the summer heat. (“September 17, 2020”)
*Colorado River:*
Catfish are still biting. Rafting is popular along the Moab corridor. Fishing has been good in deep cool bends. (“September 17, 2020”)
*Dons Lake:*
Stocked recently with rainbows. Water is a little low. Early morning and evening are best right now. Try using spinning lure offshore between 6 feet-10 feet deep. Hoppers are best if you’re fly fishing. (“September 17, 2020”)
*Duck Fork Reservoir (Blue Ribbon):*
Artificial fly and lure only! The water temperature is 66 degrees and the visibility in the water of about 8 feet. Big tigers are biting and the cutthroats are starting to spawn. Cutthroats are hitting hooks pretty hard right now. (“September 17, 2020”)
*Electric Lake:*
Kokanee fishing closed after September 10th. Kokanee are running early this year. Cutthroat and tiger trout fishing doing great with Jakes Lure and wetfly patterns. Use anything with a shiner. Try fishing offshore 20 feet out or trolling in a boat ~30 feet deep. Water levels are low. (“September 17, 2020”)
*Emerald Lake:*
Rainbows and grayling have been stocked. Try targeting them along the shoreline in the shadows with a fly. Typical bait fishing is working well with the rainbows. Early mornings for grayings are best. (“September 17, 2020”)
*Ferron Creek:*
Fishing is going to be slow. Best fishing is below Ferron Reservoir or Duck Fork. (“September 17, 2020”)
*Ferron Reservoir:*
The water temperature was 54-61 degrees and the visibility in the water was about 7 feet. Any tactic for fishing rainbows in the shade. Try using wooly buggers. Water conditions are high and water temperatures are between 44 feet and 50 feet. (“September 17, 2020”)
*Foy Lake:*
Try fishing on the surface for brook trout and rainbows. Has been stocked. Slow fishing as the temperatures warm. Some people have been having success catching fish in the evenings with dry flies. (“September 17, 2020”)
*Gigliotti Pond:*
Water temperatures high. Best fishing is in the morning and evening to avoid the heat. Fish can be caught using a variety of popular baits, lures, or flies. (“September 17, 2020”)
*Gooseberry Reservoir:*
Rainbows are doing well, but cutthroat are going to be deeper looking for cooler water. Graying are also biting on dry flies in the morning. Fishing is picking up around dawn and dusk. Try using a dry fly, like a renegades for fun trout. (“September 17, 2020”)
*Grassy Lake:*
Tigers are biting. Spin fishing is doing really well right now. Flies and lures are best from the shore. (“September 17, 2020”)
*Green River Golf Course Ponds:*
Has not been stocked in 2020. (“September 17, 2020”)
*Green River, Southeastern Utah:*
Trying using simulators in the banks or go deep for bigger fish. Catfish are biting in some deep holes. (“September 17, 2020”)
*Hidden Lake:*
Stocked recently with rainbows. Water is a little low. Early morning and evening are best right now. Try using spinning lure offshore between 6 feet-10 feet deep. Hoppers are best if you’re fly fishing. (“September 17, 2020”)
*Huntington (Mammoth) Reservoir (Blue Ribbon):*
Water is really low. YOU CANNOT LAUNCH A BOAT due to low water. Best bet is to find deep water. In early October fishing should start picking up. Tigers are biting. Troll 15 feet-20 feet deep with a Jakes lure. (“September 17, 2020”)
*Huntington Creek:*
Good sized browns are being caught. Try using light dry flies. (“September 17, 2020”)
*Huntington Creek, Left Fork:*
Water is high. Try using light dry flies, but be aware that the conditions are high and fast. Brown trout were recently stocked and are biting. We also recommend hoppers and mouse patterns in the evenings. (“September 17, 2020”)
*Huntington Creek, Right Fork:*
Good browns on the upper portion and browns and cutthroat. Try using light dry flies. Brown trout were recently stocked. (“September 17, 2020”)
*Huntington Game Farm Pond:*
Slow fishing due to warm temperatures. Try fishing offshore 6 feet-10 feet deep with a Jakes lure. Waters are warming so fish (“September 17, 2020”)
*Huntington North Reservoir:*
The water temperature is 71-72 degrees and the visibility in the water of about 5 feet. The reservoir level is at 79% full and dropping. Rainbows in the morning and wipers at night. Fish deep, 20-30 feet. Catfish fishing is also doing well. (“September 17, 2020”)
*Joes Valley Reservoir (Blue Ribbon):*
Troll during the day for rainbows and shores are good for cutthroat. The water temperature was 41-44 degrees and the visibility in the water of about 7 feet. The reservoir level is at 79% full. Splake and trout are biting. (“September 17, 2020”)
*Kens Lake:*
Water is really, really low. Warm water so fishing is slow. Fish in the morning and evenings. Powerbait, Jakes and nightcrawlers are all working. (“September 17, 2020”)
*Knight-Ideal Pond:*
Water temperatures high. Best fishing is in the morning and evening to avoid the heat. Fish can be caught using a variety of popular baits, lures, or flies. (“September 17, 2020”)
*Lloyds Lake:*
Use a small watercraft to get out on the water for best fishing. Stocked with rainbows. Early morning fishing along the shore is best. Fishing in deeper water in front of the dam is a great spot for rainbow trout. Powerbait, Jakes and nightcrawlers are all working. Renegade flies work great. (“September 17, 2020”)
*Lower Fish Creek (Blue Ribbon):*
Fishing is doing well for brown and tiger trout. Mouse patterns in the evening are best. Water conditions are high and fast. About 29,000 brown trout recently stocked in the public access area. (“September 17, 2020”)
*May Day Pond:*
Fishing is slow, but picking up in the evenings. Try using bait fishing or dry fly like a renegade in the mornings and evenings. (“September 17, 2020”)
*Miller Flat Reservoir:*
Fishing is slow due to partial winter kill last year and we are still rebounding. Try offshore fishing with a spinning lure in the mornings between 6:00 am and 9:00 am. (“September 17, 2020”)
*Millsite Reservoir:*
The water temperature is 45 degrees and the visibility in the water is about 8 feet. The reservoir is 44% full and rising. Most of the fish are coming from 15 feet 25 feet of water. Troll for rainbows between 12-15 feet down. Or, try fast sinking lines and size 8 bead head buggers in black/orange/pearl, olive/red, and green or leech patterns in red and plum on size 8 hooks. (“September 17, 2020”)
*Monticello Lake:*
Tough fishing right now. Try fishing on the surface in the mornings with a spinning lure. Powerbait, Jakes and nightcrawlers are all working. Renegade flies work great. Things are moving slow as the temperature warms. (“September 17, 2020”)
*Oowah Lake:*
CLOSED – USFS will be working on the dam outlet in Sept. (“September 17, 2020”)
*Petes Hole Reservoir:*
It’s been stocked with rainbows. Fishing pretty well. Traditional bait setup from shore is working well. (“September 17, 2020”)
*Potters Ponds:*
It’s been stocked with rainbows. Traditional bait setup from shore is working well. (“September 17, 2020”)
*Price River (Blue Ribbon):*
Browns are still active. Water is flowing high and fast. Fishing is slow. Up high the water is a bit more clear. (“September 17, 2020”)
*Recapture Reservoir:*
Good bass and pike fishing. Try using a spinning lure on the west end, about 30 feet from the shore. Pike are hitting hard on the north end. BOATERS BEWARE of rocks when launching boats. (“September 17, 2020”)
*Scofield Reservoir:*
The water temperature is 64-71 degrees and the reservoir is 73% full and dropping. The visibility in the water is about 3 feet-4 feet because of some algae showing up in the water column. There is a good mayfly hatch going on and shore anglers are catching a lot of rainbows, tiger trout, and cutthroat. Try the fishing 15 feet – 30 feet deep near the dam for hungry trout. Tiger muskie fishing will improve near the
shore as the summer progresses. (“September 17, 2020”)
*Soup Bowl Reservoir:*
Stocked with rainbows. Traditional shore/bait angling works best. (“September 17, 2020”)
*Straight Canyon Creek (Blue Ribbon):*
Fishing good for browns. Water is clear. Use mouse patterns or something heavy to get into the fast flowing water. There’s road construction along the highway, so be careful! (“September 17, 2020”)
*Willow Lake:*
Good fishing. It’s been stocked with tigers and rainbows. Scud patterns with strike indicators from a watercraft is your best bet. (“September 17, 2020”)
*Wrigley Springs Reservoir:*
It’s been stocked with tigers and rainbows and the most action is happening offshore with cast masters. (“September 17, 2020”)