Fishing report

CAUSEY RESERVOIR: The annual count of spawning salmon showed just over 2,000 spawning adults in the tributaries east of the reservoir. See a video clip at utahwildlifevideos.blogspot.com.

DEER CREEK RESERVOIR: Anglers report fair success from the shoreline and fair to good success from boats. Walleye is slow to fair. Bass success is considered fair. Bass are still being caught near points and submerged structure with various action lures.

EAST FORK LITTLE BEAR RIVER: Please do not chase or handle the fish.

FLAMING GORGE: Fishing is fair to good for the following species.

Lake trout: Fishing is picking up due to the cooler weather. Anglers continue to report fair to occasionalky good fishing for 16- to 24-inch lake trout in the canyon in the early mornings and later in the evening. Try points next to deep water in Sheep Creek, Red Canyon, the Skull Creeks and Jarvies Canyon. If you are jigging, try tipping tube jigs in white, chartreuse, glow or brown with a small chunk of sucker or chub meat to increase interest.

Kokanee: Kokanee spawning regulations went into effect on Sept. 10 and last through Nov. 30. Any kokanee you catch must be released immediately.

Rainbow trout: There's fair to good fishing on most areas of the reservoir during the cooler hours. Try casting PowerBait, worm/marshmallow combinations or deep sinking lures from shore. Trolling spoons, pop gear and spinners in shallow and deeper water are also effective.

Burbot (Ling): We've gotten a few reports of good fishing this summer from anglers specifically targeting burbot.

Smallmouth bass: Smallmouth fishing has begun to slow down.

GREEN RIVER (UPPER): Anglers are reporting good fishing in most sections of the river. Please remember the slot-limit size range has changed from 13-20 inches to 15-22 inches to make regulations more consistent statewide. Imitation grasshoppers and other top-water fishing lures still work well. Nymphs and streamers are also working, and will become the mainstay as fall progresses. Spin fishermen should try Rapalas (floating, countdown and husky jerk); spinners; spoons; black, brown or olive marabou jigs; and plastic jigs.

HYRUM STATE PARK: Fishing is slow on all four main species of fish. There was some rainbow trout success on yellow and orange PowerBait, Rapalas and spinners. There was also some yellow perch and blue gill success by the car bodies. There are not a lot of bass being caught, but a few were caught by the north island.

JORDANELLE RESERVOIR: Anglers report fair trout success, mostly using PowerBait. Trout have been biting from both boat and shoreline. Bass success is fair.

LAKE POWELL: Striped bass have apparently gone on a two week vacation. Fishing for the normally voracious predators is uncharacteristically quiet. The culprit seems to be that the stripers lived the high life for most of the summer. They are fat and apparently content to coast for a while on the reserves they stored during the easy days of summer.

Shad are still abundant, but some schools are moving to the backs of coves. This is normal behavior for shad in the fall, and may explain the present lack of surface feeding activity. Stripers are still looking in the main channel for an easy meal, but the shad are not there and/or the stripers have not found them.

Don't worry, bass have come to the rescue. Large and smallmouth bass fishing is wonderful. The pattern is quite specific, but once bass are located they are easy to catch. Fishing is best from Padre Bay to Good Hope with the terminal ends of the lake quiet.

LOGAN RIVER AND FIRST DAM: Rainbow are hitting orange-colored PowerBait.

LOST CREEK RESERVOIR: Fish are hitting silver lures (i.e. Panther Martin or similar) cast from the shore where the bank drops off very steeply. Boaters trolled similar patterns, like pearl-colored PowerBait, down 25 feet or so. Fish were also hitting worms dangled about 4 feet below a bobber and PowerBait floated up from the bottom.

STARVATION RESERVOIR: Anglers have reported mostly good fishing for walleye, bass and yellow perch. A few rainbows and browns have also been reported. Try fishing off the walls and points for bass and walleye and near the moss beds for yellow perch. Best fishing is during the cooler hours.

STRAWBERRY RESERVOIR: Float tubers and boaters are still using the reservoir. Anglers report fair, and at times good, success for trout. Many tubers are using white tube jigs, woolly buggers or bait. Kokanee salmon are now spawning and can be seen in large numbers in the Strawberry River at the visitors center in the fish tap and egg-taking facility behind the center. Tributaries are closed to angling, but take some time to view the spawning salmon to add some excitement to your fishing trip.

UINTA MOUNTAIN LAKES AND STREAMS: The mountain trails are accessible, and fishing success is usually good.