Utah fishing reports

So far most of the fish have made it through this summer's wildfire runoff, and plenty remain available to anglers. Limited fish kills were seen in August, blamed on ash, sediment and debris washing down after summer monsoon storms struck the area burned by the Cottonwood Fire. The water has stayed low for most of the year, but DWR says its emergency changes, made to cut fish density, kept significant die-offs from happening, and the level will start rising slowly when the irrigation season ends. Fall outlook: DWR expects fair to good trout fishing when the water cools down.

According to DWR's report, the reservoir's standard rules return on Oct. 1: only artificial lures and flies are allowed, and the trout limit is one fish, which must be longer than 22 inches.

DWR's spring netting survey showed that last year was a good one for rainbow trout: the 7-inch trout stocked last fall survived the winter and now measure 9 to 12 inches, and rainbows of 16 to 22 inches are as abundant as in earlier years and in great condition. The survey also found some very healthy wipers, several of them over 10 pounds, and Utah chub numbers are low, probably because wipers prey on them. DWR's posted outlook still covers only June to August.

Fall outlook: algae blooms were common at the lake this summer. DWR expects the algae to die off and settle as the weather cools, and then expects good to excellent fishing from shore, with trout cruising the shorelines and feeding hard to bulk up ahead of winter. DWR says it is essential to keep plenty of big cutthroat and tiger trout in the lake, because they hold down the Utah chub population and keep the fishing good in the future. To help control chubs and improve trout survival, DWR has put wipers and tiger muskie into the lake lately, predators that have worked well in other waters; it accepts that they will take some trout, but says the gain from less chub competition is far greater than the few trout lost. Wipers and tiger muskie have turned up by accident fairly often, and plenty of anglers have been taken aback and concerned, thinking a wiper was a striped bass.

Cutthroat and tiger trout measuring 15 to 22 inches must be released; look carefully at each catch, and when you are unsure what a fish is, release it. The limit on tiger muskie is a single fish, and it has to be longer than 40 inches.

To allow replacement of the Ogden City pipeline, Pineview's water is being lowered, which has left most of its usual shallow habitat out of the water. DWR expects fish to be pushed into a smaller part of the reservoir and tells anglers to concentrate on the deeper water that remains: the old channel, points, steep banks and what little submerged hard structure is left. The riprap and big boulders at the Narrows should be a standout for smallmouth bass, and largemouth may be there too. Crappie will probably stay in the deeper water and may gather in big schools around the old river channel, in holes and along sharp breaks, while perch may bunch up along the bottom of the remaining basin and the edges of the channel.

No conventional boat ramp reaches the water, so boats on trailers cannot launch, though personal watercraft that need no ramp can still be used wherever there is access. Fresh shoreline can be soft, muddy or steep, so take care. Through Dec. 31, 2026, DWR emergency rules take the place of the usual limits at Pineview: the daily bag is 12 bass (largemouth and smallmouth combined) plus one tiger muskie longer than 40 inches, and other species have no limit.

Fall outlook: with the lower water, fish should be more tightly grouped around the reservoir. DWR expects the rainbow trout bite to improve as fall moves along, with fish able to use shallower water as the lake chills, and says walleye should begin moving into shallower water in the early morning and evening to hunt rainbows.

Fall outlook: DWR expects the low water to bring on a hot bite. Tiger muskie are the star of the year, with summer catch rates above past years and some success from shore on ordinary bass gear. Smallmouth bass remain abundant and are easy to hook anywhere on the lake, and yellow perch numbers are climbing, with anglers doing well in the backs of most bays. Kokanee are spawning from September into October, which has brown trout and splake working up the Provo Arm after the spawners. Cutthroat and rainbow fishing improves from mid-September until ice-on and can be among the fastest of the year. For cutthroat, DWR suggests trolling slowly, between 1.0 and 1.8 mph, with a white or green tube jig of 3 to 4 inches baited with a bit of worm, fished close to the surface roughly 100 feet back.

Keeping kokanee is prohibited statewide, starting Sept. 10 and running through Nov. 30.

Fall outlook: the low water has made for a great wiper bite all summer, and the area near the dam has fished well and should keep doing so. The reservoir sits at or close to its lowest level, yet DWR says the fishing can still turn hot with the right timing. Extra walleye stocking in the last two good-water years means a good walleye bite may develop as fall goes on, with fish crowded together and feeding on whatever food is around.

Fall outlook: DWR's fall trout stocking at community ponds usually begins in early September and carries into mid October, and catch rates for trout run good to great. For rainbow trout, DWR suggests a nightcrawler piece under a bobber or dough bait on the bottom or trailing a casting bubble; spinners, spoons, marabou jigs and streamer flies (Pistol Pete, woolly bugger, leech patterns) can also work. In fall, many crappie shift to deeper water and gather in schools near the bottom, where, from a personal watercraft, a worm-baited jig or spoon can be dropped and lifted straight down. For bluegill, hang a small, worm-baited hook beneath a bobber.

Fishing has been getting better for about a week and should keep improving into fall, with lake trout and cutthroat trout both very good; September is among the top months for big lake trout. The surface water was 65 degrees on Sept. 9. Anglers are taking fish by trolling and jigging, with the rockpile close to Ideal Beach and the stretch from Utah State Park Marina north to Fish Haven named as the best spots. For trolling, DWR suggests flatfish, flasher-and-squid combinations or jointed Rapalas at depths of 65 to 100 feet; begin around the 65-foot mark and keep dropping deeper until you hit active fish. As the water cools, lake trout move toward shore to spawn, so shore fishing and shallow trolling and jigging should get better.

The lake level has fallen roughly 4 feet this year. The Rainbow Cove and Cisco Beach ramps are open, but DWR recommends four-wheel drive for launching because of the low lake level. The limit on trout is two fish, and DWR says the fin clip rule for cutthroat trout no longer applies, so any cutthroat can be kept within that limit.

Fall outlook: the reservoir was stocked again in 2026 with tiger trout and rainbows, and it holds great numbers of tigers up to 20 inches and rainbows nearing 18 inches. For rainbow trout, DWR suggests a nightcrawler piece under a bobber or dough bait on the bottom or trailing a casting bubble; spinners, spoons, marabou jigs and streamer flies (Pistol Pete, woolly bugger, leech patterns) can also work. Lures usually take tigers and cutthroat, and spinners, spoons, jigs and streamers are all worth trying.

Fall outlook: DWR's fall trout stocking at community ponds usually begins in early September and carries into mid October, and catch rates for trout run good to great. DWR suggests a nightcrawler piece under a bobber or dough bait on the bottom or trailing a casting bubble; spinners, spoons, marabou jigs and streamer flies (Pistol Pete, woolly bugger, leech patterns) can also work.

Fall outlook: cooling water makes rainbow trout more active, so they often sit nearer the bank and higher up in the water column. From the bank, try a worm or dough bait along the bottom close to points and spots where the shore drops quickly into deeper water, or cast spoons and spinners. Anglers on a kayak or another craft can try trolling crankbaits that dive to shallow or medium depths, spoons, pop gear with a worm, or a dodger paired with a squid. Cutthroat, brown trout and lake trout become easier to reach as the water cools: cast sinking flies, streamers, jigs, spoons, spinners and crankbaits along rocky banks, points and steep breaks. Browns can turn especially aggressive as spawning time nears. Lake trout, which usually stay in deep, cold water over the summer, may shift onto shallower rocky structure later in the fall as the reservoir cools.

The lake trout in Causey are sterile and managed under a special rule: any lake trout shorter than 22 inches must be released right away. The daily bag is four fish in total, trout and kokanee together, of which at most one can be a lake trout longer than 22 inches. Keeping kokanee is prohibited statewide, starting Sept. 10 and running through Nov. 30; release any you catch immediately.

Fall outlook: cooling water draws trout toward the shallows, while warmwater fish (smallmouth bass and wiper here) move deeper. For rainbow trout, shore anglers can fish a worm or dough bait on the bottom in the shallows, and boaters can troll crankbaits, pop gear with a worm, or a dodger paired with a squid, at any depth from just below the surface to 40 feet down. Smallmouth bass eat mainly crayfish: cast spinnerbaits, crankbaits, twist tail grubs or tube jigs straight out from shore, or suspend a worm-tipped jig a couple of feet below a bobber around rocks or submerged brush. For wiper, the most productive method at East Canyon is a bottom-fished worm, either in the East Arm or in the stretch from Taylor Hollow to the inlet.

Keeping kokanee is prohibited statewide, starting Sept. 10 and running through Nov. 30; the closure protects them during their spawn.

Fall outlook: cooling water draws trout toward the shallows, while warmwater fish (smallmouth bass here) move deeper. For rainbow trout, shore anglers can fish a worm or dough bait on the bottom in the shallows, and boaters can troll crankbaits, pop gear with a worm, or a dodger paired with a squid, at any depth from just below the surface to 40 feet down. Smallmouth bass eat mainly crayfish and yellow perch: cast spinnerbaits, crankbaits, twist tail grubs or tube jigs straight out from shore. For walleye, try worm-tipped jigs weighing between 1/4 and 1/2 ounce where the shoreline changes from rocks and cobbles to sand, working near the bank on warm afternoons, deeper in the morning and early in the day. From a boat, look for yellow perch schools in 6 to 30 feet of water and jig a worm-tipped jig or spoon straight down once you find them; from shore, work sandy shorelines or the area near sunken brush with a worm fished beneath a bobber or dropped to the bottom.

Fall outlook: DWR's fall trout stocking at community ponds usually begins in early September and carries into mid October, with trout catch rates rated good to great. For rainbow trout, DWR suggests a nightcrawler piece under a bobber or dough bait on the bottom or trailing a casting bubble; spinners, spoons, marabou jigs and streamer flies (Pistol Pete, woolly bugger, leech patterns) can also work. Largemouth bass eat mainly young bluegill and crappie, so cast spinnerbaits, crankbaits, twist tail grubs or tube jigs straight out from shore. For bluegill and other sunfish, fish a worm beneath a bobber on a No. 8 or No. 10 hook around sunken brush or water plants.

Fall outlook: cooling water draws trout toward the shallows, while warmwater fish (largemouth bass and bluegill here) move deeper. For rainbow trout, shore anglers can fish a worm or dough bait on the bottom in the shallows, and boaters can troll crankbaits, pop gear with a worm, or a dodger paired with a squid, at any depth from just below the surface to 40 feet down. Largemouth bass eat mainly yellow perch and young bluegill, so cast spinnerbaits, crankbaits, twist tail grubs or tube jigs straight out from shore. For bluegill and other sunfish, fish a worm beneath a bobber on a No. 8 or No. 10 hook around sunken brush or water plants. For yellow perch, work sandy shorelines with a worm fished beneath a bobber or dropped to the bottom, or, from a boat, look for schools in 6 to 30 feet of water and jig a worm-tipped jig or spoon straight down once you find them.

Fall outlook: for boat and shore anglers alike, trout fishing is usually best at shallow to middle depths. From shore, rainbow trout can be fished with a worm or dough bait on the bottom of the shallows, while for cutthroat, tiger trout and splake the most effective approach is to cast and retrieve sinking flies, jigs, crankbaits or inline spinners. Boaters can do well with all four species by trolling crankbaits that dive to shallow or medium depths, pop gear with a worm, or a dodger paired with a squid.

Trout from 15 to 22 inches must be released immediately; kokanee are not covered by this slot limit.

Fall outlook: as the water cools, trout begin to move into shallower water while warmwater species like largemouth bass and bluegill move deeper. From shore, try a worm or trout dough bait on the bottom in the shallows; boaters can do well by trolling pop gear with a worm, or small crankbaits, in 10 to 15 feet of water. Largemouth bass feed mainly on yellow perch and young bluegill, so try casting spinnerbaits, twist tail grubs, tube jigs or crankbaits straight out from shore. For bluegill and other sunfish, try a worm beneath a bobber on a No. 8 or No. 10 hook, near submerged brush or water plants. For yellow perch, work the outer edges of weedy areas with a worm dropped to the bottom or hung beneath a bobber.

Fall outlook: for largemouth bass, try casting buzzbaits, stickbaits, topwater lures, spinnerbaits or twister tail grubs along the shore, or along the outer edges of weedbeds and of sunken trees and brush. For bluegill and other sunfish, try a worm beneath a bobber on a No. 6 or No. 8 hook, near submerged brush or water plants. For yellow perch and crappie, work a worm along the outer edge of weedy or brushy areas, dropped to the bottom or hung beneath a bobber; if the water is low, fish the worm along the bottom where it is deeper.

Fall outlook: cooling water makes rainbow trout more active, and they often sit nearer the bank and closer to the surface. From shore, try a worm or dough bait along the bottom close to points and spots where the shore drops into deeper water, or cast spoons and inline spinners; mornings and evenings can be especially good for working the shallows. Boaters can try trolling crankbaits that dive to shallow or medium depths, spoons, pop gear with a worm, or a dodger paired with a squid. Fall can be excellent for browns, splake and cutthroat too, since cooling water brings them nearer the bank and makes them more active, and browns can get especially aggressive as spawning nears. Try sinking flies, streamers, crankbaits, spoons, jigs or inline spinners cast along rocky banks, points and other spots beside deeper water; boaters can troll spoons, a dodger with a squid, or crankbaits that dive to medium depths along points, steep banks and other breaks.

Keeping kokanee is prohibited statewide, starting Sept. 10 and running through Nov. 30; release any you catch immediately.

Fall outlook: cooling water draws trout toward the shallows, while warmwater fish (smallmouth bass here) move deeper. For rainbow trout, shore anglers can fish a worm or dough bait on the bottom in the shallows, and boaters can troll crankbaits, pop gear with a worm, or a dodger paired with a squid, at any depth from just below the surface to 40 feet down. Smallmouth bass eat mainly crayfish and yellow perch: cast spinnerbaits, crankbaits, twist tail grubs or tube jigs straight out from shore, or suspend a worm-tipped jig a couple of feet below a bobber around rocks or submerged brush. For yellow perch, work sandy shorelines, or places where cobble gives way to mud or sand, with a worm fished beneath a bobber or dropped to the bottom; from a boat, look for schools in 6 to 30 feet of water and jig a worm-tipped jig or spoon straight down once you find them.

Keeping kokanee is prohibited statewide, starting Sept. 10 and running through Nov. 30; the closure protects them during their spawn.

Fall outlook: DWR says fall can be great in the Uintas, with fewer people around and plenty of fish still there to catch, even in the lakes right off the Mirror Lake Highway. Weather can turn fast, so come ready for cold and even snow; some lakes may allow ice fishing as soon as late November. For rainbow trout, DWR suggests a nightcrawler piece under a bobber or dough bait on the bottom or trailing a casting bubble; spinners, spoons, marabou jigs and streamer flies (Pistol Pete, woolly bugger, leech patterns) can also work. Tiger and brook trout are caught mostly on lures, and spinners, spoons, jigs and streamers are all worth trying.

Fall outlook: DWR says Willard Bay can fish very well in fall from the bank or a boat. Walleye and wiper both begin moving shallower as water temperatures drop; try shad-imitating lures such as white crankbaits and spinnerbaits, cast straight out from shore. In September, watch for wiper boils: when a boil appears, throw a shad-imitating lure right into it and reel in fast, since many wipers will hit on the retrieve. For channel catfish, try a worm along sandy or mucky shorelines, fished on the bottom. For smallmouth bass, try working a worm-tipped jig beneath a bobber along the dike, 5 to 10 feet out; crankbaits, twist tail grubs, tube jigs and spinnerbaits cast straight out from shore can also be effective.

Fall outlook: brown trout are abundant in the river and average 11 inches long, and DWR encourages anglers to keep their limit of browns so the remaining fish can grow larger. Hopper and caddis flies are favorites at this time of year; foam hoppers with a tan or yellow underside can draw savage strikes in fall, and a dropper fly beneath the hopper (a caddis larva or emerger, a little mayfly or a stonefly) usually helps. On spinning gear, Panther Martin and Blue Fox spinners are very productive in fall, and curly tail jigs in assorted colors are another option. Bait is legal on this stream: DWR suggests a nightcrawler, with orange salmon eggs a possible second choice.

Fall outlook: trout populations have held steady, and DWR expects good fishing along the entire river. Caddis, sow bug, midge and Iron Sally flies are proven choices at this time of year. Grasshoppers are having a decent year, and as a valuable food source they are deadly on every species of trout in the river. A little dropper fly that mimics a mayfly or caddis is always worth adding. On spinning gear, DWR suggests crankbaits resembling young trout, Panther Martin or Blue Fox spinners, or curly tail jigs in assorted colors, worked upstream by throwing across and up into pools. Salmon eggs, live grasshoppers and worms can work very well where bait is legal.

Special bait rules apply above Card Canyon Bridge, and bait is allowed in some reaches of the river. The Utah Fishing Guidebook has the details.

Fall outlook: DWR says fish numbers in the river are very good. Downstream of Echo Reservoir, caddis and stimulator flies are good choices, and caddis and Royal Wulff flies are proven in the Blue Ribbon stretch that runs from Rockport Reservoir down to Echo Reservoir. Hopper patterns fished along the banks can draw vicious strikes from every kind of trout, and a small dropper fly beneath the hopper can catch fish that ignore it. Nymphs fished in daylight can still be very productive: pheasant tails, hare's ears, sow bugs, chironomids and zebra midges are all good choices. On spinning gear, DWR says crankbaits that look like young trout do best, curly tail jigs in assorted colors make another good choice, and size 4 spinners usually do very well on trout, both in the Blue Ribbon stretch and on the rest of the river.

Fall outlook: DWR's community fishery trout stocking typically resumes in late September, once the water is cooler and its quality, measured by pH and dissolved oxygen, has improved. It generally runs through October and ends in late November, and trout fishing turns good to great in the cooler fall months. In September the much warmer surface water pushes trout toward the bottom. Later, as the surface cools, the temperature evens out through the water, and the trout then feed actively at every depth, including the surface, to bulk up ahead of winter. Inline spinners, casting spoons, minnow-imitating baits, marabou, hair and tube jigs, dry flies, nymphs fished beneath an indicator, dry-dropper rigs, woolly buggers, nightcrawlers and trout dough bait can all be very effective.

According to DWR's report, Burraston Ponds are open to waterfowl hunting, with the youth hunt beginning Sept. 30 in the southern duck zone that includes the ponds and the general hunt beginning Oct. 14, so anglers may run into hunters or hear gunshots nearby.

Spanish Oaks Reservoir: The city of Spanish Fork shuts the park and pond for the season on Nov. 30.

Fall outlook: DWR's community fishery trout stocking typically resumes in late September, once the water is cooler and its quality, measured by pH and dissolved oxygen, has improved. September fishing is usually slow to fair, and the much warmer surface water drives fish toward the bottom. DWR recommends fishing a nightcrawler or trout dough bait near the bottom.

According to DWR's report, the city of Spanish Fork shuts the park and pond for the season on Oct. 1, which leaves only a brief fall stocking window.

Fall outlook: DWR's community fishery trout stocking typically resumes in late September, once the water is cooler and its quality, measured by pH and dissolved oxygen, has improved. September fishing is usually fair, with the much warmer surface water driving fish toward the bottom. DWR recommends a nightcrawler, shrimp or trout dough bait fished near the bottom.

According to DWR's report, Riverton city shuts the pond for the season on Oct. 1, which leaves only a brief fall stocking window.

Fall outlook: repairs to the pond are finished, and channel catfish were being stocked there into September. DWR said trout stocking at Spring Lake would resume in late September, once the water is cooler and its quality, measured by pH and dissolved oxygen, has improved. Fall stocking generally runs through October and ends in late November, and trout fishing turns good to great as the weather cools. In September the much warmer surface water pushes trout toward the bottom. Later, as the surface cools, the temperature evens out through the water, and the trout then feed actively at every depth, including the surface, to bulk up ahead of winter. Inline spinners, casting spoons, minnow-imitating baits, marabou, hair and tube jigs, dry flies, nymphs fished beneath an indicator, dry-dropper rigs, woolly buggers, nightcrawlers and trout dough bait can all be very effective.

Fall outlook: DWR says cutthroat and rainbow trout fishing improves from mid-September, as the water cools, and stays strong until the ice comes on; it can bring some of the year's fastest action. For cutthroat, DWR suggests trolling between 1.0 and 1.8 mph with a white or green tube jig, 3 to 4 inches long and baited with a bit of worm, fished just under the surface roughly 100 feet back. Jigging a tube straight down from a boat, kick boat or float tube is another option, and rocky points and steeper shorelines are good places to try; a fish finder can help find the right depth. Anglers in a boat or on a kick boat can also cast jigs toward shore and retrieve them back out, which DWR rates a good way to reach larger cutthroat cruising near the bank. Hard plastic minnow-imitating baits and topwater lures fished along or across the shoreline can also produce fish there. In October and November, fly fishing can be very productive for cutthroat and rainbows, particularly from kick boats and float tubes, typically with olive or darker patterns; the trick, DWR says, is getting the depth and the retrieve speed right. Rainbows are often caught by anglers who fish bait from shore or from anchored boats, and trout dough bait or a nightcrawler fished on the bottom or beneath a bobber regularly produces them; the boats typically target water under 30 feet deep.

Keeping kokanee is prohibited statewide, starting Sept. 10 and running through Nov. 30, and DWR says the kokanee season at Strawberry is closed until Nov. 30 while the fish spawn. DWR says kokanee fishing normally improves a bit in January, once ice forms.

DWR says recent fishing reports describe great lake trout fishing, with the best results around Antelope Flat, North Skull, Jarvies, Sheep Creek and Buckboard. Smaller lake trout are being taken by trolling and jigging in 20 to 80 feet of water on flats that sit next to deeper water, cliffs and ridges, while bigger fish are found 60 to 100 feet down, out near the main channel along cliff edges and similar structure; fish that are suspended tend to be the most aggressive. DWR recommends mornings and evenings for lake trout and suggests jigging spoons, rap baits such as jigging Raps and Tikka minnows, and jigs of 1/4 to 1/2 ounce or 3 to 4 inches, tipped with a little sucker or chub meat; trophy lakers call for bigger lures. In the reservoir's southern open water, trolling small spoons, dodger and squid rigs or crankbaits can also work. Colors worth trying are chartreuse, glow, orange, white and pink. Fishing for rainbow and cutthroat trout has been good from boats and from shore, in 15 to 50 feet of water at the inner ends of coves and bays; the fish are often suspended and take small trolled spoons and dodger and squid rigs, or small jigging spoons with a piece of bait on the hook. Smallmouth bass are up shallow at the inner ends of bays and coves, where DWR suggests crankbaits or ned rigs fished around boulders, weeds or woody debris. DWR had no recent burbot reports; its advice is to fish rocky points and shorelines at night in 30 to 40 feet of water with lures that glow in the dark, tipped with sucker or chub meat.

Keeping kokanee is prohibited statewide, starting Sept. 10 and running through Nov. 30. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is releasing extra water from Flaming Gorge, and DWR says fish may be in different places this year because of the drawdown, as in 2022. The Horseshoe Bend cut can no longer be used, DWR warns of unexpected submerged hazards, and it says all of the Utah boat ramps should remain usable through the fall. Every burbot caught must be killed.

Fall outlook: cooling water should clear out the summer algae, and trout then feed actively to bulk up ahead of winter. DWR expects fair to good tiger trout fishing with natural baits, lures and flies.

Fall outlook: rainbow trout are plentiful, and DWR expects good to excellent fishing, particularly as the water cools. Popular flies, lures and baits should all catch fish.

Fall outlook: rainbow trout are plentiful, and DWR expects good to excellent fishing, particularly as the water cools. Popular flies, lures and baits should all catch fish. In fall, tiger trout turn aggressive ahead of winter and can be caught on streamers and mouse-pattern flies, spinners and Rapalas, or marabou and tube jigs.

Fall outlook: the pond usually gets its final stocking of the year in September. Rainbow trout will be plentiful, and DWR expects good to excellent fishing, particularly as the water cools. Popular flies, lures and baits should all catch fish.

Fall outlook: summer crowds thin out after Labor Day, and plenty of rainbow trout will be left over. They will get even more active as temperatures cool and fishing pressure eases. DWR expects good to excellent fishing, particularly as the water cools, and popular flies, lures and baits should all catch fish.

Fall outlook: tiger trout turn aggressive ahead of winter and can be caught on streamers and mouse-pattern flies, spinners and Rapalas, or marabou and tube jigs. DWR singles out mouse patterns for the evening, when they can be very effective. The reservoir also holds Colorado River cutthroat trout, a native fish DWR says anglers can pursue from watercraft or the shore. DWR calls the reservoir an ideal spot for anglers working on the Utah Cutthroat Slam.

Fall outlook: cooling water should clear out the summer algae, and trout then feed actively to bulk up ahead of winter. DWR expects fair to good tiger trout fishing with natural baits, lures and flies. Cutthroat trout stay active all day, and shore anglers can catch them.

Kokanee may not be kept at Electric Lake or its tributaries from Sept. 10 to Nov. 30.

Fall outlook: cooling water should clear out the summer algae, and trout then feed actively to bulk up ahead of winter. DWR expects fair to good fishing with natural baits, lures and flies.

Fall outlook: cooling water should clear out the summer vegetation, and trout then feed actively to bulk up ahead of winter. DWR expects fair to good rainbow and brook trout fishing with natural baits, lures and flies.

Fall outlook: cooling water should clear out the summer algae, and trout then feed actively to bulk up ahead of winter. DWR expects fair to good rainbow trout fishing with natural baits, lures and flies.

Fall outlook: tiger trout and splake turn aggressive ahead of winter and can be caught on streamer and mouse-pattern flies, spinners and Rapalas, or marabou and tube jigs. Along the shorelines, trout should be more active as the water cools. The 2021 introduction of splake was meant to help control the illegally introduced redside shiners and Utah chub.

Fall outlook: the reservoir's last stocking of the year usually comes in September. DWR expects rainbow trout to be abundant, with good to excellent fishing, particularly as the water cools. Popular flies, lures and baits should all catch fish. Wipers should be active in the shallows, feeding on smaller fish, and lures and flies that look like small fish should produce well.

Fall outlook: before daylight, splake cruise shallow shorelines to feed on Utah chub, which gather to spawn in weedy or rocky shallows. DWR suggests dead chub as bait: a piece of chub meat about 1 inch by 1 inch on a 1/8 or 1/4 ounce jig head, cast out and left to rest on the bottom. From shore, tube jigs or swimbaits with a chub meat tip also work, DWR says, and because most fish hug the bottom, the jig should be kept close to it on the retrieve. Crankbaits in black and white or silver and white are other lures to try. Rainbow trout fishing is typically good at this time of year: from shore, standard trout tactics such as worms, PowerBait, spinners and spoons apply, and trolling pop gear with a worm, or spoons, can reach fish holding in deeper water. For tiger muskie, DWR says to look along rocky shorelines in 5 to 15 feet of water, where the majority are feeding on crayfish and Utah chub, and calls this a perfect chance to fish for them with a fly rod. Casting large streamers measuring 4 to 10 inches along rock outcroppings should give the best results, and swimbaits or crankbaits that imitate chubs, in black and white or silver and white, are another option. DWR expects the tiger muskie to move into shallower water as fall goes on. Cutthroat trout reproduce on their own, spawning in the tributaries, and DWR suggests tactics similar to those for splake: chub-meat-tipped tube jigs and crankbaits.

Fall outlook: DWR expects largemouth bass and channel catfish to be abundant, with good to excellent fishing, particularly as the water cools. Popular flies, lures and baits should all catch fish.

Fall outlook: the lake's last stocking of the year usually comes in September. DWR expects rainbow trout to be abundant, with good to excellent fishing, particularly as the water cools. Popular flies, lures and baits should all catch fish.

Fall outlook: summer crowds begin to thin after Labor Day, leaving plenty of rainbow trout that should become even more active as temperatures cool and fishing pressure drops. DWR expects rainbow trout to be abundant, with fair fishing, particularly as the water cools. Popular flies, lures and baits should all catch fish.

Fall outlook: cooling water should clear out the summer algae, and trout then feed actively to bulk up ahead of winter. DWR expects fair to good rainbow and brook trout fishing with natural baits, lures and flies.

Fall outlook: cooling water should clear out the summer algae, and trout then feed actively to bulk up ahead of winter. DWR expects fair to good rainbow and tiger trout fishing with natural baits, lures and flies.

Fall outlook: DWR says anglers can find good to great fishing for many species this fall. With the reservoir full this year and plenty of flooded vegetation, DWR points anglers to submerged shrubs and trees to target black crappie and largemouth bass. Northern pike are ambush hunters that rest on the bottom of rocky flats or points until prey swims past, and DWR expects them to typically go on a late fall feeding spree before the water temperature falls.

Fall outlook: DWR notes that smelly baits can catch catfish in backwater areas.

Fall outlook: Ferron Creek has been restocked with Colorado River cutthroat trout along all 65 of its stream miles, and tiger and cutthroat trout can also move upstream into the drainage from Millsite Reservoir. Natural baits, flies and lures of many kinds can give good to excellent fishing, and mouse patterns and streamers can bring some exciting action in the fall.

Fall outlook: brown trout turn aggressive in fall ahead of spawning and can be caught on streamer and egg-pattern flies, spinners and Rapalas, or marabou and tube jigs. Fish spawn at different times, so DWR says a few are always in a pre-spawn aggressive phase or a post-spawn feeding phase.

Fall outlook: brown trout turn aggressive in fall ahead of spawning and can be caught on streamer and egg-pattern flies. Fish spawn at different times, so DWR says a few are always in a pre-spawn aggressive phase or a post-spawn feeding phase.