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Ice fishing is slow, and ice and slush conditions are sloppy
Report Date: Ice fishing is slow, and ice and slush conditions are sloppy. Anglers are reporting 16 to 20 inches of ice, with snow and 4 to 8 inches of slush on top of the ice. We recommend tall, waterproof winter boots...
Ice Update
Report Date: Ice update: ice remains about 12 inches thick. Edges are soft for the first few feet. There is about 4-6 inches of slush on top and it’s only going to worsen with this storm as it is currently raining and...
Starvation is at 86 percent capacity and slowly rising
Report Date: Starvation is at 86% capacity and slowly rising. Ice is still about 20 inches thick in most places throughout the reservoir. The edges of the ice have been holding solid, with minimal slush pockets. Fishing for rainbow trout has been...
Ice conditions are highly variable
Report Date: Ice conditions are highly variable and the lake has abundant slush right now. Ice and slush near the main ramp are manageable, but please use extreme caution if you decide to take a snowmobile out onto the main lake. Fishing...
Sand Hollow Reservoir Report
Report Date: Largemouth bass are often found in deep water (20-40 feet) during the winter. Bass brought up from depths of over 20 feet often struggle to swim back down because the air bladder overinflates with decreasing water pressure at the surface.
Otter Creek Reservoir Update
Report Date: Otter Creek Reservoir dropped to 9% capacity this past September. The heavy monsoon season has helped keep water temperatures from getting too high and no large fish die-offs were observed. Fall fishing reports indicated that the fishery survived another severe...
Navajo Lake Report
Report Date: Navajo Lake was treated with rotenone in October 2021 to reduce a dense population of Utah chub that had been significantly impacting trout survival. A new management plan for Navajo Lake was developed during early 2022 with the help of...
Some restoration efforts will begin in this area during spring and summer of 2023
Report Date: The Left Fork Fire burned heavily through the Kanab Creek drainage in early summer 2022. Summer rainstorms washed large amounts of ash into the stream, killing all fish in Kanab Creek. The upper East Fork Sevier River — from Kanab...
Ice is 20 to 24 inches thick with 3 to 5 inches of snow covering the lake
Report Date: The reservoir is at 44% storage capacity and rising. Ice is 20 to 24 inches thick with 3 to 5 inches of snow covering the lake. The edges at the main ramp were good with snowmobile and four-wheeler access still...
Fishing for bass has picked up
Report Date: Pelican Lake is nearing full at this time. Inflows have slowed to 20 cubic feet per second and the edges are solid. Ice ranges from 14 to 20 inches thick and the snow is 3 to 4 inches deep with...