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Important: Some of the lakes and reservoirs in this region may currently have harmful algal blooms that are not mentioned in the report below. Please check this map to see if the waterbody where you plan to fish has an algal bloom advisory or warning.
Headed out on the water? To prevent the destructive spread of invasive quagga mussels, both resident and nonresident boaters should be aware of annual requirements prior to launch in Utah's waters. Owners of both motorized and nonmotorized vessels must complete the free DWR mussel-aware boater course each calendar year. All motorized watercraft then enroll in the Utah AIS vessel program to get a current-year boat decal. Learn more about these requirements and how to decontaminate your watercraft at STD of the Sea.
Special alert for Cove Pond: We are investigating a significant fish kill at Cove Pond. Please do not enter the water or eat remaining fish until the cause of this fish kill is determined. (June 24, 2024)
Seasonal forecasts
Burraston Ponds:
Fishing forecast (June through August): Trout stocking typically continues through June at Burraston Ponds. Stocking can continue throughout the summer when water conditions permit, but many community waters become unsuitable for trout stocking in July and August. Trout can still be caught during these summer months. We recommend anglers fish mornings and evenings, target deeper water and fish off the bottom using floating trout bait or a marshmallow paired with a piece of nightcrawler. Fishing with a small piece of nightcrawler (2-3 feet) below a bobber is very effective for green sunfish and black bullhead catfish at Burraston. We recommend fishing areas with emergent vegetation such as cattails and bulrush, and targeting the outside edges of that vegetation. (June 27, 2024)
Canyon View Park Pond:
Fishing forecast (June through August): Trout stocking typically continues through June at Canyon View Pond. However, water conditions become unsuitable for trout stocking in July and August. Trout can still be caught during these summer months. We recommend anglers fish mornings and evenings, target deeper water and fish off the bottom using floating trout bait or a marshmallow paired with a piece of nightcrawler. Fishing a bread ball or a piece of nightcrawler (2-3 feet) below a bobber can be effective for common carp, green sunfish and Utah sucker. Inline spinners, floating spoons, jigs and streamers can also be effective for wipers. (June 27, 2024)
Cove Pond:
Fishing forecast (June through August): The DWR is investigating a significant fish kill at Cove Pond. Please do not enter the water or eat remaining fish until the cause of this fish kill is determined. (June 24, 2024)
Danny R. Crump Fishing Pond (Riverton City Pond):
Fishing forecast (June through August): Trout stocking typically continues until the middle of June at Danny R. Crump Pond. Water conditions become unsuitable for trout stocking late June, and remain unsuitable through August. The DWR transitions from trout to channel catfish stocking in June and July. Catfish provide a great summer angling opportunity. Catfish can be caught any time of day, but the bite slows at midday. We recommend fishing morning and evening when the catfish are more actively feeding. Nightcrawler, shrimp, common carp cut bait and chicken liver are all popular and effective baits for catfish. Fishing bait on the bottom using a slip-sinker rig, or suspended off the bottom using a float rig, are both popular and effective methods for catching catfish. Trout can still be caught during these summer months. We recommend anglers fish mornings and evenings, target deeper water and fish off the bottom using floating trout bait or a marshmallow paired with a piece of nightcrawler. (June 27, 2024)
Deer Creek Reservoir (Blue Ribbon):
Fishing forecast (June through August): Deer Creek Reservoir is a very popular summer watercraft recreation destination. Recreational boating, swimming and nonangler shore use are high during these months. Fishing weekends and holidays can be challenging for boat and shore anglers, particularly if/when you're fishing the Rainbow Bay and Island day-use areas. We recommend you seek out less congested, low-traffic areas to help improve your fishing experience. Fishing early mornings, later evenings and weekdays during these months can also improve angler success and overall satisfaction. Trout: The DWR's spring rainbow trout stocking continues through June into July, and anglers should see fair to good trout catch rates targeting deeper water. Garlic-, corn- or cheese-scented trout dough bait fished off the bottom or behind a casting bubble can be very effective from both boat and shore. Trolling or actively casting the following lures can also be effective: Jakes Spin-A-Lure, Thomas Speedy Shiner, Eppinger Dardevle, Acme Kastmaster, Zona Lures Z-Ray, Panther Martin, Blue Fox Classic Vibrax Spinner and Rapala Original. Bass: Smallmouth and largemouth bass catch rates are good this time of year. Soft plastic worms, stickbaits, tube jigs, twister tail grubs, Texas rigs, Carolina rigs, drop-shot rigs, ned rigs, Neko rigs, wacky-rigged Senkos, skirted jigs, streamers, swimbaits and topwater flies or lures can all produce fish. (June 27, 2024)
Deer Valley Ponds:
Fishing forecast (June through August): Trout stocking typically continues through June into July at Deer Valley Ponds. Water conditions tend to become unsuitable for trout stocking in August. Trout fishing is good during these summer months. The ponds do see a lot of summer recreational use (paddleboarders and swimmers). Fly and conventional anglers typically have increased success fishing in the mornings and evenings. We recommend using a piece of nightcrawler (fished below a bobber) or garlic-, corn- or cheese-scented trout bait (fished off the bottom or behind a casting bubble). Lures (such as inline spinners, casting spoons and minnows) mimic hard baits. Jigs (such as bucktail, marabou and curly tail jigs) and streamers (such as woolly buggers, humungus and jig leech patterns) are also effective for trout and wipers during summer months. (June 27, 2024)
Fairmont Park Pond:
Fishing forecast (June through August): Trout stocking typically continues through June into July at Fairmont Park Pond. Water conditions can become unsuitable for trout stocking late July into August. The DWR transitions from trout to channel catfish stocking in June and July. Catfish provide a great summer angling opportunity. Catfish can be caught any time of day, but the bite slows at midday. We recommend fishing in the morning and evening when the catfish are more actively feeding. Nightcrawler, shrimp, common carp cut bait and chicken liver are all popular and effective baits for catfish. Fishing bait on the bottom using a slip-sinker rig, or suspended off the bottom using a float rig, are both popular and effective methods for catching catfish. Trout fishing is fair to good during summer months. We recommend anglers fish mornings and evenings, target deeper water and fish off the bottom using floating trout bait or a marshmallow paired with a piece of nightcrawler. (June 27, 2024)
Grandpa's Pond (Sandy Community Fishery):
Fishing forecast (June through August): Trout stocking typically continues until the middle of June at Grandpa's Pond. Water conditions become unsuitable for trout stocking late June, and remain unsuitable through August. The DWR transitions from trout to channel catfish stocking in June and July. Catfish provide a great summer angling opportunity. Catfish can be caught any time of day, but the bite slows at midday. We recommend fishing in the morning and evening when the catfish are more actively feeding. Nightcrawler, shrimp, common carp cut bait and chicken liver are all popular and effective baits for catfish. Fishing bait on the bottom using a slip-sinker rig, or suspended off the bottom using a float rig, are both popular and effective methods for catching catfish. Trout can still be caught during these summer months. We recommend anglers fish mornings and evenings, target deeper water and fish off the bottom using floating trout bait or a marshmallow paired with a piece of nightcrawler. Fishing a small piece of nightcrawler (2-3 feet below a bobber) closer to shore is also very effective for bluegill at Grandpa's Pond. (June 27, 2024)
Highland Glen Park Pond:
Fishing forecast (June through August): Trout stocking typically continues through June into early July at Highland Glen Pond. Water conditions become unsuitable for trout stocking late July through August. The DWR transitions from trout to channel catfish stocking in June and July. Catfish provide a great summer angling opportunity. Highland Glen is a popular pond that gets a lot of summer recreational use (kayaks, paddleboarders and swimmers). Anglers typically see lower recreation use and have increased success fishing early in the mornings and later evenings. Catfish can be caught any time of day, but the bite slows at midday. We recommend fishing in the morning and evening when the catfish are more actively feeding. Nightcrawler, shrimp, common carp cut bait and chicken liver are all popular and effective baits for catfish. Fishing bait on the bottom using a slip-sinker rig, or suspended off the bottom using a float rig, are both popular and effective methods for catching catfish. Trout can still be caught during these summer months. We recommend anglers fish mornings and evenings, target deeper water and fish off the bottom using floating trout bait or a marshmallow paired with a piece of nightcrawler. Fishing a small piece of nightcrawler (2-3 feet below a bobber) closer to shore on the east side of the pond is also very effective for bluegill at Highland Glen. (June 27, 2024)
Jordan River Reservoir (Willow Creek Pond):
Fishing forecast (June through August): Trout stocking typically ends by the middle of June at Jordan River Reservoir. Water conditions become unsuitable for trout stocking late June, and remain unsuitable through August. The DWR transitions from trout to channel catfish stocking in June and July. Catfish provide a great summer angling opportunity. Catfish can be caught any time of day, but the bite slows at midday. We recommend fishing in the morning and evening when the catfish are more actively feeding. Nightcrawler, shrimp, common carp cut bait and chicken liver are all popular and effective baits for catfish. Fishing bait on the bottom using a slip-sinker rig, or suspended off the bottom using a float rig, are both popular and effective methods for catching catfish. Trout can still be caught during these summer months. We recommend anglers fish mornings and evenings, target deeper water and fish off the bottom using floating trout bait or a marshmallow paired with a piece of nightcrawler. Fishing a small piece of nightcrawler (2-3 feet below a bobber) closer to shore is also very effective for bluegill at Jordan River Reservoir. (June 27, 2024)
Jordanelle Reservoir (Blue Ribbon):
Fishing forecast (June through August): Jordanelle Reservoir is a very popular summer watercraft recreation destination. Recreational boating, swimming and nonangler shore use are high during these months, particularly in the Hailstone boat ramp and Ross Creek areas. Fishing weekends and holidays can be challenging for boat and shore anglers. We recommend you seek out less congested, low-traffic areas to help improve your fishing experience. Fishing early mornings, later evenings and weekdays during these months can also improve angler success and overall satisfaction. Boat anglers are typically able to launch from the main Hailstone boat ramp and PWC boat ramp through August. Kokanee salmon: Catch rates are typically best from mid-May through July, and gradually taper off as the kokanee begin to transition for spawning in late August. Finding and fishing at the correct depths for kokanee is critical. As the water warms during the year, the kokanee will generally move to deeper/cooler water. We recommend trolling in the mornings (before sunrise) or later evenings at 1.5 to 2 miles per hour. Early in the season, start targeting the shallower water (10 to 20 feet) early in the day, and move to deeper water (25 to 50 feet) later in the day if needed. Later in the summer, the kokanee will generally all be deeper (30 to 50 feet). For tackle, use dodgers in a variety of colors trailing a brightly colored (pink, purple, orange or chartreuse) hoochie squid rig. Various other brightly colored small rigs and lures also work well. Have a variety of colors and styles handy, and change them up often to find the color and lure that works best on that day, as it can change from day to day. We recommend tipping the squid or lure with manufactured maggot-style baits, corn, salmon eggs, small live baits (maggots, worms, etc.), salad shrimp and/or various scents. Kokanee can be caught almost anywhere out in the open, deeper water. Once you find kokanee, continue trolling back through the same areas until the bite subsides. Trout: The DWR typically stocks catchable size (10-12 inches) rainbow trout through July and August. Anglers should see fair to good trout catch rates during these months, targeting deeper water. Garlic-, corn- or cheese-scented trout dough bait fished off the bottom or behind a casting bubble can be very effective from both boat and shore. Trolling or actively casting the following lures can also be effective: Jakes Spin-A-Lure, Thomas Speedy Shiner, Eppinger Dardevle, Acme Kastmaster, Zona Lures Z-Ray, Panther Martin, Blue Fox Classic Vibrax Spinner, and Rapala Original. Smallmouth bass: Catch rates are good this time of year. Soft plastic worms, stickbaits, tube jigs, twister tail grubs, Texas rigs, Carolina rigs, drop-shot rigs, ned rigs, Neko rigs. wacky-rigged Senkos, skirted jigs, streamers, swimbaits and topwater flies or lures can all produce fish. (June 27, 2024)
Kidney Pond:
Fishing forecast (June through August): Trout stocking typically ends by the middle of June for Midas, Kidney and Riverfront ponds. Water conditions become unsuitable for trout stocking by late June, and remain unsuitable through August. The DWR transitions from trout to channel catfish stocking in June and July. Catfish provide a great summer angling opportunity. Catfish can be caught any time of day, but the bite slows at midday. We recommend fishing in the morning and evening when the catfish are more actively feeding. Nightcrawler, shrimp, common carp cut bait and chicken liver are all popular and effective baits for catfish. Fishing bait on the bottom using a slip-sinker rig, or suspended off the bottom using a float rig are both popular and effective methods for catching catfish. Trout can still be caught during these summer months. We recommend anglers fish mornings and evenings, target deeper water and fish off the bottom using floating trout bait or a marshmallow paired with a piece of nightcrawler. (June 27, 2024)
Manila Creek Pond:
Fishing forecast (June through August): Trout stocking typically continues through June into July at Manila Creek Pond. Water conditions tend to become unsuitable for trout stocking late July into August. Trout fishing is fair to good during these summer months. The ponds do see a lot of summer recreational use (paddleboarders and swimmers). Fly and conventional anglers typically have increased success fishing in the mornings and evenings. We recommend using a piece of nightcrawler (fished below a bobber) or garlic-, corn- or cheese-scented trout bait (fished off the bottom or behind a casting bubble). Lures (such as inline spinners, casting spoons and minnows) mimic hard baits. Jigs (such as bucktail, marabou and curly tail jigs) and streamers (such as woolly buggers, Pistol Pete prop fly and jig leech patterns) are also effective for trout and wipers during summer months. You can also catch bluegills during these summer months by fishing a piece of nightcrawler 1-3 feet below a bobber, close to shore. (June 27, 2024)
McClellan Lake (Payson Lakes):
Note: The Utah Department of Environmental Quality has a harmful algal bloom "health watch" in effect for McClellan Lake. Visit the DEQ recreational monitoring site for more information. (June 27, 2024)
Midas Pond:
Fishing forecast (June through August): Trout stocking typically ends by the middle of June for Midas, Kidney and Riverfront ponds. Water conditions become unsuitable for trout stocking by late June, and remain unsuitable through August. The DWR transitions from trout to channel catfish stocking in June and July. Catfish provide a great summer angling opportunity. Catfish can be caught any time of day, but the bite slows at midday. We recommend fishing in the morning and evening when the catfish are more actively feeding. Nightcrawler, shrimp, common carp cut bait and chicken liver are all popular and effective baits for catfish. Fishing bait on the bottom using a slip-sinker rig, or suspended off the bottom using a float rig are both popular and effective methods for catching catfish. Trout can still be caught during these summer months. We recommend anglers fish mornings and evenings, target deeper water and fish off the bottom using floating trout bait or a marshmallow paired with a piece of nightcrawler. (June 27, 2024)
Mill Hollow Reservoir:
Fishing forecast (June through August): The reservoir was recently stocked with rainbow trout. Fishing is fair to good. Anglers are catching a mix of rainbow trout, tiger trout and brook trout. For fly anglers, try alternating between fishing dry flies and attractor patterns when the trout are actively feeding at the surface. Also, try switching to fishing a woolly bugger or jig leech pattern paired with a bead-head nymph or soft-hackle trailer when fish aren't feeding at the surface. For conventional anglers, try using garlic-, cheese- or corn-scented trout dough bait fished off the bottom or a piece of nightcrawler fished below a bobber. Casting spoons, marabou jigs and dressed inline spinners can also be very effective, particularly for tiger trout. (June 27, 2024)
Riverfront Pond:
Fishing forecast (June through August): Trout stocking typically ends by the middle of June for Midas, Kidney and Riverfront ponds. Water conditions become unsuitable for trout stocking by late June, and remain unsuitable through August. The DWR transitions from trout to channel catfish stocking in June and July. Catfish provide a great summer angling opportunity. Catfish can be caught any time of day, but the bite slows at midday. We recommend fishing in the morning and evening when the catfish are more actively feeding. Nightcrawler, shrimp, common carp cut bait and chicken liver are all popular and effective baits for catfish. Fishing bait on the bottom using a slip-sinker rig, or suspended off the bottom using a float rig are both popular and effective methods for catching catfish. Trout can still be caught during these summer months. We recommend anglers fish in the mornings and evenings, target deeper water and fish off the bottom using floating trout bait or a marshmallow paired with a piece of nightcrawler. (June 27, 2024)
Salem Pond:
Fishing forecast (June through August): Trout stocking typically continues through June at Salem Pond. Water conditions become unsuitable for trout stocking July through August. The DWR transitions from trout to channel catfish stocking in June and July. Catfish provide a great summer angling opportunity. Salem is a popular pond that gets a lot of summer recreational use (kayaks, paddleboarders, swimmers and occasional bass boats). Anglers typically see lower recreation use and have increased success fishing in the mornings and evenings. Boat anglers are typically able to access areas of the pond that are less congested, but also see increased success fishing in the mornings and evenings. Catfish can be caught any time of day, but the bite slows at midday. We recommend fishing in the morning and evening when the catfish are more actively feeding. Nightcrawler, shrimp, common carp cut bait and chicken liver are all popular and effective baits for catfish. Fishing bait on the bottom using a slip-sinker rig, or suspended off the bottom using a float rig, are both popular and effective methods for catching catfish. Trout can still be caught during these summer months. We recommend anglers fish mornings and evenings, target deeper water and fish off the bottom using floating trout bait or a marshmallow paired with a piece of nightcrawler. (June 27, 2024)
Spanish Oaks Reservoir:
Fishing forecast (June through August): Trout stocking typically continues through June, July and August at Spanish Oaks Reservoir. Trout fishing is good during these summer months. The reservoir does get a lot of summer recreational use (kayaks, paddleboarders and swimmers). Fly and conventional anglers can catch fish any time of day, but typically have more success fishing in the mornings and evenings when fish are more actively feeding. We recommend using a piece of nightcrawler (fished below a bobber) or garlic-, corn- or cheese-scented trout bait (fished off the bottom or behind a casting bubble). Lures (such as inline spinners, casting spoons and minnows) mimic hard baits. Jigs (such as bucktail, marabou and curly tail jigs) and streamers (such as woolly buggers, humungus and jig leech patterns) are also effective for both trout and wipers during summer months. (June 27, 2024)
Strawberry Reservoir (Blue Ribbon):
Fishing forecast (June through August): Kokanee salmon: Kokanee fishing is typically best from mid-May through July, and gradually tapers off as the kokanee begin to transition for spawning in late August. Finding and fishing at the correct depths for kokanee is critical. As the water warms during the year, the kokanee will generally move to deeper/cooler water. We recommend trolling in the mornings (before sunrise) or later evenings at 1.5 to 2 miles per hour. Early in the season, start targeting the shallower water (10 to 20 feet) early in the day, and move to deeper water (25 to 50 feet) later in the day if needed. Later in the summer, the kokanee will generally all be deeper (30 to 50 feet). Using good fish-finding equipment will also help you to focus your efforts where the fish are most likely to be. You can also run lines at multiple depths to find the fish. For tackle, use dodgers in a variety of colors trailing a brightly colored (pink, purple, orange or chartreuse) hoochie squid rig. Various other brightly colored small rigs and lures also work well. Have a variety of colors and styles handy, and change them up often to find the color and lure that works best on that day, as it can change from day to day. We recommend tipping the squid or lure with manufactured maggot-style baits, corn, salmon eggs, small live baits (maggots, worms, etc.), salad shrimp and/or various scents. Kokanee can be caught almost anywhere out in the open, deeper water, but you may find “hotspots” where they seem to concentrate and/or bite more often. Once you find kokanee, continue trolling back through the same areas until the bite subsides. Anglers often do well trolling the “Triangle” (a popular non-exact route between Strawberry Bay Marina/Mackinaw Bay, the mouth of the Ladders/Knolls, and Haws Point/Rainbow Bay). Anglers often vary their trolling distance between these three points, thereby shrinking their trolling area to focus their efforts in a specific area or in a specific water depth. On the Soldier Creek side, anglers will fish several hundred yards out from the west shoreline (south of the Soldier Creek Marina) to the mouth of the Narrows, and at times out from the steep east shoreline, from across the Soldier Creek Marina towards the dam. During some years the Meadows (on the Renegade side) can also produce well.
Cutthroat and rainbow trout: Both species can be caught trolling kokanee gear. Trolling and actively casting spoons and other similar metallic lures, inline spinners, hard-minnow baits and soft plastics, such as tube and curly tailed jigs, are also effective. Fly fishing from float tubes can also produce high catch rates during the summer. Being able to get your lures and flies down to deeper depths (25 to 50 feet for cutthroat and 20 to 35 feet for rainbows) during the hotter times of the summer can be very important. Generally, anglers tend to catch more cutthroat trout, proportionally, when trolling than they do rainbow trout. Bait fishing, however, can produce more rainbow trout for anglers in certain areas, such as the Meadows, shoreline areas on the Soldier Creek side, and the Ladders. When fishing from shore, we recommend using scented trout dough baits, or a nightcrawler paired with a marshmallow (fished 1 to 2 feet off the bottom or behind a casting bubble). Again, even when fishing from shore, finding some steeper shorelines where you can cast out to deeper/cooler water can yield more fish during hot summer months. Tube jigs are effective year-round at Strawberry Reservoir, particularly for cutthroat trout. When fishing tube jigs, we recommend green- and white-colored ones tipped with a small piece of nightcrawler to cover the end of the hook. Tubes can be trolled, jigged vertically or drifted slowly. Fishing tubes below a bobber, behind a casting bubble or with a slip bobber rig can also produce fish. Bites on tube jigs can be light, so be ready to set the hook. (June 27, 2024)
Sunset Pond:
Fishing forecast (June through August): Trout stocking typically continues until the middle of June at Sunset Pond. Water conditions become unsuitable for trout stocking late June, and remain unsuitable through August. The DWR transitions from trout to channel catfish stocking in June and July. Catfish provide a great summer angling opportunity. Catfish can be caught any time of day, but the bite slows at midday. We recommend fishing in the morning and evening when the catfish are more actively feeding. Nightcrawler, shrimp, common carp cut bait and chicken liver are all popular and effective baits for catfish. Fishing bait on the bottom using a slip-sinker rig, or suspended off the bottom using a float rig, are both popular and effective methods for catching catfish. Trout can still be caught during these summer months. We recommend anglers fish mornings and evenings, target deeper water and fish off the bottom using floating trout bait or a marshmallow paired with a piece of nightcrawler. Fishing a small piece of nightcrawler (1-3 feet below a bobber) is also very effective for bluegill and the occasional pumpkinseed at Sunset Pond. (June 27, 2024)
Tibble Fork Reservoir:
Fishing forecast (June through August): Tibble Fork Reservoir is a very popular summer recreation destination. Recreational boating (kayaks, SUP, etc.), swimming and nonangler shore use are high during these months. Fishing weekends and holidays can be challenging for boat and shore anglers. Summer recreation use in American Fork Canyon is extremely high. The Tibble Fork Reservoir and Silver Lake Flat Reservoir parking lots often reach full capacity by 10 a.m. on the weekends. Anglers may want to consider fishing weekday mornings and evenings, when there is lower recreation use and more parking availability. We encourage anglers to have a backup plan if no parking is available.
Trout: Catch rates are fair to good during these summer months. Fly angling and conventional angling techniques produce fish from shore or boat. We recommend anglers fish mornings and evenings and either fish nearer the surface using a piece of nightcrawler suspended below a bobber, or fish off the bottom using floating trout bait or a marshmallow paired with a piece of nightcrawler. Lures (such as inline spinners, casting spoons and swimbaits), and flies/streamers (such as woolly buggers, Pistol Pete prop flies and jig leech patterns) fished behind a casting bubble can also be effective when trout are actively feeding. (June 27, 2024)
Utah Lake:
Note: The Utah Department of Environmental Quality has a harmful algal bloom "warning advisory" in effect for Provo Bay and Lincoln Beach, and a "health w tch" in effect for American Fork Beach and Saratoga Springs Marina. Visit the DEQ recreational monitoring site for more information. Fishing forecast (June through August): Bullhead and channel catfish: Catch rates are fair to good fishing for black bullhead and channel catfish all throughout the lake during these summer months. Rocky shoreline areas, areas having some sort of structure and the outer edges of weed lines are all great areas to target catfish. Midday catch rates are typically fair, with increased success fishing mornings, later evenings and nights. Summer is here and so are the mosquitos. The dusk swarms can be overwhelming along the shorelines, in areas. We advise anglers who want to night fish for catfish to go out after sunset/twilight hours (about 10-10:30 p.m.) when mosquito activity has died down. Nightcrawlers, shrimp, fresh white bass and carp cut-bait all work well for summer cats. Fresh white bass meat does seem to be working best for a lot of anglers right now. Fishing the bait suspended off the bottom using a float rig, slip-float rig or Santee-Cooper rig is producing fish. However, fishing bait on the bottom using a weightless rig (no weight added, just a hook and a piece of cut bait) or a "classic" slip-sinker rig also works well. When it comes to channel catfish, we recommend using a larger bait holder hook or circle/octopus hooks paired with heavy test line. (The average Utah Lake channel catfish weighs 4-6 pounds.) We recommend using a swivel to create a 6- to 15-inch leader section of line between the hook and your main line. When attaching the hook to the leader, try snelling your hook to give you a better hook set. And, when baiting the hook, try to keep the hook point exposed and make sure the hook gap remains open. (Don't fill or load the entire hook with bait.) Having too much bait in the hook gap often prevents the hook from anchoring properly inside the fish's mouth when setting the hook. Reminder: Northern pike are invasive to Utah Lake and special fishing regulations are in effect. (June 27, 2024)
Vivian Park Pond (Provo Canyon):
Fishing forecast (June through August): Trout stocking typically continues through June, July and August at Vivian Park Pond. Trout fishing is fair to good during these summer months. The pond does see a good amount of aquatic vegetation growth during the summer, which can constrict open/fishable areas of the pond and provide a lot of midday cover for fish. Fly and conventional anglers typically have increased success fishing in the mornings and evenings when fish are more actively feeding in those pockets of open/fishable water. We recommend using a piece of nightcrawler or garlic-, corn- or cheese-scented trout bait fished below a bobber. The west corner of the pond is deeper and tends to hold more fish, making it a good spot to target with bait. (June 27, 2024)
Wasatch Mtn State Park Pond:
Fishing forecast (June through August): Trout stocking typically continues through June, July and August at Wasatch Mountain State Park Pond. Trout fishing is fair to good during these summer months. Fly and conventional anglers can usually catch fish any time of day. However, anglers typically have increased success fishing in the mornings and evenings. We recommend using a piece of nightcrawler (fished below a bobber) or garlic-, corn- or cheese-scented trout bait (fished off the bottom or behind a casting bubble). Lures (such as inline spinners, casting spoons and minnows) mimic hard baits. Jigs (such as bucktail, marabou and underspin jigs) and streamers (such as woolly buggers, humungus and jig leech patterns) are also effective for trout and wipers during these summer months. (June 27, 2024)
Wayne Bartholomew Family Park Pond:
Fishing forecast (June through August): Trout stocking typically continues through June, July and August at Wasatch Mountain State Park Pond. The pond does see a lot of recreational use (kayaks, paddleboarders and swimmers), but trout fishing is good during these summer months. Fly and conventional anglers can usually catch trout any time of day, fishing from the north shoreline. However, anglers definitely see increased success fishing early in the mornings and later evenings, particularly fly anglers. We recommend using a piece of nightcrawler (fished below a bobber) or garlic-, corn- or cheese-scented trout bait (fished off the bottom or behind a casting bubble). Lures (such as inline spinners, casting spoons and minnows) mimic hard baits. Streamers (such as woolly buggers, Pistol Pete prop flies and jig leech patterns), and wet-fly patterns (such as chironomid pupa, bloodworm and shrimp patterns) are also effective during these summer months. (June 27, 2024)
Willow Pond:
Fishing forecast (June through August): Trout stocking typically ends by the middle of June for Willow Pond. Water conditions become unsuitable for trout stocking late June, and remain unsuitable through August. The DWR transitions from trout to channel catfish stocking in June and July. Catfish provide a great summer angling opportunity. Catfish can be caught any time of day, but the bite slows at midday. We recommend fishing in the morning and evening when the catfish are more actively feeding. Nightcrawler, shrimp, common carp cut bait and chicken liver are all popular and effective baits for catfish. Fishing bait on the bottom using a slip-sinker rig, or suspended off the bottom using a float rig, are both popular and effective methods for catching catfish. Trout can still be caught during these summer months, but fishing is challenging through July and August. We recommend anglers fish mornings and evenings, target deeper water and fish off the bottom using floating trout bait or a marshmallow paired with a piece of nightcrawler. Fishing a small piece of nightcrawler (1-3 feet below a bobber) is also very effective for bluegill. Try targeting the outer edges of vegetated shoreline areas and areas with structure, such as underneath the fishing pier. Fishing violations are an issue at Willow Pond (both overharvest and fishing without a license). If you see a wildlife-related crime, please report it! (June 27, 2024)
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