May 2nd, 2013

• Lake Powell
The Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass are spawning and now is the time to fish for them. Cast to spawning beds. Try spinner and chatter baits, lippless crankbaits, and jerk baits in white and shad tones. Colors with chartreuse highlights in stained water work well. skirted jigs with trailers, hula grubs, and a variety of plastics in a range of colors. Translucent colors are often better in clear water. Try a brighter colored jig or bait that you can see well on the bottom to help target bedded fish. Look for Crappie on the outer edges of submerged brush or flooded trees, or suspended adjacent to flat spawning areas. Stripers and Walleye should be on main lake points and humps, trolling shad colored crank and swimbaits should produce fish.
• Strawberry Reservoir
The ice is coming off and going fast. Most edges are open and fishable from the shore. Fishing from the shore or from a pontoon boat has been good. Look for water with a little more depth to it and get as close to the ice edge as possible. Dark colored buggers and streamers are good on the fly rod. Marabou jigs and tube jigs in black or olive have been effective. Lucky Craft Pointer 78 lures in ghost rainbow or ghost minnow colors can also produce some good fish. Give us a call for the most updated report.
• Weber River
  The water has recently come up on the middle stretch, but still running clear. The lower is significantly higher with a little color to it. There have been traces of Caddis in the water. Nymphing is still the best bet for producing fish. Try Sow Bugs, Surveyor nymphs, or Pulsating Caddis. A Parachute Hare's Ear on top might get a few takes as we get closer to the Mother's Day caddis hatch.
• Middle Provo
  The Blue Winged Olives are starting to taper off. Fishing Blue Wing nymphs will produce more fish than Blue Wing dries will at this time, but don't hesitate to throw dries if there are still fish rising. Start gearing up more for the Mother's Day caddis hatch by throwing caddis nymphs, such as the Core Caddis, or Pulsating Caddis. A golden epoxy-back stone nymph is a good bottom fly.
• Lower Provo
  The Lower is fishing very similar to the middle section. Plan on seeing caddis but not as many stoneflies.
• Starvation/Deer Creek
  We have been getting good reports from both Starvation and Deer Creek for the Rainbow Trout. Powerbait has been the most effective from shore. Also try Jakes Spin-A-Lures. From a boat, try trolling pop gear and a worm or minnow baits such as Rapalas and Lucky Craft Lures.
• Green River
There have been sightings of early Cicadas. The fish probably won't be keying in on them for about another 3 weeks or so but it could be a big year for them. The water temperature coming out of the dam is warming up so the baetis are coming off on the A section. Juju's and San Juan worms underneath will produce fish. The Sprout Baetis or CDC Baetis are good options on top.
• Jordanelle
  The best reports we have had are from people that are throwing suspending jerk baits such as Lucky Craft Pointer 78 SP's in rainbow trout, shad, or chub minnow colors.
• We are always interested in the latest reports, if you have been out fishing recently call us up and give us the news. The number here is (801) 272-8808