Now's prime time for Utah anglers to land limit of Bonneville whitefish

FLAMING GORGE — All ramps except Anvil Draw are accessible. Lake trout fishing is good in Linwood Bay. To protect spawning lake trout, Linwood Bay is closed to fishing 6 p.m. to 7 a.m. through Dec. 15. Other good locations include Sheep Creek, Antelope, Anvil Draw and Stateline. Look for fish 60 to 110 feet deep over points and along the river channel. Techniques include trolling bottom structure using down riggers or steel line and flatfish, crank baits or a flasher trailing a squid or small lure, or vertical jigging using tube or bucktail jigs with or without minnow or sucker meat. There are many small- and medium-size lake trout in Flaming Gorge, so please take advantage of the new six-fish limit on lake trout, but only one can be over 28 inches. Kokanee and smallmouth bass fishing will slow as water temperatures cool. Boat anglers are catching rainbow near the surface trolling small lures or a night crawler behind pop gear. Shore anglers should do well at Mustang, Sheep Creek, Antelope, Anvil Draw, Squaw Hollow and South Buckboard fishing a night crawler/marshmallow combo just off the bottom, or casting spinners or jigs.

SCOFIELD — The reservoir has been covered by ice for only a few days. Ice thickness and strength is variable, depending on the location. Cold temperatures are expected to strengthen the ice pack.

FISH LAKE — Little pressure. Fair fishing for rainbow and splake. Best fishing is by boat. You can catch rainbows still-fishing with bait or trolling spinners or pop gear with a worm. Troll deeper for lake trout. For splake, try anchoring and jig with a spoon or plastic jig tipped with sucker or perch meat. Shore fishing for rainbows is best at Twin Creek using worms or spinners, but remember, the stream itself is closed to fishing. If fishing is slow, try for perch near the weeds. Use a small spoon or jig tipped with a piece of worm or just a piece of worm below a float. Most of the perch are small but you can get a mess of tasty fillets in a short time.