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Current fishing conditions around the state

Published: Thursday, June 12, 2008 12:09 a.m. MDT
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DIAMOND FORK RIVER: Light fishing pressure and fair success by using flies, worms or lures. Most cutts about 10 to 12 inches.

PROVO RIVER: Hares ear, sow bugs and other small surface flies and bottom-bouncing nymphs are producing fair to good success in pools and feeding zones.

Northeastern Region

BIG SAND WASH: Anglers are reporting fair to good fishing for rainbows. Try top water flies and lures, and use either a bubble or floating baits to clear the submerged vegetation and boulders.

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FLAMING GORGE: Good to excellent fishing for 16- to 24-inch lake trout throughout most of the reservoir. Use tube jigs in white, chartreuse, glow or brown tipped with a small chunk of sucker or chub meat. Trollers use downriggers with lures like needlefish, other spoons and Rapalas down near the bottom. Kokanee fishing slow, but it will improve once water temperatures hit the mid-50s. Good fishing for rainbow in most areas of the reservoir. Look for larger rainbows around boat ramps. Fish as large as 24 inches can be caught. Use marshmallows and worms, Wooly Buggers, minnow imitation plugs, spinners and jigs to catch fish from shore. Burbot fishing should continue to be good as long as water temperatures stay cool in shallow areas. If fishing from shore or a boat, try fishing with jigs late in the afternoon, early morning or at night on points coming into the reservoir. Smallmouth fishing is slow, as smallmouth tend not to bite well at temperatures near or below 50 degrees. Use twist-tail grubs on lead head jigs or small plastic worms, sinkos, twitch and crankbaits in about 5-30 feet of water off rocky shorelines and points. Crayfish imitation colors will work the best. Drop shot techniques will also work.

GREEN RIVER: Success picking up, and baetis and midge hatches are occurring as air and water temps warm. Anglers report good fishing in most sections of the river. Nymphing is still probably the best technique, but streamers are also working. Spin fishermen should try small Rapalas — floating, countdown and husky jerk — as well as small spinners, small jubs and black, brown or olive marabou jigs.

PELICAN LAKE: Numerous small bass in the weeds, and bluegill are just starting to move in. As the water warms, fishing will pick up.

RED FLEET: Good fishing for trout. Not much activity for bass and bluegill yet.

STARVATION: Good fishing for trout, including several larger browns.

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