Outdoor notes

RESERVOIR OPEN TO FISHING

WOODLAND — One of northern Utah's most popular mountain reservoirs has reopened to fishing.

Repairs on the dam at Mill Hollow Reservoir have been completed. And the reservoir has enough water in it now that the Division of Wildlife Resources has been able to stock it again with fish.

"We recently stocked more than 3,000 rainbow and albino rainbow trout into the reservoir," said Scott Root, DWR regional conservation outreach manager. "The water level isn't real high yet, but the reservoir is refilling, and there's no difficulty accessing it. Anglers are doing well using traditional baits, lures and small flies."

Root reminds anglers that the trout limit at the reservoir is four fish. Most of the fish will be between 10 and 12 inches long.

"The Kamas hatchery may stock more catchable-sized rainbow trout into the reservoir in the near future," he said. "They may also stock some smaller brook and tiger trout."

Mill Hollow is in north-central Utah, about 14 miles southeast of Woodland.

For more information, call the DWR's Central Region office at 801-491-5678.

SPECIAL UPLAND GAME HUNTS

Hunters who are 15 years of age and younger can participate in special chukar and pheasant hunts this fall.

To be considered for one of the youth chukar hunts, the Division of Wildlife Resources must receive your application no later than Aug. 22. Applications for the youth pheasant hunts are due by Sept. 7.

The youth chukar hunts will be held Sept. 5 on four state wildlife management areas and one walk-in access area. The youth pheasant hunts will be held Nov. 14 on four state WMAs and one walk-in access area.

"We're holding these hunts across Utah," said Dave Olsen, upland game coordinator for the DWR. "No matter where you live, you should be able to find a hunt within two hours of your home."

The WMAs and the walk-in access areas will be closed to all other hunters on the day the youth hunts are held.

"The number of young people who hunt in Utah has declined through the years," Olsen said. "We're hoping these youth hunts will help reverse that trend by getting young people into the field and letting them experience what it's like to take an upland game bird. The hunts also give us a chance to teach young people how to be responsible and ethical hunters."