1fish
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Took a trip last week, before my Utah license expires at the end of the month. It was sort of a combination, camping, checking out some streams, sightseeing, and a little fishing trip. The weather wasn’t the best, mostly cold, with off and on rain or drizzle. Most of the rivers at lower elevation were sort of muddied up, so I mainly fished in the upper parts of the watersheds.
Never put waders on the whole trip, and only used an 8ft 3 weight. Generally I’d just fish an hour or two at a time, mostly because of the weather and the need to find a campsite for the night. I made a loop through the southwest part of the state, so I was pretty much on the move every day.
1st stop was the Beaver river, caught a couple of small, but thick browns.
Camped at Otter Creek SP the 2nd night and checked out a couple of spots. The Sevier river below Piute Reservoir, seemed high and was chalky colored. Lots of birds working, but I didn't fish it. Checked out the East fork of the Sevier, but it was pretty muddied up. Fished a small brushy stream near the campground, didn't catch anything.
Next day I headed over to the Freemont River, above Loa. Camped at a Reservoir that I can't remember the name of. The river was a nice mountain meadow and brush type stream. Caught a few nymphing, but did better with a 18 Adams. Almost stayed another day here, but I needed to move on.
Spent the morning at Capitol Reef, on the only sunny day of the trip.
Then drove on to Bryce and camped at Red Rock Canyon for two nights. Checked out Bryce in the morning. Pretty cold and windy.
Fished the East Fork of Sevier in the afternoon. Nice mountain stream. Nymphed a few rainbows.
Here's camp Saturday morning.
Drove through Zion Saturday morning, but didn't stop. Kind of a zoo.
Never put waders on the whole trip, and only used an 8ft 3 weight. Generally I’d just fish an hour or two at a time, mostly because of the weather and the need to find a campsite for the night. I made a loop through the southwest part of the state, so I was pretty much on the move every day.
1st stop was the Beaver river, caught a couple of small, but thick browns.
Camped at Otter Creek SP the 2nd night and checked out a couple of spots. The Sevier river below Piute Reservoir, seemed high and was chalky colored. Lots of birds working, but I didn't fish it. Checked out the East fork of the Sevier, but it was pretty muddied up. Fished a small brushy stream near the campground, didn't catch anything.
Next day I headed over to the Freemont River, above Loa. Camped at a Reservoir that I can't remember the name of. The river was a nice mountain meadow and brush type stream. Caught a few nymphing, but did better with a 18 Adams. Almost stayed another day here, but I needed to move on.
Spent the morning at Capitol Reef, on the only sunny day of the trip.
Then drove on to Bryce and camped at Red Rock Canyon for two nights. Checked out Bryce in the morning. Pretty cold and windy.
Fished the East Fork of Sevier in the afternoon. Nice mountain stream. Nymphed a few rainbows.
Here's camp Saturday morning.
Drove through Zion Saturday morning, but didn't stop. Kind of a zoo.
