Utah’s Native Trout

Great presentation by the Deseret News today about Cutthroat Trout.  The only native trout to Utah they prefer the cold water temperatures in higher elevations such as the Scofield and Strawberry reservoirs as well as the Uinta and Boulder mountain lakes.  On the lakes try white Zonkers, Copper Crystal Killers, California Leech and Black Flash-A-Buggers.

In streams, cutthroat are famous for going after big, bright, high-floating flies such as Goofus Bugs, Royal Wulff, Stimulators, Chernobyl Ants and any “hopper” pattern. One particularly effective rigging is to fly fish a bead-head nymph such as a Prince or Tungsten Surveyor blow the big dry fly on a 12- to 20-inch dropper.

Source: deseretnews.com | Utah’s game fish: Cutthroat Trout

Better than Dynomite

Um, anyone know anyone at the U.S. Patent office?  Cause I don’t think this patent should be approved.  Hat’s off for the innovation, but fishing isn’t about “killing them all.”

The Snap’r is tied to the fishing pole, weight or bobber, depending where you like to drop your bait, then tied to the swivel and to the other end of the hook once baited. Pull the cable out, a little ball bearing shows up, you push in the notch and cast it. When the fish bites, it pulls it off. Snap! It automatically sets the hook.

Read the full story here.

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Humboldt Steelhead Set to Receive Funding

Great news out of Eureka today in form of a $2.7 million restoration project slated to revive the steelheads of the Mad River Fish Hatchery.  The approval of funding is owed to the dedicated team, Friends of the Mad River Hatchery, made up of Dave Varshock, Gene Morris, Kenny Richards, Mark Wetzel, Robert Vogt and Phillip Crandall.

Source: The Eureka Reporter