Anglers have been successful catching rainbow trout. (04-19-19), Angler success is high and catch rates are good. The water temperature is 44 degrees and fishing is slow. Fishing is slow and shore anglers are catching small rainbow trout. (04-19-19), Runoff has filled the reservoir, but the water is very murky. Also try looking for fish in 50-70 feet of water near main channel points and ridges. Try using pink squid jigs behind a dodger; Jake's gold; scented PowerBait; orange gulp minnows or rainbow flatfish lures. MY CART. Try using flies or lures with metallic/bright coloration or produce noise/vibration to increase your chances. (03-08-19), Academy Mill Reservoir and several other waters on the Manti-La Sal National Forest are inaccessible to highway vehicles because of deep snow. Midges are hatching in the afternoons on warm days. (04-19-19), The reservoir is nearly full and catchable-sized rainbow trout have been stocked. Click here instead. Use a flasher and a wedding ring in 2 to 13 feet of water or a rainbow J-7 Rapala on the surface. Last week the fishing at Clatworthy was excellent with the rod average of 2.9, both bank and boats have fished well, with the increasing water level still rising bringing in fresh water the bays all seem to be fishing well. We will not stock brown trout or rainbow trout in 2019 — we hope to be begin restoring the fishery in 2020. If you're fly-fishing, try using dry fly midges (size #16-#18), BWO (size #16-#18), Parachute Adams (size #18-#22) or midge clusters (size #16-#18) trailing midge emergers (size #22-#24) or small dry flies (size #20-#24). (04-19-19), The reservoir was stocked this week with 8- to 10-inch rainbow trout. Also, try using cheese or garlic Powerbait fished 12- to 18-inches off the bottom using using a basic fixed sinker rig, or a bit of nightcrawler with a kernel of corn fished 18- to 24-inches under a bobber. Try using corn or garlic Powerbait, or a bit of nightcrawler tipped with a two Berkley Floating Magnum Egg fish 15- to 18-inches off the bottom using a basic fixed rig or slip rig sinker. (04-19-19), Access is limited by snow to snowmobiles and ATVs with tracks. Bear Lake is entirely open water and surface water temperature is 37 degrees. Try using traditional baits and lures. Bait fishing (anchovies, or striper meat) is taking off and more than one fishing boat has returned to the marina with a load of over 100 stripers for one day of fishing.

Try using white or green tube jigs or paddle bugs tipped with chub meat. (04-19-19), Both reservoirs are full for the first time in several years. Some anglers have also reported lots of slush on the reservoir, so driving a snow machine on the ice is not recommended.

Also, try using 1/4-ounce silver Blue Fox Classic Vibrax spinners, 1/6-once brass/red spot or chrome/red dot Lil Jake Lures, 1/4-ounce nickel or gold Acme Kastmaster Plain Spoons, or 1/6-ounce brass/red head Luhr-Jensen Super Duper Spoons. Very little fishing pressure due to several feet of snow and thick ice. a link to jump to the fishing report for that region. (04-19-19), Both Kidney and Riverfront (just south of Kidney) ponds were stocked this week with 10- to 12-inch rainbow trout. The south end of the reservoir has open water. Reminder the trout limit is 2, and only 1 may be a cutthroat over 22 inches. Fishing is slow but anglers are catching small crappie, 14- to 16-inch smallmouth bass, 16- to 23-inch wiper on mussels, Rapala, Kastmaster and worms; and 13- to 21-inch catfish in 15 feet of water near Eagle Beach and on the west side of the reservoir.