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Color Country Anglers March Newsletter
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March Gathering
When: Wednesday, March 5th, 5:30 - 7:30 PM
Where: Hurst Ace Hardware
160 N. Bluff Street
St. George, Utah |
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Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Fish Survey Projects
This is an opportunity to learn more about our local fisheries. |
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Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Fish Survey Projects
A trophy Tiger Trout, netted and released, last year at Pangitch Lake. Below is the information needed to sign up for these events. |
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Hello all-
We're excited about the upcoming projects we have planned this year. The SRO Aquatics Crew invites you to come and help on our projects whenever and wherever you'd like. We always appreciate and welcome extra help. Please look at the list below and contact the correct biologist listed if you'd like to help on a specific project. Please remember these dates are tentative and weather-dependent, but we will keep you updated if things change. If you've expressed interest to the biologist, you will be contacted with more information as the project date approaches.
Some of you may be aware that last year DWR introduced a new, all-digital volunteer sign-up and tracking system. Please sign up before attending if you:1. If you want to claim volunteer time for Dedicated Hunter hours.2. To sign a liability waiver if you want to get on the boat.
Logging volunteer hours also helps DWR gain federal funding, so even if you're only planning to pick nets at the boat ramp, signing up is appreciated. Please visit this link to sign up for a project, (also found here: https://dwrapps.utah.gov/Volunteer/?id=2379). Once signed up, you will be good for any fish-related sampling project in the Southern Region through June 30, 2025. So, if you sign up/register in the volunteer portal with us now, you do not need to sign up again until after July 1, 2025. It only takes a couple of minutes to sign up. You will need a customer number, which is found on any Utah fishing or hunting license you have purchased. If you don't have a customer number, you can generate one at the time of sign-up. If you are unsure if you have one, there is a look-up feature too. Not signing up beforehand doesn't prevent you from attending, but it may limit your participation to observing or just working at the boat ramp. We are trying to get set up to sign-up people on the day of the project, but it is dependent on cell service/wifi and is currently not an option at all project sites. This system is still new and we are all learning how to use it, so we appreciate your patience as we work through any bugs in the program. We will send reminders to sign up as project dates approach.
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2025 Sportfish Project Schedule:
Contact: Taylor Shamo (tshamo@utah.gov)April 9th - Otter Creek Res. gill net surveyMay 13th - Koosharem Res. gill net survey May 14th - Fish Lake gill net survey June - September - Boulder Mountain & Thousand Lake Mountain gill net surveys August - Fish Lake Kokanee Netting October - Fish Lake Kokanee Spawn Trap and Lake Trout netting
Contact: Nic Braithwaite (nicolasbraithwaite@utah.gov)March 18th - Minersville Res. gill net survey April 30th - Kolob Res. gill net survey
Contact: MaKayla Roundy (mdroundy@utah.gov)Late-March to August - Bonneville Cutthroat Trout Stream Surveys (electrofishing) in the Virgin River Drainage
April 23rd - Paragonah (Red Creek) Res. gill net surveyApril 24th - Newcastle Res. gill net survey April 29th - Pine Lake gill net surveyMay 1st- Panguitch Lake gill net survey June 5th - Navajo Lake gill net surveyLate-May to Mid-June - Doughtery Basin Colorado River Cutthroat Trap and SpawnMid-June - Manning Meadow Bonneville Cutthroat Trap, Spawn, and gill net surveyAugust/September - Beaver Mountain Lakes gill net surveys
Contact: Jon Hudson (jhudson@utah.gov)April 28-29th - Ivans and Sand Cove(s) Electrofishing surveysMay 8-9th - Baker Res. Electrofishing, gill net and fyke net surveysMay 19-22nd - Gunlock Res. Crappie and Bluegill collection & transfers September/October - Electrofishing surveys in various warm water lakes/reservoirs
Contact: Dan Keller (danielkeller@utah.gov)Lake Powell monitoring - March through November
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Thank you for your help, we appreciate you and your interest in our projects! Please reach out if you have any questions. And feel free to share the schedule with anyone who might be interested in helping that I may have missed.
MaKayla Roundy
Aquatics Biologist
Southern Region
M: (435) 691-8266
E: mdroundy@utah.gov
Utah Department of Natural Resources
Division of Wildlife Resources
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Ice-off is occurring early this year!
Good fishing at Minersville and Otter Creek Reservoirs has been reported. Ice is receding at Panguitch Lake and fish are moving to the shoreline. |
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The weather has been unseasonably mild this winter in Southern Utah. Ice-off has stated early.
Five members fished Minersville Reservoir on Tuesday, February 25th. We were prepared for late winter conditions and brought along more than enough layers of clothing. Fishing in shirt sleeves was a surprise to all of us.
Four of us fished from the shoreline and one member, John Thomas, from his new Dave Scadden pontoon boat.
The Bruised Balance Leech was the best fly of the day. This fly was tied by Jim Cotton. He landed five nice, large Rainbows fishing the leech under an indicator, from the shoreline near the Dam. Dave Tall landed four fatties with a Landon Mayer Mini Leech in black and purple using the indicator method.
Our lone boater reported several light strikes and one fast and furious take that resulted in a long distance release. |
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The Trout Unlimited Western Regional Rendezvous and the Wasatch Fly Tying & Fly Fishing Expo will be held at the end of March. |
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One of our members has a kayak for sale:
Jackson Coosa fishing kayak.
Very stable fishing kayak. Two rod holders built in. Comfortable raised seat. Lots of storage space above and below deck. Asking $500.
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