Utah Fishing Report
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| Date | 01-Sep-23 | |
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: JOES VALLEY RESERVOIR: Fishing forecast (September through November): Fall can provide great fishing for trout. Splake: Splake will cruise the shallow shoreline before daylight feeding on Utah chub. Utah chub will congregate to spawn in shallow rocky and weedy areas, and splake will target the spawning chub as a food source. Try using dead Utah chub as bait to catch fish during this timeframe. Cut off a one-by-one-inch piece of chub meat and thread it on a 1/8-ounce or 1/4-ounce jig head. Cast the bait out and let it sit on the bottom. Casting tube jigs and swimbaits tipped with chub meat will also work from shore. Keep your jig close to the bottom as you retrieve/reel, because most fish will hug the bottom. Other good lures to try will be silver-and-white or black-and-white crankbaits. For best results try trolling a pop gear and a spoon or a flatfish in a bright color. Rainbow trout: Fishing is good for rainbow trout at this time of year. Use standard trout fishing tactics from shore like worm and marshmallow/salmon egg, PowerBait, spinners and spoons. Troll a pop gear and worm or spoons to target fish in deeper water. Rainbow trout have been stocked into the reservoir since 2018. Tiger muskie: Look for fish along rocky shorelines in water 5-15 feet deep. Most fish are feeding on Utah chub and crayfish along the rocks. This is a perfect opportunity to target fish with a fly rod. Large streamers (4-10 inches) cast along rock outcroppings will produce best results. Cast swimbaits or crankbaits that look like chubs (silver/white and black/white) as another option. Fish will move to shallower water in the fall. Cutthroat trout: Cutthroat trout in the reservoir are self-sustaining and use the tributaries to spawn. Target cutthroat with similar tactics as splake. Use tube jigs tipped with chub meat and crankbaits in the fall. Reported by: Utah D.W.R |
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| About: - Joe's Valley Reservoir is nestled in a beautiful valley on the eastern slope of the Wasatch Plateau. Fishing Joe's Valley is normally good and features rainbow, cutthroat, splake, brown, and lake trout. However, boating, and camping are other popular activities. (more on Joe's Valley) Location: The reservoir is located approximately 12 miles west of Orangeville, Utah. It is accessible from U-10 near Castle Dale via U-57 on the south or U-29 on the north. | ||
| Misc Info: - Joes Valley Reservoir is a water body with special regulations. The limit is four trout, only one may be over 18 inches. |
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