Utah Fishing Report
Paragonah Lake Sponsored by
| Date | 07-Mar-24 | |
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: PARAGONAH RESERVOIR: Fishing forecast (March through May): Ice comes off around the same time that access opens up usually in early-to-mid April. Spring fishing is typically good to excellent for abundant tiger trout, and you can also catch cutthroat and rainbow trout. Various lures, jigs and flies are effective, while natural baits like nightcrawlers and cut bait (pieces of minnow, chub or sucker) tend to work better than PowerBait. The tiger trout stocked after the Brian Head fire have survived very well, so feel free to take a limit to help cut down on competition and improve growth. In our spring gillnetting surveys, we found a number of redside shiners. You'll now see schools of these swimming around the lake. The good news is that the tiger trout should be big enough that they can prey on these fish to help keep the numbers down. We've also stocked a number of splake to help control shiner numbers. Reported by: Utah D.W.R |
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This moderate-size reservoir has literally turned into a rainbow trout fish factory. Red Creek is the primary water source for Paragonah Reservoir. It flows high and cold during the spring of the year offering perfect spawning conditions for rainbow trout. The reservoir is located about eight miles by gravel road up Red Creek Canyon east of the town of Paragonah. The town is just off of highway I-15 about 2.5 hours north from Las Vegas or 3.5 hours south from Salt Lake City. The reservoir lies at an elevation of 7,791 feet and is entirely located on the Dixie National Forest. It covers 70 surface acres and has a 350 acre-foot conservation pool owned by the Division of Wildlife Resources. Camping is primitive with no established facilities. There is no boat ramp, but small boats can be launched from shore. There are no special fishing restrictions on the reservoir (general state-wide limit of 4 trout), but tributary streams are closed to all fishing through the second Saturday in July (July 8 this year) to protect spawning trout. |
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