While most of you were either tucked away in your homes watching it snow or were out on the ice somewhere catching fish, my good friend Michael Tuvell (Provo resident) and I were at Sand Hollow Reservoir, just a little northeast of St. George practicing and eventually fishing a team fishing event. I dedicated the
The 2019 Burbot Bash, held on the ice at Flaming Gorge Reservoir in far northeast Utah and Southwest Wyoming, is in the books. Held the last week of January, 695 participants forming 212 teams, took to the ice to catch as many burbot as possible in the three-day event. Knowing that every burbot caught is
Ice fishing takes a back seat when the “winter thaw” arrives and Lake Powell (and her siren call) beckons me to chase winter stripers. Though the groundhog saw his shadow and predicted six more weeks of snow and ice, just 4.5 hours south of Provo is “America’s Playground” – with few if any visitors. Several
From time to time (as I look at my garage full of lures and baits), the realization hits me that tackle companies keep themselves relevant by designing, manufacturing, and marketing hundreds of new lures, baits, and ancillary products each and every year. Are new lures necessary? And, even more to the point, will they really
Ever since burbot (fresh water ling cod) were illegally introduced into Flaming Gorge Reservoir, fishery managers have attempted to control their spread and remove as many as possible. I took the opportunity more than a decade ago to assist the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) as well as the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
I show you how to catch winter white bass in a stream entering Utah Lake in central Utah. I use spinning tackle to fish tube jigs in white and green for hungry bass in January 2019.
Having heard from several readers in the past couple of weeks about challenging conditions on Strawberry Reservoir, I decided to brave the zero-degree temperatures and provide some hope for those struggling to catch fish. Ice Fishing can certainly humble the most avid anglers – including me. Moose Pond My wife, Jeri, and I visited family
Today (of all days) is one to reflect on the past year and plan for the future. Although I like making a few resolutions here and there, the most important aspect of New Year’s Day (besides the bowl games) is to make solid plans to fish. Allow me to explain. As I have discovered reading
“Though the weather here in Provo might be frightful, in St. George it’s usually delightful, so since we’ve got somewhere to go … let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.” Each year, more and more of my friends and readers of this column migrate to southwestern Utah for the winter. And, as a
Fishing a new reservoir (Pickwick Lake, Alabama) and especially one so different than the lakes and reservoirs out here in the mountain states, was a daunting task. Learning to manage current, navigate the Tennessee River, and finally, catch fish in a new and challenging environment was (at times) downright scary. According to the rules, none
