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
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
While fishing Strawberry Reservoir last week and seeing hundreds of bright-red kokanee salmon schooling near the areas we fished, I realized that the whole idea of having kokanees in some of our reservoirs in Utah is having a positive effect on overall fishing excitement. People love to catch salmon. Kokanee salmon have been offering great
Among the proposed changes in the fishing regulations under consideration by the RAC (Regional Advisory Councils) around the state this month is one that would allow corn to be used as bait in all Utah waters. For a few years, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR) has conducted an experiment to see if corn
