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Strawberry Reservoir Ice Fishing: First Ice, Depths, and the Slot Limit Anglers Blow
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Strawberry Reservoir Ice Fishing: First Ice, Depths, and the Slot Limit Anglers Blow

Strawberry Reservoir ice fishing, from first safe ice in the bays to the February bottom bite: where ice locks up first, how the depth progression runs from 10 feet to 40, the cutthroat slot limit and kokanee closure anglers get wrong, and which access points actually plow out.

October 7, 2026 11 min read
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The Utah Cutthroat Slam: All Four Subspecies and How to Catch Them
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The Utah Cutthroat Slam: All Four Subspecies and How to Catch Them

The Utah Cutthroat Slam is a $20 lifetime registration, four native cutthroat subspecies, and four drainages. Here is how the program works, where each fish lives, and the alpine lake tactics that get it done.

September 25, 2026 16 min read
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How to Tell if Your Lake Has Turned Over (And What to Do for the Next Two Weeks)
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How to Tell if Your Lake Has Turned Over (And What to Do for the Next Two Weeks)

Every turnover article explains the physics. None of them tell you how to tell if your lake has turned over this week. Here's the surface-to-bottom temperature test, the four field signs worth trusting, and what to do with the two or three unsettled weeks that follow.

August 31, 2026 11 min read
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Tenkara Fishing Utah's Uinta Mountains: Brook Trout Water Built for a Fixed Line
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Tenkara Fishing Utah's Uinta Mountains: Brook Trout Water Built for a Fixed Line

Fifteen brookies in one July morning on a single red wet fly. Real logged catch data on why tenkara fishing Utah's Uinta Mountains might be the best fixed-line game in the lower 48.

August 14, 2026 11 min read
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Deer Creek Reservoir Fishing Guide: Walleye, Smallmouth, and Trout From Ice-Off to Ice-Up
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Deer Creek Reservoir Fishing Guide: Walleye, Smallmouth, and Trout From Ice-Off to Ice-Up

Deer Creek Reservoir fishing gets overlooked by anglers driving past it to bigger-name lakes. This month-by-month guide covers walleye, smallmouth, and trout tactics, shore and boat access, and the 2026 Utah regulations that apply.

August 13, 2026 10 min read
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Scofield Reservoir Fishing Guide: Tiger Trout, Cutthroat, and the Chub Cycle
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Scofield Reservoir Fishing Guide: Tiger Trout, Cutthroat, and the Chub Cycle

Scofield Reservoir fishing runs on one engine: Utah chubs. Here's how the DWR's tiger trout program works, what the 2026 regulations allow, and how to fish it from ice-off through hard water.

August 12, 2026 11 min read
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Tibble Fork Reservoir Fishing Guide: American Fork Canyon, Utah
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Tibble Fork Reservoir Fishing Guide: American Fork Canyon, Utah

Tibble Fork Reservoir fishing is more than stocked rainbows. Eight logged trips of brown trout data, plus canyon pass fees, parking reality, boat rules, and ice fishing safety notes.

August 8, 2026 8 min read
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Strawberry Reservoir Shore Fishing: The Complete Bank Angler's Guide
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Strawberry Reservoir Shore Fishing: The Complete Bank Angler's Guide

Yes, you can fish Strawberry Reservoir from shore. This Strawberry Reservoir shore fishing guide covers the named bank access areas, the rigs that work, the cutthroat slot limit, and a month-by-month calendar of when the bank actually produces.

August 1, 2026 11 min read
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Where to Catch Tiger Trout in Utah: Every Water Worth Your Time
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Where to Catch Tiger Trout in Utah: Every Water Worth Your Time

Utah grows some of the biggest tiger trout anywhere, and most anglers only ever fish one lake for them. Here are 13 verified waters for tiger trout in Utah, tiered by how far they're worth driving, plus tactics, both state records, and how to use the DWR stocking report to scout.

July 27, 2026 9 min read
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Summer Walleye in July: The Deep-Water Playbook
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Summer Walleye in July: The Deep-Water Playbook

Summer walleye in July slide out to cooler, deeper water. Here is the depth-by-structure breakdown and the jig, slow-death and glide-bait playbook that catches them on basin edges, breaklines and mid-lake humps.

July 22, 2026 8 min read
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