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October Meeting
October Meeting:
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Strawberry Reservoir Fishing Report – East Portal
By Bill Quapp - Sep 3, 2026
Jack Campbell, Jeff Wells, and I fished East Portal on Thursday. The water temperature was 63.5°F when I launched and never climbed above 63.8°F all day. It was fairly windy, but the wind remained tolerable.
Fishing was challenging at times, but the three of us still managed to boat 48 fish, mostly rainbows with a few cutthroats mixed in.
My action started picking up around 10:00 or 11:00 in the morning and then seemed to shut down. Actually, the fish hadn't stopped—I just couldn't hook them. For a couple of hours, what I assume were cutthroats kept grabbing my fly, but every time I tried to set the hook, there was nothing there.
Things improved for me around 1:00. The rainbows seemed much more committed, and my catch rate picked up considerably. I caught fish on all three lines I used—Intermediate, Type 4, and Type 7. I didn't switch to the Type 7 until the afternoon, but once I did, my catch rate improved. Jack went to his Type 7 earlier than I did and was already catching fish with it.
Productive flies included Gene's Perch Pattern, Midnight Fire, Chinchilla Estaz, Angstrom, and several others.
Overall, it was a challenging but productive day at East Portal. Despite the wind and a frustrating couple of hours when the fish seemed better at grabbing flies than getting hooked, 48 fish among the three of us made for a pretty good day on the water.
Bill Quapp
Soapstone Creek Recovery Project
Soapstone Creek Recovery Project
A Resounding Success!
by Jayne Guyse
A heartfelt thank you to the more than 300 volunteers who registered from across the Wasatch Front and throughout Utah to participate in our Soapstone Creek Restoration work days on August 8th, 12th, 14th, and 15th. Your enthusiasm, hard work, and dedication made this project an incredible success.
The first Saturday brought an especially impressive turnout, with more than 70 volunteers joining us in the field. A huge thank you to Trout Unlimited and one of our generous sponsors, Coors, for helping us celebrate a productive day with delicious end-of-day charcuterie boards from Samak Smokehouse and ice-cold Coors beers. We are equally grateful to everyone who showed up and pitched in during the additional restoration days.
Together, our volunteers made a tremendous impact. Crews constructed 42 Beaver Dam Analogs (BDAs) throughout Soapstone Creek, helping slow water flows, stabilize the landscape, and capture fire debris and ash before it could reach the Provo River headwaters. Volunteers also spread 350 pounds of native seed across burn scars, helping reduce erosion and accelerate the return of healthy native plant communities.
This project is a powerful example of what can happen when people come together to care for Utah’s watersheds. Thank you to every volunteer, partner, and sponsor who helped restore Soapstone Creek and protect the vital ecosystems that depend on it.
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I’m reaching out to TU chapters in the West, Southwest and TX to ask for your help saving the fishery this summer by signing and sharing the petition below via email, social media, etc. by July 16th. I found the HCFF contact information while browsing your site.
The fishery here at Lees Ferry is facing an immediate threat and in Arizona, we don't have many trout rivers. This summer, water temperatures below Glen Canyon Dam are expected to reach 75 degrees, which will devastate the trout population unless the Bureau of Reclamation and Department of the Interior choose to release bypass flows from Glen Canyon Dam to cool the water. They have done this for the last two years but are considering discontinuing this practice.
This petition supporting continued cool-water flows will be presented to the Secretary of the Interior’s office and congressional representatives on Monday,day, July 20, 2026. We humbly ask that you take a moment to sign our petition.
The fly fishing community here would be incredibly grateful if your chapter could share the petition with its members, other chapters, and any other businesses, groups, or individuals you think may be willing to help. The deadline is just a few days away, so reaching anglers who understand the importance of healthy cold-water trout fisheries could make a real difference.
If you have any questions, feel free to reply or just give me a call. My contact info is below. Your support would mean a great deal to the people and trout of Lees Ferry.
Many thanks!
Dave Foster Owner/Guide
Phone: 928-522-4124
Protecting the Weber River Sucker
Protecting the Weber River Green Sucker
Researchers from Utah State University, the U.S. Geological Survey, and the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources are investigating the decline of the Weber River Green Sucker, a native fish species whose struggles may reveal broader ecosystem problems affecting the river food web. The study focuses on possible thiamine deficiencies and aquatic food-web imbalances that could influence fish survival, river health, aquatic insect productivity, and ultimately the long-term condition of the Weber River trout fishery. Learn more.
John Schultz's Montana & Idaho Report ( May 22, 2026)
Check out John Schultz's latest fishing report from Island Park, Hebgen Lake, and Henry's Lake. John shares current conditions, productive fly patterns, water temperatures, and details on some outstanding fishing, including numerous trout over 20 inches. His report also includes an encouraging update on Henry's Lake, where improving management efforts may be helping restore one of the West's premier stillwater fisheries.
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