One of the first places we stayed in Utah was the Riverside Resort and RV Park.  I didn't know it then, but the stream access was going to be better than almost anywhere else I would find.  The manager of the place is quite friendly and the RV park is clean with full hook-ups including Wi-Fi.  Also, as a guest, you can fish the Sevier River that runs through the property.

One of the most beautiful settings that I was able to fish while in Utah was Mammoth Creek fairly close to Hatch, UT.  The road back to the creek was rough and muddy, but the payoff was worth it.  After fishing for about an hour I was treated to a sunset that my camera doesn't do justice reproducing.

We left Utah after several days of very windy and cold weather that froze fly line to rod guides between casts.  Add to that the constant frustration with the lack of accessible fishing waters in Southern Utah, and you have a darn good reason to explore Arizona. We had been driving most of the day, taking in the beautiful landscapes, before passing through a small town nestled against a huge cliff wall about 10 miles from the Colorado River.  Sandra hollered at me that I had just passed a fly shop (a good sign that there is fishing nearby), so I pitched the RV into a turnout with a nasty drop-off that nearly toppled us - then executed mid-highway u-turn, and headed back to the Lees Ferry Anglers Fly Shop.

This will be my last update on the trip.  The weather turned bad on us, so we decided to head to Arizona.  It was a great decision!  I will give details later, but I got to fish the Colorado River from Lees Ferry and the next day hit Oak Creek near Sedona, AZ.  Right now I am sitting in Black Canyon, Arizona eating dinner and killing time until tomorrow when I hit the creek a stones throw from me... I don't however remember the name.

Not a lot to report, but since there is WiFi where we are staying again... why not throw up a post?

We spent the day wondering why we came here.  It's cold, windy, stream access sucks, and for the most part it's nothing but scrub-brush and rocks.  There are lots of farms and cows, but no trees to speak of.  Now, don't get me wrong - the backdrop is stunning, but the foreground is what I'm talking about.  I don't know about Northern Utah, but Southern Utah isn't for us.  That being said; we did find a very nice area just outside Hatch, UT that was amazing.  The picture below is near Mammoth Creek.  Good night.

Day 2 continued:  We headed out of Hatch for the Topic Resivour and the East Fork of the Sevier River only to find the road closed.  Robert, the owner of a local ATV Rental on the 12 informed us that about a week ago they experienced the worst storm this late in the season in over 27 years.  The roads back to the Tropic Resivour are under 7 feet of snow in some places.  He suggested we head north to Otter Creek and the East Fork of the Sevier River.  We did just that.

One of the few (very few, but more on that later) access points to legally fish is at a turnout near the town of Kingston - 5 miles NW of the Otter Creek Resivour.

Utah Fly-Fishing Trip: Day 2 - 7:30am

"See Honey, it only feels like 12° - It's actually much warmer"

Trip Update - while I happen to have Internet access at the RV park where we are staying tonight.

Day 0.5

We left Wednesday night instead of trying to get out of the house early Thursday morning.  I don't know why, but actually leaving the house takes longer than all the packing and preparation combined.  We arrived in Barstow sometime after 11pm, fed the dogs, locked up, and various other this-n-thats, we made it to bed at midnight.

Day 1

Up at 5am and on the road.  Drove just about all day (with stops), and arrived in Hatch, UT around 6pm MST.  Just enough time for me to fish the Sevier River (pronounced like severe).  It's gotta be in the low 20's outside.  Keeping the ice off my guides was a pain.  Changing my spot or the fly resulted in my needing to knock the ice welding the fly line to the rod guides.  I'm not complaining - this is what I came for.  I didn't catch anything in the one hour before dinner and sundown, but there are some fishy waters here.

This is a picture taken from our campground and looking toward the river.