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As Labor Day approaches, hot weather fishing is still the rule, though angling strategy will soon be changing as the temperatures begin to drop.
Looking at the latest Division of Wildlife Resources fishing reports, it looks as though the best success in many reservoir will come before 9 a.m.
That is especially true at Strawberry Reservoir, where kokanee are being caught in about 30 feet of water. Bait anglers are finding trout in about 20 feet of water.
The same can be said at Jordanelle Reservoir, where trout and perch angling has been good early in the day.
Wayne Gustaveson reports that stripers are beginning to boil at Lake Powell, where shad populations are high. Striper fishing has been best in Cha and Trachyte Canyons.
"This is an unusual year," reports Gustaveson. "We could see striper boils continue into November."
Bear Lake trollers are doing well going deep for cutthroats and lake trout.
At Flaming Gorge, fish are deep due to the hot weather, though a few smallmouth bass are still biting in the shallows. Lake trout fishing has been improving, while kokanee fishing is slow. The DWR rates dry fly fishing as just fair on the Green River.
Chubs are a problem at Scofield, where fishing is at best spotty. Rainbows are tending to be on the small side, while cutthroats are the most common fish being taken.
For a complete DWR fishing report, log on to http://wildlife.utah.gov/hotspots/reports