Beginning Wednesday, anglers with a valid 365-day Utah fishing license can fish Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays through the remainder of the year for $5 a day at Jordanelle, Deer Creek, Rockport and East Canyon state parks. Day-use fee for Utah residents 62 or older is $3. Day-use fees are normally $7 to $9.
To take advantage of the reduced rate, anglers must show their valid 365-day fishing license as they enter the park. The day-use fee covers the license holder and up to seven passengers in the same private vehicle. While only one of the eight people needs to have a valid fishing license to get the entire carload in for $5, anyone planning to fish must have a license.
"We've doubled the number of rainbow trout that we normally stock in Jordanelle and Deer Creek," says Roger Wilson, sport fisheries coordinator for the Division of Wildlife Resources. "Rainbow trout fishing can also be good at Rockport, and anglers who fish about 30 to 40 feet deep at East Canyon can expect to catch trout, too."
Wilson also reports good smallmouth bass fishing at Jordanelle right now.
Annual park passes are available for $70. Senior Adventure Passes are available for $35 per year.
For more information, call 801-538-7220 or visit http:// www.stateparks.utah.gov or http://www.wildlife.utah.gov.
Ladies Shotgun Clinic
The Heber Valley Gun Club on July 8 will host its sixth annual Ladies Only Shotgun Clinic, sponsored by the National Rifle Association's Women on Target Program. The clinic, co-sponsored by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources' Becoming an Outdoors Woman Program, features longtime women's shotgun instructors Gene Ekenstam and Louise Bradshaw. This father-daughter duo has been instructing women in the shotgun sports for more than 15 years and guarantees results. Class size is limited and pre-registration is required. To register, visit http://www. hebervalleygunclub.org or e-mail hebervalleygunclub@ earthlink.net. For more information, call 801-377-3350 or 435-657-1307.
Find your way
Feeling lost? Lacking a sense of direction? REI will present a free clinic at its Sandy store, 230 W. 10600 South, tonight at 7 aimed at the newcomer to maps and compasses. Participants are encouraged to bring their own compasses. For more information, call 801-501-0850 or visit http://www.rei.com.
Porcupine Hill Climb
The fifth annual Porcupine Hill Climb is set for July 8 at Big Cottonwood Canyon. The 14-mile trek begins at the Porcupine Pub and Grille and ends at Brighton Ski Resort. The event raises money for cancer research and patient care. The race starts at 7:15 a.m. for citizen cyclists, and 8 a.m. for regional racers. Registration is $35 by July 6, $45 thereafter. For more information, visit http://
www.porcupinecycling. com.
Cancer awareness
A benefit walk up City Creek Canyon in Salt Lake City will be held July 7 at 5 p.m. to raise awareness of sarcoma, honor the survivors of the disease, and remember those who are gone. This event is part of International Sarcoma Awareness Week and is sponsored by Sarcoma Services at Huntsman Cancer Institute and Primary Children's Medical Center. For more information, e-mail Susie Crabtree at susie.crabtree@hci.utah.edu.
Fish move
Volunteers are needed July 7 when wildlife officials gather in Timber Canyon for the "annual fish move," part of an effort to establish a broodstock of genetically pure Colorado River cutthroat trout. E-mail Jason Haslam at Jason@utahonthefly.com or call Dave Serdar at 801-287-2413.
Timpanogos Cave series
The National Park Service and the Uinta National Forest are holding free summer evening ranger programs on Utah natural resources, wildlife and history. The one-hour programs begin at 7:30 p.m. and are held at the Timpanogos Cave National Monument Visitor Center unless otherwise noted. There is a $3 vehicle entrance fee to access American Fork Canyon. For more information, call 801-756-5238.
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Brett Prettyman is on vacation. His Tight Lines column will return when he does.
