Fly Of the Week

Fly Fishing Tips and suggestions will be provided here to help make your fly fishing adventures more enjoyable as you catch more fish and gain a greater understanding of trout, bass, and other freshwater species. Provided are a few links for the latest statewide reports and links to Guides and Outfitters.

Trout Creek Flies Green River Drifter River Excursions at the Homestead Resort Trout Bum 2 Boulder Mountain Flyfishing 435-335-7306 Panguitch Anglers Inn & Flyshop 435-676-8950 Alpine Anglers 888-484-3331 Paiute Trail Resort 800-519-2243 Excursions of Escalante (800)-U-EXPLORE Boulder Mountain Lodge 800-556-3446 Intermountain Guide Service (877) UTAH FUN Red Rock Ranch & Outfitters (800) 745-6393 The Homestead Resort (800) 327-7220 Falcon's Ledge Flyfishing & Wingshooting Retreat (435) 454-3737 Four Seasons Flyfishers of Utah (800) 498-5440 Trout Bum 2 Flyfishing Outfitters (877) 878-2862 Park City Outfitters (866) 649-3337 Rocky Mountain Outfitters (801) 361-6772 Bear River Lodge (Uinta Mtns) 800-559-1121 Provo River Outfitters 888-PRO-UTAH RedElk Outfitters 877-880-3644 Fly Fishing Adventures LLC (801) 599-6787 Jans Mountain Outfitters 800-745-1020 Spinner Fall Flyfishing Guide Service (877) 811-3474 Park City Fly Shop 800-324-6778 Dvorak's Kayak & Rafting Expeditions 1-800-824-3795 Flying J Outfitters 435-789-2531 Sundance Resort (800) 892-1600 Western Rivers Flyfisher 800-545-4312 LoonBrothers Outrageous Adventures (877) 566-6276 Flaming Gorge Lodge 435-889-3773 J/L Ranch Outfitter & Guides, Inc. 435-353-4049 S Desolation Outfitters 800 854 4364
	Lodging Falcons Ledge Lodge Johnson Mill Blue Boar Inn
	Catching Carp on Fly Tackle Carp are both bottom and surface feeders, consuming a variety of plant and animal tissue. Angling methods range from inexpensive dough balls to the fanciest of fly tackle. World renowned fly anglers, seeking the elusive carp, use the same tackle they use for trout. One popular pattern includes the Bristle Leech, which creates a puff of silt when retrieved. Other patterns include those representing scuds, worms, crayfish, nymphs, and fluffy cottonwood seeds. Tom Conner, a fly fishing pro, notes the following, "Carp are very sensitive to taste and smell. Before you use a fly for the first time, rub it with mud or algae from the bank or bottom of the river or lake. The mud will come off after the first cast but your fly will have a "natural" taste and smell that will help mask your own odor and keep the fly in the carp's mouth a little longer before it tries to spit it out.