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FISHINGBOULDER MOUNTAINA Utah Blue Ribbon fishing destination
UTAH’SBLUE RIBBONFISHERIESBlue Ribbon waters, likethose on Boulder Mountain,provide Utah’s 400,000-plus anglerswith quality fishing experiencesin exquisite settings. Theseenvironmentally productive waterssustain healthy fish populations,preserve a wonderful part of fishingculture and provide an economicboost to local communities.COVER PHOTO, HORSESHOE LAKE
INTRODUCTIONBoulder mountain has long beenknown for trophy brook trout. However,the trophy-sized brook trout that anglershave come to expect from Boulder Mountain lakeshave declined.The Public Involvement Committee recognizedthe uniqueness of fisheries on Boulder Mountain.The committee focused its attention on improvingthe qualty and diversity of opportunities availableto anglers.In 2014 a public committee made up of anglers,local residents and agency representatives assistedthe Utah Division of Wildlife Resources in the development of a management plan to deal with theseissues. A total of 82 lakes, ponds and reservoirswere discussed by the committee. Managementrecommendations were made for each water body.Committee members recognized the history andlong-standing tradition of trophy brook troutfishing on the mountain, then made recommendations to improve many of those opportunities.This booklet provides a brief overview of management goals set forth by the committee in an attemptto improve and maintain not only brook troutfishing, but the quality, diversity and uniqueness ofthe fisheries on Boulder Mountain.Based on this plan, 35 percent of the lakes onBoulder Mountain are managed for trophy brooktrout, and 83 percent have a trophy fish component in the fishery.
RAFT LAKE pThe Sport Fish Management Plan for Boulder Mountainis designed to maintain and, when needed, improve the quality,diversity and uniqueness of Boulder Mountain lakes.
A GUIDE TO WATERSON BOULDER MOUNTAINPhoto courtesy of Bob PalinDespite yearly fluctuations inconditions on Boulder Mountain,the Division of Wildlife Resourcesconsistently strives to achieve the managementobjectives listed in this booklet.Before you fish Boulder Mountain be sure tocheck the current Utah Fishing GuideBook forthe latest information on fish possession limits,seasons, fishing methods and the use of boats.You can find it online at wildlife.utah.gov/guidebooks.Please check with the Dixie National Forestfor motorized vehicle access and campingrestrictions.
SPORT FISH MANAGEMENT PLAN GOALSBoulder Mountain Lakes are managed under oneof four categories. Multiple species in a lake aresometimes managed under separate categories.TROPHY — Characterized by verylarge fish present in relatively lownumbersQUALITY — Characterized by a highnumber of moderately large fishOPPORTUNITY — Characterized by avery high number of small fishCONSERVATION — Characterized bythe presence of native cutthroat troutEVALUATION — Not enough currentinformation to assign a goaltBARKER RESERVOIR, LEFTThe maximum potential size of fish is determined by genetics, but growth and actual sizehave more to do with the environment in whichthe fish live.Brook trout, for example are one of the smallesttrout species. In a crowded environment withtoo much competition for food, their maximumsize might be only a quarter of a pound. OnBoulder Mountain, with the right management,brook trout can grow to about six pounds.To reach this size, fish populations must besmaller. Fewer fish gives each fish a larger shareof the available food. By carefully managing andadjusting the numbers of fish in a lake we caneffectively manage the lake to achieve specificfish sizes.
NORTH CREEK LAKESBarker ReservoirBrook troutRainbow troutLower Barker ReservoirTiger troutSplakeLong Willow Bottom ReservoirColorado River cutthroatTiger troutRound Willow Bottom ReservoirColorado River cutthroatTiger troutDougherty Basin LakeColorado River cutthroatJohnny LakeColorado River cutthroatTall Four ReservoirColorado River cutthroatFlat LakeBrook troutJoe Lay ReservoirBrook troutYellow LakeTiger troutBrook troutBlue Lake NCLColorado River cutthroatTiger troutNorth Creek ReservoirColorado River cutthroatUnnamed pond below Tall FourBrook N
NORTH SLOPE LAKESBlind LakeSplakeBrook troutGraylingRainbow troutColorado River cutthroatFish Creek LakeSplakeTiger troutColorado River cutthroatHoneymoon LakeBrook troutBeaver Dam ReservoirBrook troutGreen Lakes NBSBrook troutGraylingPear LakeBrook troutGraylingColeman ReservoirBrook troutRainbow troutSolitaire LakeColorado River cutthroatTiger troutBulberry Lake #1 (South)Brook troutTiger troutBulberry Lake #2 (Moss)Tiger troutBulberry Lake #3 (Clear)Tiger troutTiger troutContinued on next page
NORTH SLOPE LAKESContinued from previous pageBulberry Lake #4 (North)Tiger troutHeart Lake NorthTiger troutHeart Lake SouthTiger troutBob’s HoleTiger troutDonkey PondBrook troutLeft Hand ReservoirBrook troutLost LakeBrook troutDonkey LakeBrook troutLava LakeBrook troutRound LakeBrook troutTROPHYQUALITYOPPORTUNITYCONSERVATIONBrook troutBrook troutEVALUATIONBROOK TROUT u
SOUTH SLOPE LAKESPosey LakeTiger troutRainbow troutBrook troutSplakeTule LakeBrook troutMcGath LakeBrook troutGarkane Main ImpoundmentRainbow troutGarkane East (King’s Pasture)Colorado River cutthroatShort LakeColorado River cutthroatGarkane West ImpoundmentColorado River cutthroatGrass LakeColorado River cutthroatBrook troutGreen Lake SBColorado River cutthroatTiger troutDeer Creek LakeColorado River cutthroatTiger troutTiger troutBrook troutChriss LakeBrook troutMoosman LakeColorado River cutthroatBrook troutTiger trout
EAST SLOPELower Bowns ReservoirTiger troutScout LakeBrook troutOak Creek ReservoirTiger troutBrook troutTiger troutRainbow troutRainbow troutWEST SLOPECook LakeBrook troutMiller LakeTiger troutPine Creek ReservoirColorado River cutthroatPine Creek Lower PondColorado River ow troutEVALUATION
BOULDER TOPChuck LakeBrook troutCrescent LakeColorado River cutthroatTiger troutBess LakeBrook troutGraylingBig LakeBrook troutGraylingCrater LakeBrook troutGraylingDead LakeBrook troutGraylingPleasant LakeBrook troutGraylingRaft LakeBrook troutGraylingCircle LakeGraylingDead Horse LakeBrook troutCub LakeBrook troutEast LakeBrook troutHalfmoon LakeBrook troutTROPHYtPOSEY ONContinued on next page
BOULDER TOPContinued from previous pageHorseshoe LakeBrook troutLedge LakeBrook troutRidge LakeBrook troutRim LakeBrook troutGraylingSpectacle LakeBrook troutTiger troutSurveyor LakeBrook troutTiger troutTiger troutROW LAKEpBROOK TROUT u
ESCALANTE MOUNTAINAntimony LakeBrook troutLittle Antimony LakeTiger troutOtter LakeBrook troutGraylingPacer LakeTiger troutBrook troutRob’s ReservoirBonneville cutthroatRainbow troutGRIFFIN TOPRow Lake #7 (Banana)GraylingBrook troutRainbow troutRow Lake #3Rainbow troutBlue Lake GTGraylingPurple LakeBrook troutRow Lake #8Brook troutTROPHYQUALITYOPPORTUNITYCONSERVATIONTiger troutGraylingEVALUATIONAUTUMN ONBOULDER MOUNTAINu
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources1594 W. NORTH TEMPLE, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84114 SOUTHERN REGION OFFICE, 1470 N. AIRPORT RD., CEDAR CITY, UTAH 84720 WILDLIFE.UTAH.GOV 2015
Blue Ribbon waters, like those on Boulder Mountain, provide Utah’s 400,000-plus anglers with quality fishing experiences in exquisite settings. These environmentally productive waters sustain healthy fish populations, preserve a wonderful part of
