Summer fishing is good to excellent

Clear Creek - Cove, Utah (Carbon County)


by Utah Division of Wildlife
5-27-2025
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Spring runoff typically subsides by mid June to normal summer flow, which is 10-20 cubic feet per second (cfs). Visit www.sevierriver.org to see real-time flow. Summer fishing is good to excellent for Bonneville Cutthroat Trout throughout the Clear Creek drainage. In addition to Clear Creek, tributaries Mill Creek, Fish Creek, Shingle Creek, and Pole Creek have good populations of cutthroat trout. You may also find an occasional tiger trout. A variety of flies, lures, and natural baits can produce good to excellent fishing. Terrestrial flies like foam hoppers and ants can provide some exciting action during the summer. Focus fishing efforts on early morning and late afternoon/evening. Rattlesnakes are fairly abundant near these streams, so be cautious when walking through grass and brush. If you do encounter a rattlesnake, just give it a wide berth and it won't give you any trouble. Notice: A portion of Clear Creek and Fish Creek were treated in Fall 2021 with rotenone to remove rainbow trout and rainbow-cutthroat hybrids before they could expand throughout the drainage and threaten the conservation population of Bonneville Cutthroat Trout. The target area included Clear Creek, from its confluence with Fish Creek downstream 2 miles to the Narrows, as well as Fish Creek, from its confluence with Clear Creek upstream about 5 miles. All other stream reaches within the drainage, including Fremont Indian State Park, were unaffected by the treatment and still have abundant numbers of cutthroat trout. The treated area was restocked with more fingerling cutthroat trout fall 2022 and 2023, but it will take a couple years for these fish to grow to catchable sizes. 




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