Try using black ants, Griffith's gnat and dark fly patterns. The trout limit along the entire length of Lower Fish Creek is four. From the railroad bridge approximately one mile below the Scofield Reservoir dam, downstream to the confluence with the White River, only artificial flies and lures may be used. Boils are becoming much less numerous. The best time to see a boil is from mornings first light until 8 a.m.
Big boils are past with single fish and small striper pods more common.
Good boils may happen anywhere shad and stripers come together. The best chance to locate a boil is near Copper Canyon in the San Juan, White Canyon near Hite and within 5 miles of Wahweap Marina. The water level is low, but releases have stopped for this summer and the reservoir should remain near its present level. Fishing has been good for rainbows, some of which are now more than two pounds. Anglers from boats have been doing the best, but shore anglers are also catching fish.