There are some nice browns in the gorge between the towns of Pine Valley and Central. Low flows make the section below Baker Reservoir marginal for fishing. Hatchery rainbow trout and wild brown trout below Pine Valley Reservoir. Trout limit, 4. Tactics Wooly buggers and weighted nymphs work well in the gorge above Central.
Spinners are effective here in the winter.
How to get there From St. George, go north on SR 18 to Central. Take FR 035 and continue east up to Pine Valley. Accessibility Pine Valley Reservoir, and a short distance of stream below the reservoir, are located within the Dixie National Forest. Most of the stream in Pine Valley, however, is on private land. Just downstream from Pine Valley the stream re-enters the national forest.