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Fishing was fast, caught 8 Cutts in 3 hours using my flyrod, with a change-up of nymphs such as hairs ears, beadheads, pheasant tails, and yes, even mosquitos. They were taking the Hairs Ear more than any. Largest fish was 15 inches. They look to be fattening up a bit for the colder weather. I saw some fish pushing 17 or so inches but they were in a somewhat inactive state. Didn't go for anything. I think things should pick up as the weather gets colder.
The water is only a couple feet deep and there are hundreds of cutts in there. I didn't harvest any to eat since I am out of town for the weekend but plan to hit it again to harvest a few to chuck on my grill since they will die this winter. If you want to get your fly rod into some action and love eating trout I suggest to everyone to go do the short 15 minute hike (my 4 year old hikes this with me now and again) and go after some cutts.
[edit] Oh! If you plan to fish there, hit it before the late afternoon or in the late evening because the algae gets rediculous. It got unbareable at about 6 PM. They seemed to start rising just as I was leaving so maybe a dry fly would work best whent the algae hits.
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where is lower bells reservior? never heard of it before...
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It is located at the mouth of Little Cottonwood Canyon. As you go up 9400 south to the entrance of the canyon, you will come to a stop light. Directly after the stop light to the right (south) there is a parking area. Park, and hike the trail for 15 minutes and you are there.
If anyone is interested in trying this, I will be hitting it Monday and you are more than welcome to join me.
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I would love to get out there and hit some trout. But is it fly rod only or can i use a ultra light spin? Got the fly rod just havn't broke it out and learned how to use it.
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I usually take both a fly and spinning rod. Whatever works I stick with it. 
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Nice, I have to work nights next week so maybe i'll try to wake up a few hours early and do alittle fishing. Maybe see ya monday. Unless i can talk the wife into going out Sunday
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Sweet, have fun!
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FISHED THER ALOT AS A BOY, GREW UP RIGHT THER. UPPER LAKES ARE FUN TO. LOOKING AT THE BILLY GOATS WHILE FISHING IS COOL.
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You must be and expert Craig cuz I fished it today and those cutts are super picky. Only managed to land one, and had a few more hits, but that was it. I may see you up there on monday [ ].
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Those cutts arnt planters, they do survive the winter.They are in the creek above the pumping station.Check out the inlet when they spawn, it is beautiful. Be careful how many you harvest.
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What strain of cutts are these? Just wondering. Pretty fish. i will have to check out that stream above that station, pretty low, but I'll see what happens. [ ]
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[reply]You must be and expert Craig cuz I fished it today and those cutts are super picky. Only managed to land one, and had a few more hits, but that was it. I may see you up there on monday [ ].
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Could be timing chief. I hit it right at the end of that cold front and things were on. I was out of town over the weekend and was surprised to fly in yesterday to a late evening that was 75 degrees. Must have had a pretty warm weekend aye? Time to head for higher elevation again. I still think I am going to hit it today though so give me a buzz if you decide to come up.
The cutts are naturals up there, I spent loads of time up there earlier in the year when the spawn was on and it is amazing seeing all those fish in the hundres making way up the falls.
I spoke to a Wildlife Conservation Officer and he told me that this year they are leaving the water levels at the 2 feet mark due to the drout and the success rate for the cutts is very low this year due to the ice cap and how low the tributary is. Not enough room for the ammount of fish in the lower bells res for all the fish that need to spend the winter in the moving water. You can only hope.
On another note, I wish I had a helicopter, upper bells has to be excellent this time of year. Rumor has it there are cutts up there pushing 20 inches!
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They're Bonnevilles.
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Does that creek comin' down come from Upper Bells reservoir? Can you hike to it? I think I'm gonna get back up there soon.
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Yeah but the hike isnt an easy one, it is WAY up there. I didn't get to make it up today, too tired from my weekend. But I will be up there Wednesday if the rain isn't too bad.
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Yes, the creek (Dry Creek) comes from Upper Bells. The hike is pretty strenuous--like walking up stairs--and it's easy to get off the trail. Just below the lake the trail hits the granite outcrop and diffuses into about fifty trails--rock cairns all over the place.
Good luck
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09/28 8 Fish in 4 hours. This time they weren't taking my flies though so I switched to some plastic eggs. Biggest was 13 inches. Picky biters, had about 50 hits and landed only 8. They seem to bite softly, sorta nibble, then let it go.
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They bit my flies craig [ ].
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Yeah they did. Next time I bring my full arsenol 
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Has anybody tried traditional baits, worms, power bait, samon eggs, etc. Can you use these baits there or is it clasified as artifical only?
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