Reconnaissance Trip

[dubob]

Now if they could just get the gate removed from the county road that would make it an even better place to fish.

I'm curious about that statement.  I assume you are talking about the gate that's location is where the turn-off to the dam spillway area is located maybe a quarter mile from the top of the dam.  There is a road side sign on the road leading up the the dam that says the gate is closed at 10:00 PM and there isn't any turn around at the gate.  The gate itself has an attached sign indicating it will be closed at 10:00 PM as well.

I believe that gate is a hold over from when Lost Creek was a State Park.  Several years ago there was a small guard-shack at the same location of that gate but that structure is no longer there.  Since there isn't any organization that manages Lost Creek as a fee recreation area, why would you think it necessary to remove the gate?  The United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) owns the dam and it is operated by the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District in Layton, UT for culenary and irrigation water.  Is the USBR or the Conservancy closing that gate on a daily basis throughout the year?  I have boat fished and ice fished Lost Creek many times during daylight hours and have never seen that gate closed.  Again, I'm just curious to know why you think removing that gate will impact the reservoir (make it a better place to fish).

And YES, that road is now great, all the way to the boat launch entrance.