Cleveland & Miller Flat in the wind

[gofish435]

I fished Cleveland Reservoir in my tube yesterday from 7:30 to 11:30 using fly tackle. I used a fast sinking line with size 6-8 bead head crystal buggers and soft hackles in black/green and tan/green/pearl. The water temp. was 63 degrees and the visibility in the water about 5'. The reservoir is 80% full and dropping slowly. I picked up all rainbows between 13" and 17" long. Got blown off so I decided to go down the road and check Miller Flat Reservoir and see if I could get out of the wind, wrong! I fished there from 12:30 until 2:30 using the same gear only with a bead head black/red crystal bugger and picked up all rainbows from 12" - 15" long. The reservoir is 84% full and going down. I finally had enough of the wind and packed up and headed home. There were a lot of folks still packing up and heading home from the holiday weekend. The back roads were very busy.[inline P1000930(1).JPG][inline P1000935(1).JPG][inline P1000931(1).JPG]


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[albinotrout]

Thanks for the report. I am not a fan of the wind in a tube either. Too hard to maintain position.
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[Kent]

Two of my favorite bodies of water to fish as a teenager. Haven't seen Miller Flat Reservoir in over 40 years.
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[Razz]

Great report , thank you. Wind+ tube = ruff day you stuck with it longer than most
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[gofish435]

I hadn't fished Miller Flat in awhile so it was nice to get out and fish it. I actually marked more large fish there than I did on Cleveland. They have maintained fairly good water levels the last few years so more fish have been able to carry over.
I need to go try Electric Lake and Gooseberry Reservoir. That's the nice thing about the Manti, so many options.[]
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[happybob91]

Thanks for the report, I haven't fished Millers Flat yet but intend to this next month or so. In regards to Cleveland, I have caught some really nice fish out there on nymphs. Your report will help me know what to use in the future
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[gofish435]

Are you going to be fishing from shore or a watercraft?

There were a lot of small minnows along the shoreline and I think that is why the crystal buggers worked. There are some good fish in there and the odds of catching one of them goes up in the fall. BTW I marked more big fish at Miller Flat than I did at Cleveland but the ones I caught were smaller than the ones I got out of Cleveland.

I fish up there regularly so when you get ready to go let me know and maybe I can give you some new information.

Good luck when you go!
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