Little Dell

[Joe_Dizzy]

I wouldnt quote me on this but DNR likes to use little dell for a pure strain on cut throat.  in doing that im sure they killed off the streams.

They have been using Little Dell (and Mountain Dell) Reservoirs for brood stock on pure strain Bonnevilles, but some bucket biologist(s) must have had their own plans as Rainbow Trout started showing up in small numbers over the last 3-4 years. This is one I got last spring near the inet (21 inches).

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I'm not sure if SLC is keeping the gate which leads down to the reservoir closed right now to discourage social gathering. I'd love to take my float tube out and focus on streamers, but don't think I have the energy to haul it back up. It certainly is a unique reservoir and the cutts don't seem to react the same way as they do in other bodies of water. I used to fish Mountain Dell Canyon creek before Little Dell was constructed and often wonder why no one seems to catch any browns in the reservoir. One would think some would have migrated down from the drainage.

They don't post anyome at the gate until the mountain pass opens up (~May).

How big is your tube? Lot's of shoulder strap options available on Amazon.

Supposed to be Brook Trout in the reservoir from the population that was in the stream when they dammed it. Never caught one personally, and never heard anything about Brown Trout being present.

I did have a DNR biologist asking me about interest in other (hybrid) species... Tiger Trout, Splake, etc. Things that would not cross-breed w/ Cutts.