Fly fishing Southern Utah

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I'm pretty sure the trout never really got established in Browse Creek- goes dry with all the drought in past 5 years or so. Leeds Creek on the other hand is doing very well with the cutts that were transplanted from the west side of the pine valley mtns. Only about 15 miles from St. George. Very brushy but with a short rod not too bad to fish. The other place on the link for southern utah waters that has faired poorly is Beaver Dam Wash (above Motoqua). Floods of January 2005 destroyed Schroeder Dam just northwest of the Utah border in Nevada. While it was too small to cool water below, the resevoir did get stocked with rainbows during the summer and many could be found downstream in Utah in the winter. Used to be great shortsleeve winter fishing in a beautiful remote location for fish into the midteens. Last couple years haven't even seen a trout.
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