A Utah wildlife biologist says this year's record-breaking snowpack should help fish habitats in the state's various bodies of water, but it could lead to 'slower' fishing, as lakes and reservoirs continue to fill up.
listed a little more than 90% of Utah as in at least an extreme drought by the second week of June in 2021, placing nearly two-thirds of the state in its exceptional drought category. It wasn't much better in 2022, as more than 80% of the state remained in extreme drought or worse.
Oplinger writes that fish don't just have space to grow, they also have space to spawn. The higher water levels are helping submerge brush that was growing along the shorelines during the years of drought, providing the perfect spawning habitat for species like yellow perch, crappie, bluegill and bass because of the nutrients that the vegetation provides.
Forecasting how water levels and preferences among our anglers are going to change in the years to come is both an exciting and challenging part of our work.He also points out that the higher water levels should mean higher survival rates among the fish that are stocked in reservoirs, like kokanee salmon. So while they may be hard to catch this year, they could be larger next year.
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