Thanks for the excellent orientation video. Hoping to fish Panguich Oct 16th thru 20th. Thanks to you, I already know a good place to start. I'll report back on how I did.
Wishing you good luck. If flyfishing, have a few imitator chub streamer flies on hand. And some wooly buggers tied in balanced leech configuration. Olive & brown color, little flash-a-bou in a marabou tail and touch of orange throat is killer on big tiger & cutthroat trout in the fall season.
sharing your memory reminded me of a long time ago. I was 5yo, fishing upstate NY on a remote beaver pond, my dad & grandpa at my side. 3-4 colorful Brooktrout on the rope stringer and all I could focus on were the bottles of Coke, cooling down in the outlet creek of the pond.
Hey Mav, this is Happy. how's the Flyfishing going out there at Panguitch? Hope your hooking into some good ones. The Damsel hatch should be getting good about now. I'm exploring Northern Utah this summer so I won't be there this year. Best of luck to you!
Wishin' I was fishin'! Been helping my 2 adult daughters, 1 in Seattle, 1 in South San Francisco, the last few weeks. Miss Panguitch but miss British Columbia trouting too. Enjoy your vids as well and good luck up north.
Appreciate the overview! I'm taking our family here for a reunion and we're renting one of the boats from the marinas to fish in. I'm a fly fisherman normally, but since I'll be with family on the boat I'll primarily set them up with spin rods. We'll be there end of June, do you have suggestions on bait/lure combos I can set them up with?
thank you. Sorry, living in the Northwest, I pronounced the northwest tribal way. It Lake Panguitch sure can be a "witch" of a place when the wind kicks up.
Dry flies, mayfly imitations like; dark Hendrickson, Wulff, March Brown, Olive parachute Dun. When fish are visibly taking flies off surface. 80% of time, I fish the flies listed below, and set ups. Nymphs; green & gray hares' ear, scud green, scud brown, black midge-gold rib, pheasant tails. I often fish nymphs under float, like in video. Float>16" dropper nymph, bottom leader end another nymph. 2 nymph flies can be very effective. Or balanced jig fly on end leader, nymph 16-20" under float indicator. Beaded Jig leech flies: olive-blk/head, brown/red head, black-red, red/brown sparkle. muddler minnow streamer, slow sink line is one of my fall favorites, cast, let sink a bit, strip in. Good luck, have fun.
I very much enjoyed your video. I have just moved to Cedar City and I am trying to find a local fly shop? Is there one in the area that you are aware of?
your best choice is to drive east to the Sevier River, east fork. Late November, winter weather conditions could be challenging...on the roads and river. Mostly I've fished there in early Sept, as a break from archery muley hunting. Muddler, wooly buggers were favorite flies to swing. Closer to ST George, there are portions of Virgin River, mostly rainbows. But dams & reservoirs predominate this closer area.
Yes, see my other responses about my mispronunciation. Being I'm from the Pacific Northwest, the native tribes there pronounce the U; "Tulalip, Muckleshoot, Nisqually, Skookumchuck" etc. Not so I guess in Utah, so many different native tribe dialects throughout the country.
Thanks for the excellent orientation video. Hoping to fish Panguich Oct 16th thru 20th. Thanks to you, I already know a good place to start. I'll report back on how I did.
Wishing you good luck. If flyfishing, have a few imitator chub streamer flies on hand. And some wooly buggers tied in balanced leech configuration. Olive & brown color, little flash-a-bou in a marabou tail and touch of orange throat is killer on big tiger & cutthroat trout in the fall season.
Fished Panguitch in 1968 with my dad. I was 5. I’ll never forget it. That lake gets scary when the wind blows
and sometimes the mosquitoes are fierce too! Considering a trip in Mid-Late June 2024, depending on the cracked dam scenario.
sharing your memory reminded me of a long time ago. I was 5yo, fishing upstate NY on a remote beaver pond, my dad & grandpa at my side. 3-4 colorful Brooktrout on the rope stringer and all I could focus on were the bottles of Coke, cooling down in the outlet creek of the pond.
Headed up there tomorrow, Will be driving a mini van. Thank you for the info
Heard the south shore has been very good catching. Wishing you tight lines and jumping trout!
@seanmadden3918: how was your trip? Moss-grass starting near shore yet?
Have a cabin near there and fish Panguitch a lot. #18 Zebra midge.
thank you for the suggestion. I caught a few on #14 Zebra Midge, used as my upper fly, 3' above the balanced leech fly at end of leader.
Great info! Have yet to fish here. Have always wanted to ice fish it, but it seems like it gets a lot of fishing pressure.
It does!
Hey Mav, this is Happy. how's the Flyfishing going out there at Panguitch? Hope your hooking into some good ones. The Damsel hatch should be getting good about now. I'm exploring Northern Utah this summer so I won't be there this year. Best of luck to you!
Wishin' I was fishin'!
Been helping my 2 adult daughters, 1 in Seattle, 1 in South San Francisco, the last few weeks. Miss Panguitch but miss British Columbia trouting too. Enjoy your vids as well and good luck up north.
Appreciate the overview! I'm taking our family here for a reunion and we're renting one of the boats from the marinas to fish in. I'm a fly fisherman normally, but since I'll be with family on the boat I'll primarily set them up with spin rods. We'll be there end of June, do you have suggestions on bait/lure combos I can set them up with?
sorry, just getting around to reviewing comments, as I'm new to RUclips. Hope you had a good trip.
Pan…gwitch 😉
thank you. Sorry, living in the Northwest, I pronounced the northwest tribal way. It Lake Panguitch sure can be a "witch" of a place when the wind kicks up.
Pain-gwitch. I live in the town
Pa is a Paiute word for water. All the cities and lakes like parowan, panguitch, paragonah, all mean water of some kind.
thank you. Per earlier response, me being from the Pacific Northwest, tribal names there pronounce the U. Different areas, different dialects.
cool, nice to learn about that kind of information.
Very informative, I'm going to panguitch this weekend early fall, any recommendations on flys I should try?
Dry flies, mayfly imitations like; dark Hendrickson, Wulff, March Brown, Olive parachute Dun. When fish are visibly taking flies off surface.
80% of time, I fish the flies listed below, and set ups.
Nymphs; green & gray hares' ear, scud green, scud brown, black midge-gold rib, pheasant tails. I often fish nymphs under float, like in video. Float>16" dropper nymph, bottom leader end another nymph. 2 nymph flies can be very effective. Or balanced jig fly on end leader, nymph 16-20" under float indicator.
Beaded Jig leech flies: olive-blk/head, brown/red head, black-red, red/brown sparkle.
muddler minnow streamer, slow sink line is one of my fall favorites, cast, let sink a bit, strip in.
Good luck, have fun.
I very much enjoyed your video. I have just moved to Cedar City and I am trying to find a local fly shop? Is there one in the area that you are aware of?
Circle Valley Anglers -Guides, some flies, fly tackle at Sportsman Warehouse too. Both in Cedar City UT.
I do not see an address for Circle Valley, all I see is their guiding service. Do you have the address for the shop? Thanks Rich
5 North Main Street is last address listed in YP. This is from google, they may have moved: 258 W 2530 N, Cedar City, UT 84721
I’ll be heading that way for thanksgiving. Any pointers on a stream where to find some trophy browns I’ll be in ST George.
your best choice is to drive east to the Sevier River, east fork.
Late November, winter weather conditions could be challenging...on the roads and river. Mostly I've fished there in early Sept, as a break from archery muley hunting. Muddler, wooly buggers were favorite flies to swing. Closer to ST George, there are portions of Virgin River, mostly rainbows. But dams & reservoirs predominate this closer area.
You pronounce the name pang witch with a long a. NOT pan gu itch as you are pronouncing it.
Yes, see my other responses about my mispronunciation. Being I'm from the Pacific Northwest, the native tribes there pronounce the U; "Tulalip, Muckleshoot, Nisqually, Skookumchuck" etc. Not so I guess in Utah, so many different native tribe dialects throughout the country.