I know that there are a few folks on here that are familiar with the fishing in Utah and I am looking for some recommendations for a road trip I will be taking in June. We will be driving from Vancouver BC to Crested Butte CO. On the way down we are planning on camping for 2 nights somewhere along hwy 40/US 191 We will be camping out of a 4x4 van so can access most spots but will have a 6 month old with us so don’t want to do anything too rough and remote.
There are some obvious spots I can see from google including rock creek, the duchesne, and the green so I know I will be able to find some fishing but just thought I would throw it out there in case anybody had any tips to share. I would obviously repay the favour if you ever ended up in BC!
We will take the northern route back through Wyoming, Montana and north Idaho before crossing back into Canada around Creston. If you have any can’t miss spots along that route I am all ears as well. Beyond the flathead wilderness I don’t have much planned yet.
We made it back to Vancouver safe and sound. Ended up being more driving than fishing but definitely to be expected towing around a 6 month old.
The areas that I will definitely make it back to some day to explore more are the Uintah Mountains and the Bitterroot mountains. While there was a ton of fish in Colorado it was a bit disappointing to see the lack of native fish in most fisheries. The Teton area of Wyoming was also very beautiful but a bit too crowded for my liking. Never the less I was happy to get to catch a few brown and brook trout which we do not have readily available here in BC. The highlight for sure was fishing a small river in Montana where I got to connect with a few really nice westslopes in their native range.
