It was a cold and windy afternoon in central Utah on Jan. 4. But 43-year-old Jesse Pashia knew of a protected shoreline along Gunnison Bend Reservoir where he could still wet a line. He took his ...

2025 is over, but at least five anglers walked away with a story to tell. Five of the state’s fishing records fell last year, according to the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, which has maintained ...

There were five new state fishing records set in 2025: White crappie: Jesse Pashia beat his own record by catching a 14-inch ...

Jesse Pashia couldn’t leave well enough alone. The angler from Delta broke open 2025 by hooking a state-record fish in the Gunnison Bend Reservoir. The white crappie, which he caught and released on ...

If the warm sun, lush alpine and fresh waters weren’t enough to get Utahns fishing this summer, planned updates from the state’s Blue Ribbon Fisheries Program might do the trick. Nearly half a million ...