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George McQuiston
George McQuiston
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Best fishing in Utah not necessarily on private land

July 24th, arguably one of Utah’s most popular Holiday’s .The mountains are generally filled this time of year with people enjoying the wonders of nature in their own backyards. Utah is home to hundreds of thousands of public land acres available to anyone who resides in the U.S. regardless whether permanent resident or simply visiting from somewhere not America. These lands are the peoples to enjoy and recreate on.

Cal Baxter and family return to Kidney lake in the Brown Duck Basin

Cal began his love affair with Kidney lake in the Brown Duck Basin in 1942. He claims he has been coming back every year accept for a 3 year stint in the Military and 1 year off with heart surgery. Cal has been hiking in all these years and just having pack stock take in the camp equipment. This year, at the age of 79, Cal felt it prudent to ride for the first time.

Catered 3 generation pack trip into the High Uintah’s netted “best fishing day ever”

Robert Redd said that he enjoyed his “best fishing day ever” while on a High country trip with his son and granddaughter. Fishing was fast at many waters, but Robert became especially attached to Clements Lake as it performed consistently. Matt, his son appeared to enjoy those crazy (too early to be awake in the mountains) runs every morning before a day full of hiking around to off the trail fishing holes.

UCC involved in High Lakes Stabilization project

UCC (Utah Conservation Corp) workers were packed in to East Timothy Lake to continue their tremendous work in assisting wherever needed on the High Lakes stabilization project. This group of workers job could include anything from removing drift wood from dams to clearing trail to assist pack and riding stock traveling the many miles required to resupply workers from the Duchesne County Water , BOR, USFS, and many other state and federal agencies involved in the project.