Fishing

Drought means less water and less oxygen for Utah's fish, putting them under increased stress and requiring more care from anglers this summer.

I sit on the front swivel seat of a drift boat gliding across the smooth water of Newton Reservoir. The sun begins to send morning rays of brilliance over the Cache Mountains.

The Green River is Utah’s largest stream and draws fishermen from around the world for its year-round trout fishery. With thousands of trout per mile in stretches, it is an angler's dream — one that retired fly fishing guide 78-year-old Emmett Heath is living in.

In other news, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is asking anglers to harvest specific fish in four water bodies. And, a $152 million road project began in San Juan County.

"As a kid it was more of something that I used that I thought was pretty neat. But it was always in the back of my mind that it was his."

In other news, a conservation project in Summit County has received $40 million in federal funding. And, an immersive art exhibit in Sandy is looking for a new home as Utah's new professional hockey team prepares to move in.

In other news, Panguitch Lake has reopened to fishing two weeks after a crack was found in the dam. And, Draper City has released an update clarifying 'misperceptions' a year after the collapse of two homes in the area.

In other news, a KUTV investigation found that more deadly crashes in Utah are caused by drug influence than alcohol.

Federal infrastructure funding is helping Bonneville cutthroat trout conservation projects across the Bear River watershed.

For A.J. Anderson, participating in StoryCorps was a chance to hear stories from his grandpa John Waters.