When adding new pages to junesucker.com I spend an incredible amount of time researching each location. The state of Utah mandated that all state publications be hosted online for permanent public access. The Utah Government Digital Library hosted all of these documents. It was a wonderful place where you could look up studies from fish biologists, stocking information, maps, and any fish documents related to Utah going back over 100 years.
In 2025, Scott D. Sandall (R-Logan) and Rep. Christine F. Watkins (R-Price) gave a big giant middle finger to the curious outdoor lovers of Utah and gutted the funding for the library. The Library shut down in September, 2025. The fish surveys I used to gather information on the Uintas went up in smoke. Luckily I saved a few documents. I’ve posted these below. Although the loss of 10,000 + documents of Utah history is a major blow to all information seekers.
LAKES OF THE HIGH UINTAS PDF’S
List of Fishable Lakes in the Uintas.
1963, and 1964 Lakes of the High Uintas
Disclaimer. The ones that are good quality were done by the state of Utah. I’m in the process of scanning in several of these pamphlets. I have a 14 year old scanner that is only compatible with a old version of windows. It takes 2 minutes per page and comes out not looking great. Doing the best I can with what I have. The info is still there though even if some are a bit blurry.
1964 LAKES OF THE HIGH UINTAS Weber, Provo and Duchesne River Drainages
1963 LAKES OF THE HIGH UINTAS Yellowstone, Swift Creek, and Dry Gultch Drainages
1963 LAKES OF THE HIGH UINTAS Rock Creek & Lake fork Drainages
1980’s Lakes of the High Uintas
1981 LAKES OF THE HIGH UINTAS Ashley Creek Drainage
1982 LAKES OF THE HIGH UINTAS Dry Gultch and Uinta River Drainages
1983 LAKES OF THE HIGH UINTAS Duchesne Drainage
1983 LAKES OF THE HIGH UINTAS Provo and Weber River Drainages
1983 LAKES OF THE HIGH UINTAS YELLOWSTON, LAKE FORK, AND SWIFT CREEK DRAINAGES
1985 LAKES OF THE HIGH UINTAS Bear River and Black Fork Drainages
1985 LAKES OF THE HIGH UINTAS Rock Creek Drainage
1986 LAKES OF THE HIGH UINTAS Sheep Creek, Carter Creek and Burnt Fork Drainage’s
1987 LAKES OF THE HIGH UINTAS Whiterocks River Drainage
1986 LAKES OF THE HIGH UINTAS SMITH FORK, HENRYS FORK, AND BEAVER CREEK DRAINAGE’S
1996 – 1999 LAKES OF THE HIGH UINTAS
1996 LAKES OF THE HIGH UINTAS DUCHESNE RIVER DRAINAGE
1996 LAKES OF THE HIGH UINTAS YELLOWSTONE, LAKE FORK, & SWIFT CREEK DRAINAGES
1996 LAKES OF THE HIGH UINTAS SHEEP CREEK, CARTER CREEK, & BURNT FORK DRAINAGES
1997 LAKES OF THE HIGH UINTAS DRY GULTCH AND UINTA RIVER DRAINAGES
1997 LAKES OF THE HIGH UINTAS ROCK CREEK DRAINAGE
1999 LAKES OF THE HIGH UINTAS PROVO AND WEBER RIVER DRAINAGES
2024 LAKES OF THE HIGH UINTAS
2024 LAKES OF THE HIGH UINTAS WHITEROCKS RIVER DRAINAGE
2024 LAKES OF THE HIGH UINTAS BEAR RIVER DRAINAGE
2024 LAKES OF THE HIGH UINTAS BLACKS FORK DRAINAGE
Plus several more coming soonish.
Research Links I use
U of U Digital Library | Mountain West Digital Library | Utah Historical Society
Forums
Utah Iceshanty.com. BigFishTackle.com, UtahWildlifeNet,
Newspaper and Magazine search
Utah Newspaper Archive | Newspapers.com | HathiTrust.org
Newer News
General KSL.com | SLTrib.com | DeseretNews.com |Utah County news HeraldExtra.com. Cache County News HJNews.com.
Utah Laws CLICK HERE FOR LAWS. (need library card number. Box Elder County land owner map.
Utah Historical Society on ISUU |
Blogs
Utah Outside. The Mystery of Utah History. Utah Water Log.
FACEBOOK Utah DNR. Utah DWR. Fish Lake Resorts.
Facebook State Parks
Deer Creek. Steinaker SP. Red Fleet SP. Utah State Parks. Antelope Island SP. Great Salt Lake SP. Wasatch Mountain SP. Green River SP. Dead Horse Point SP. Utah Lake SP. Rockport SP. Willard Bay SP. Goblin Valley SP. Coral Pink Sand Dunes SP. Yuba SP.
Facebook Forest Service
Dixie NF, Manti-La Sal, Ashley NF, Canyonlands NP,
Deer Creek, Jordanelle, Utah DWR, Utah DNR, Utah BLM, Wasatch mtn sp, East Canyon, Rockport, GSL, Antelope Island,
Uintah Wasatch Cache NF, Manti-La Sal NF, multi state nf, Fish Lake NF, Utah Fire INfo,
river report
Western Rivers.
Adding a ton more soon so check back often. Screw all those gate keepers of historical data. I’m putting it all here.
Thanks,
Josh Vandermeyden