Freshwater Spearfishing - Deer Creek Reservoir Utah

I was in Utah visiting family and happened to still have all my California Dive gear in the car so I figured I would go for a dive. Utah regulations for spearfishing are super easy with a list of reservoirs that allow spearfishing. Some reservoirs have different regulations so make sure you look. It is also really nice to be able to shoot gamefish in the state of Utah. Because I was staying in the Salt Lake region of Utah and I had found a little information online about spearfishing in Utah, I decided to dive Deer Creek Reservoir. The water had 10 - 15ft of visibility and I saw plenty of smallmouth bass and walleye. Walleye was the only fish that was in open season during this time. I found the majority of the fish on the southern side of the island in the rocky underwater structure but also managed to shoot my biggest walleye on the north side of the island. This reservoir is heavily trafficked so it is important to have a dive float (or a kayak in my case) and to keep and eye out for boaters. Hopefully, this video will help others get into freshwater spearfishing in Utah and streamline the research that I had to do myself.


Here is the gear I use in my videos:

Spearfishing Gear:
Short Speargun (Mako Spearguns 80cm): https://amzn.to/3OHFmUH
Long Speargun (Rob Allen 120cm): https://amzn.to/3umHo5
Beginner Fins (Cressi Gara): https://amzn.to/3UB2TdH
Intermediate Fins (Mako Spearguns Fiberglass Fins): https://amzn.to/3UzSDCp
Wetsuit (Mako Spearguns Camo): https://amzn.to/3SAAnWZ
Booties: https://amzn.to/42Hd9mo
Weight Belt: https://amzn.to/48iMnCj
Stringer: https://amzn.to/3UEJ8Sz
Flashlight: https://amzn.to/3I0UwQU
Sportube: https://amzn.to/3SCH8Yc
Knife: https://amzn.to/3T0f16R


Camera Gear:
GoPro: https://amzn.to/48p8gQw
GoPro Head Strap: https://amzn.to/48fdqyf
Waterproof Housing: https://amzn.to/3OJh24R
Canon M50: https://amzn.to/3UFB0B7

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Final Cut Pro X