Southeastern Utah Fishing Report

By Report provided by the Utah Department of Wildlife Resources

Abajo Mountains: Fair conditions. Some waters may be accessible on the Abajo Mountains, but road conditions vary. Use caution. (05-02-18)
Academy Mill Reservoir: Closed
Academy Mill Reservoir is currently inaccessible with highway vehicles because of snow and mud. (05-02-18)
Benches Pond: Unstable ice
Benches Pond is accessible, but the ice is melting and too unstable for ice fishing. (05-02-18)
Boulger Reservoir: Closed
Boulger Reservoir is currently inaccessible with highway vehicles and it may have unstable ice. Access may be possible with a snow machine. (05-02-18)
Carbon County Community Fishing Pond: Good conditions
The Carbon County Community Fishing Pond was stocked with 1,000 rainbow trout on Mar. 28. Try using nightcrawlers or PowerBait to catch rainbow trout here. (05-02-18)
Cleveland Reservoir: Unstable ice
There is open water along much of the shoreline at Cleveland Reservoir, so any accessible ice is too unstable for ice fishing. You may soon be able to catch fish from the shore here. (05-02-18)
Duck Fork Reservoir: Closed
Duck Fork Reservoir is currently inaccessible because of snow and mud on the roads. (05-02-18)
Electric Lake:
Unstable ice
Electric Lake is accessible and still capped with ice, but the ice thickness varies and is too unstable for ice fishing. (05-02-18)
Fairview Lakes: Closed
Fairview Lakes are currently inaccessible with highway vehicles because of snow. (05-02-18)
Ferron Reservoir: Closed
Access to Ferron Reservoir is still closed because of snow and mud on the roads. (05-02-18)
Gigliotti Pond: Good conditions
Gigliotti Pond was stocked on Mar. 28 with 750 rainbow trout. Try using worms or PowerBait to catch rainbow trout here. (05-02-18)
Gooseberry Reservoir: Closed
Access to Gooseberry Reservoir is still closed. (05-02-18)
Grassy Lake: Good conditions
Grassy Lake was accessible on May 1, but rain and snow may limit accessibility for the next few weeks. Water levels are low at Grassy Lake and the shores are muddy. Anglers have had success catching tiger trout using white jigs and spinners. (05-02-18)
Huntington Creek: Slow
Fishing has been slow on Huntington Creek below Electric Lake. (05-02-18)
Huntington Game Farm Pond: Good conditions
Try using worms or PowerBait to catch rainbow trout here. Small flies may work well to catch bluegill. (05-02-18)
Huntington North Reservoir: Fair conditions
Huntington North Reservoir has been stocked with more than 3,000 rainbow trout so far this year. Many of those fish are more than 20 inches in length. A recent gillnet survey also produced several largemouth bass over three pounds. (05-02-18)
Huntington Reservoir: Slow
The snow on Huntington Reservoir is melting and the ice underneath will soon be too unstable for ice fishing. Use extra caution when venturing out here. Try using tube jigs or plain jig heads tipped with worms to catch tiger trout here. (05-02-18)
Joes Valley Reservoir: Slow conditions
Fishing has been slow at Joes Valley Reservoir. Try using jigs tipped with chub meat or crankbaits to catch trout and tiger muskies here. (05-02-18)
Knight-Ideal Community Fishing Pond:  Good conditions
The Knight-Ideal Community Fishing Pond was stocked with 1,000 rainbow trout on Mar. 28. Try using worms or PowerBait to catch trout here. Some anglers have caught trout between eight and 14 inches since the pond reopened. (05-02-18)
La Sal Mountains:  Closed
Many waters on the La Sal Mountains are either inaccessible to highway vehicles or covered with unstable ice. (05-02-18)
Lower Fish Creek: Good conditions
Fishing below the dam at Scofield Reservoir is good if you’re looking to catch chubs. (05-02-18)
Miller Flat Reservoir: Closed
Access to Miller Flat Reservoir is still closed. (05-02-18)
Millsite Reservoir & State Park: Fair conditions
The water level at Millsite Reservoir is still low, but it has risen by about 10 feet since the ice thawed. There isn’t enough water to launch a boat. The daily limit of 16 fish has also been extended for another year. Anglers have had success using leeches and crystal buggers. (05-02-18)
Petes Hole: Closed
Petes Hole and other waters above Joes Valley may be inaccessible because of snow and mud. (05-02-18)
Potters Ponds: Closed
Potters Ponds may be inaccessible with highway vehicles because of snow, ice and mud. (05-02-18)
Right Fork of Huntington Creek: Fair conditions
Try using soft hackle flies or renegades to catch brown trout in Huntington Creek. (05-02-18)
Scofield Reservoir: Good conditions
Anglers are catching trout from the shore using worms, PowerBait and spinners — especially along the western shore and the dam cove. Anglers have also had luck catching lots of cutthroat trout after 10 a.m. using soft hackle flies in green, midnight fire and black and copper. Scofield Reservoir was stocked with 12,000 8-inch cutthroat trout on April 18. (05-02-18)
Soup Bowl: Closed
Soup Bowl is currently inaccessible because of snow and mud on the roads. (05-02-18)
Willow Lake: Closed
Access to Willow Lake is still closed because of snow and mud on the roads. (05-02-18)
Wrigley Springs Reservoir: Good conditions
Wrigley Springs Reservoir was accessible on May 1, but recent snow may make the roads difficult to negotiate. The fish have been biting at the reservoir. Try using white jigs, spinners, worms and PowerBait to catch trout here. (05-02-18)