Fishing Report For Jordanelle Reservoir, UT

By Rick Seaman

April 28, 2025

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Fishing Report Jordanelle Reservoir, UT

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Smallmouth Bass

Current Report: Good To Very Good
Outlook: Very Good

Jordanelle Reservoir is loaded with smallmouth bass, and the catching has been easy for a couple years now. With water temperatures climbing into the 40's, smallies are getting active as they move to shallow water. Rocky areas, where crawfish live, is their favorite place to hang out in the shallows. Fishing is often good on cold, windy, cloudy and rainy days. Ned rigs are catching a lot of these fish, but many are running small. Crankbaits are working in these areas as well. Jerkbaits worked over slightly deeper water, outside these rocky banks, are catching some nicer fish. Topwater will soon be the go-to bait, once the water rises into the mid 50's.

Rainbow Trout

Current Report: Good
Outlook: Good To Very Good

Small spinners, worm harnesses and small-profile crankbaits are catching rainbows quite easily here at Jordanelle Reservoir. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources has an ongoing stocking program to keep rainbows available to anglers. Many of the stocked trout being caught are small, but there are some nice ones in the mix. Anglers tipping the back hook on crankbaits with shrimp are getting considerably more bites while trolling. The diet of these rainbow trout consists of insects, small fishes and crustaceans. Using flies or small lures to imitate their natural food, is getting bites. Nightcrawlers, salmon eggs and prepared baits are also catching fish.

Yellow Perch

Current Report: Very Good
Outlook: Very Good To Excellent

A healthy, stable population of yellow perch reside here, providing a steady food source for larger, predator fish. Yellow perch are fun to catch in winter when ice fishing, and the ice fishing was great this last winter. Small jigheads, or hooks and small weights, tipped with pieces of nightcrawlers, mealworms or prepared baits are all catching perch. You can find schools of perch all over the lake, in shallow water, around virtually any cover.

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Guide to fishing for largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, walleye, rainbow trout, brown trout, cutthroat trout, yellow perch, kokanee salmon, hybrid striped bass and tiger muskie at Jordanelle Reservoir in Utah.

Jordanelle Reservoir is a 3,300-acre lake with about 25 miles of shoreline. The lake is managed by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. Rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, brown trout, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, kokanee salmon, tiger muskie and striper fishing await anglers here. There is access for fishing from the bank

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Rick Seaman is a fishing enthusiast with over five decades of fishing experience, a retired tournament fisherman, author of numerous published articles on fishing, and co-author of the book "Bass Fishing - It's not WHAT you throw, It's WHERE you throw it".