Beaver Dam Reservoir in Sanpete County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Beaver Dam Reservoir falls in Sanpete County, part of Utah. It lies 8,770 feet above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 5 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Fairview lies 8 miles from the water. The big place round here is Provo, 45 miles distant. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Beaver Dam Reservoir

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Open biodiversity records for Sanpete County list rainbow trout, brown trout, Atlantic salmon, black-spotted cutthroat trout and brook trout. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Beaver Dam Reservoir fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 58°F and January reads 19°F. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early May. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. It holds true on Beaver Dam Reservoir more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Parking is mapped about 100 yards from the bank. Facilities include toilets around 80 yards from here. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. For a change of water, Fairview Lakes is 1.2 miles distant. Nothing here settles the position at Beaver Dam Reservoir for certain.