Dee Mills Reservoir Fishing Guide, Wasatch County, Utah

• Overview

  You will find Dee Mills Reservoir in Wasatch County, Utah. Land around it is pine and birch. Small at around 6 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. The closest town, Daniel, is 12 miles distant. Then Heber City, 12 miles, and Francis, 13 miles. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout. It repays a second visit more than a first.

• Where to Fish on Dee Mills Reservoir

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Open biodiversity records for Wasatch County list brown trout, rainbow trout, brook trout, black-spotted cutthroat trout and Utah sucker. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. On Dee Mills Reservoir the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 20°F in December to roughly 58°F in July. Winter shuts the surface down for months. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Plan any trip to Dee Mills Reservoir around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Center Creek Number Five Reservoir sits 1.9 miles off and takes the overflow. Treat Dee Mills Reservoir as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.