Grassy Trail Reservoir Fishing near East Carbon City, Utah

• Overview

  Grassy Trail Reservoir is set in Carbon County, Utah. Height above sea level is 7,575 feet. It runs to roughly 31 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The closest town, East Carbon City, is 5.4 miles distant. For a city, Provo is 79 miles off. Near neighbours include: Andersons Reservoir 13 miles, Mounds Reservoir roughly 16 miles, Olsen Reservoir 20 miles, Pilling Pond roughly 26 miles and Desert Lake 27 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Grassy Trail Reservoir

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Species logged across Carbon County include black-spotted cutthroat trout, bluehead sucker, rainbow trout, brown trout and flannelmouth sucker. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. On Grassy Trail Reservoir the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 65°F for July and 24°F for January. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near mid April. Average temperatures cross freezing around mid April in spring and again near early December in autumn. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. That shapes the year on Grassy Trail Reservoir.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Andersons Reservoir is 13 miles distant. Confirm access to Grassy Trail Reservoir locally before you travel.