Gripe Reservoir Fishing in Piute County, Utah

• Overview

  Gripe Reservoir is a Piute County water, Utah side. The bank is 8,599 feet above sea level. The far bank is a conversation away, so keep low and quiet. Our Piute County list holds plenty of bigger water. Nearest town is Monroe, 34 miles off. Richfield lies 42 miles off, Panguitch another 44 miles. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Gripe Reservoir

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Records held for Piute County cover black-spotted cutthroat trout, rainbow trout and brown trout. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Gripe Reservoir that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 61°F and January near 19°F. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The water is typically free of ice between late April and late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. It sets the rhythm of the year at Gripe Reservoir.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. It is recorded as intermittent, which means the basin empties in dry spells. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Cedar Peak Lake, 1.5 miles away. Confirm before you fish Gripe Reservoir.