Huntington Reservoir Fishing Guide, Emery County, Utah

• Overview

  In Utah, Huntington Reservoir falls inside Emery County. The water sits 6,434 feet up. It is pond-in-a-field scale, with the far bank a short lob away. Our Emery County list holds plenty of bigger water. Huntington lies 7.3 miles from the water. The big place round here is Provo, 66 miles distant. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Huntington Reservoir

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Species logged across Emery County include rainbow trout, brown trout, black-spotted cutthroat trout and flannelmouth sucker. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. At Huntington Reservoir the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 69°F; by January the average is down near 25°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late March. From about late March to around early December, expect open water on the long-run figures. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Anyone fishing Huntington Reservoir regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. The nearest alternative is Huntington Lake, 7.5 miles out. Rules at Huntington Reservoir are worth checking on the day.