Jim Larson Reservoir, Utah: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  The Wayne County entry here is Jim Larson Reservoir, in Utah. The water sits 9,078 feet up. The far bank is a conversation away, so keep low and quiet. Our Wayne County list holds plenty of bigger water. You are 47 miles from Monroe. The nearest city of size is Provo, 140 miles away. No border sits close enough to matter. Reckon dozens inside 15 miles and dozens inside 30 miles.

• Where to Fish on Jim Larson Reservoir

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Fish documented in Wayne County include Arctic grayling, bluehead sucker, flannelmouth sucker, brook trout and rainbow trout. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Read Jim Larson Reservoir for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 20°F in January to roughly 58°F in July. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Anyone fishing Jim Larson Reservoir regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. 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. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Failing this one, try Round Lake, 1.9 miles away. Where Jim Larson Reservoir is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.