Matt Warner Reservoir Fishing Guide, Daggett County, Utah

• Overview

  Matt Warner Reservoir sits in Daggett County, out in Utah. The ground round it is rolling bush. It measures some 346 acres, and wind has room to build across it. The outline measures near 5.1 miles, so local knowledge counts. Few waters listed in Daggett County are bigger. Nearest place of any size is Vernal, 25 miles away. Further out sit Maeser (25 miles) and Naples (26 miles). It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Matt Warner Reservoir

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Public occurrence data for Daggett County names rainbow trout, brown trout, brook trout and cutthroat trout. The county list is broader than any single water. On Matt Warner Reservoir that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 62°F and January near 19°F on the long-run figures. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. That is the shape of the year on Matt Warner Reservoir.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Mapping shows a ramp about half a mile from the shore. A parking area is marked roughly half a mile out. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Zelph Calder Reservoir is 5.6 miles off. For Matt Warner Reservoir, the notice at the access point is the final word.