Milk Creek Reservoir Fishing Guide, Garfield County, Utah

• Overview

  Milk Creek Reservoir sits in Garfield County, out in Utah. The surface lies 5,387 feet up. Surface area runs to about 4 acres — small enough to read in one session. For a base, Blanding sits 65 miles out. Monticello follows at 71 miles, then Page at 77 miles. Within easy reach: Lost Spring Reservoir out at 6.3 miles, Bastian Reservoir near enough 7.5 miles, Ticaboo Reservoir out at 11 miles and Coyote Reservoir near enough 12 miles. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Milk Creek Reservoir

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Across Garfield County, recorded fish include brown trout, rainbow trout, brook trout and Arctic grayling. The county list is broader than any single water. At Milk Creek Reservoir the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 78°F and January at 30°F. The swings are modest, so patterns change slowly. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. Plan any trip to Milk Creek Reservoir around it. A rising level usually fishes better than a falling one.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Records show it does not hold water year-round. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. The nearest alternative is Lost Spring Reservoir, 6.3 miles out. Confirm before you fish Milk Creek Reservoir.