Mussentuchit Reservoir Fishing in Emery County, Utah

• Overview

  Mussentuchit Reservoir is an Emery County water, Utah side. The country round it is dry open country from end to end. About 17 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Few waters listed in Emery County are bigger. Ferron lies 32 miles from the water. The big place round here is Provo, 113 miles distant. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Mussentuchit Reservoir

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Survey and observation records for Emery County include rainbow trout, brown trout, black-spotted cutthroat trout and flannelmouth sucker. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Mussentuchit Reservoir the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 28°F to 75°F. A long season, with weather mattering more than the month. Some winters give nothing at all, so plan for open water. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. On Mussentuchit Reservoir the same rules apply, with local timing. Late evening often out-fishes the whole afternoon.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. This one is mapped as intermittent, so a wasted trip is a real risk in a dry year. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Jeffery Reservoir, 8.1 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position on Mussentuchit Reservoir before loading the car.