Newfield Reservoir Fishing near Manti, Utah

• Overview

  Set in Sanpete County, Utah, this is Newfield Reservoir. It stands 8,041 feet above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 2 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Most waters listed here for Sanpete County are larger. Head to Manti, 9.4 miles away, for anything you forgot. Beyond it, Gunnison at 12 miles and Centerfield at 12 miles. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Newfield Reservoir

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Survey and observation records for Sanpete County include rainbow trout, brown trout, Atlantic salmon, black-spotted cutthroat trout and brook trout. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Read Newfield Reservoir before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 25°F in January to roughly 66°F in July. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early April. Averages place the thaw at early April and the freeze at early December. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Time your trip to Newfield Reservoir by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Recorded parking is half a mile off, far enough to travel light. There are toilets half a mile off. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Town Reservoir, 0.6 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the current arrangement for Newfield Reservoir.