Fishing at Sand Hollow Reservoir, Washington County, Utah

• Overview

  Sand Hollow Reservoir lies within the bounds of Washington County, Utah. The bank is 3,196 feet above sea level. About 1,176 acres, so local knowledge or a boat saves a lot of walking. Among the waters listed for Washington County, none is wider. You are 6.5 miles from Hurricane. Sunrise Manor sits 113 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Sand Hollow Reservoir

  Our records give 95 ft, so you have a figure to work from. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Public occurrence data for Washington County names desert sucker, flannelmouth sucker, rainbow trout and bluegill. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Sand Hollow Reservoir gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 84°F, while January sits near 40°F. It fishes twelve months of the year. October and November give a second good stretch as it cools. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. Sand Hollow Reservoir runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  The bank is open to all, according to our records. You can launch from a ramp around half a mile away. Parking sits half a mile out, which makes for a walk with tackle. You can camp about half a mile away, going by the mapping. Facilities run to toilets half a mile from the water. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Nothing here settles the position at Sand Hollow Reservoir for certain.