Valley Reservoir, Utah: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Valley Reservoir is one of the Tooele County listings for Utah. The water sits 5,144 feet up. Small at around 14 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Utah listings. Tooele lies 34 miles from the water. Then Grantsville, 35 miles, and Eagle Mountain, 38 miles. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Valley Reservoir

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Records held for Tooele County cover common carp, rainbow trout and smallmouth bass. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Fish Valley Reservoir where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 76°F, with January the cold end at about 28°F. Most months fish reasonably, given the right weather. It should never be assumed safe, whatever the month says. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. It sets the rhythm of the year at Valley Reservoir.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Mapping flags this water as intermittent: it can be dry for part of the year, so check before travelling. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Failing this one, try Atherley Reservoir, 14 miles away. Treat Valley Reservoir as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.