Academy Mill Reservoir

Academy Mill Reservoir is a reservoir in Sanpete County, Utah and covers about 4.9 acres, reaches about 7 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 46 acre-feet.

One weed edge or deeper pocket can hold much of the day’s activity. With little deep water in Academy Mill Reservoir, weeds, wind, and water color can matter more than depth alone.

Fish and Baits

Fish listed for Academy Mill Reservoir include Brook Trout, Rainbow Trout, and Tiger Trout.

The first rainbow trout pass on Academy Mill Reservoir should cast a small spoon, inline spinner, light jig, or fly through cool water.

Try this for tiger trout: cast a small spoon, spinner, minnow lure, or fly along cool rocky edges.

How to Read the Water

Start where two things meet: weeds and open water, rock and mud, a point and a drop, or clear water and dirty water; fish that edge at more than one depth before leaving it; separate open-water fish from bank fish.

Season by Season

In spring, start with warming banks, creek mouths, and shallow cover; summer usually pushes the better bite toward the outside weed edge or a nearby drop; fall can bring bait back to windblown points, while winter calls for smaller moves and a slower pace; fish isolated cover before a long empty edge.

A Simple Tackle Plan

A light spinning rod, thin line, a few small spoons, inline spinners, and jigs cover the listed trout; carry one slightly heavier setup when other fish or windy water call for more control; use one moving lure and one slow bait.

Record the wind, water color, productive depth, and cover after a bite; those four notes are more useful on the next trip than a long list of spots that did not produce; keep the presentation close to useful cover.