Coyote Hollow Reservoir

Coyote Hollow Reservoir is a reservoir in Garfield County, Utah and covers about 0.2 acres, reaches about 6.9 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 0.7 acre-feet.

Coyote Hollow Reservoir is small water, so a careful lap around the bank can show most of the useful cover. With little deep water in Coyote Hollow Reservoir, weeds, wind, and water color can matter more than depth alone.

Fish and Baits

At Coyote Hollow Reservoir, the fish mix here is not confirmed, so check fresh local information before choosing a target or keeping a catch.

Begin with one slow bottom presentation and one moving bait, then let bites show whether fish are holding close to cover or roaming open water; check rock and weeds as separate patterns, then use a moving lure to search.

How to Read the Water

Use wind as a clue; a light push can carry food toward a bank, but hard wind may muddy it, so look for a clean edge near a point or protected pocket; try the windblown bank, then move only after checking the nearby drop.

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; try the windblown bank, then use a moving lure to search.

A Simple Tackle Plan

A medium spinning rod, 8-pound line, a small box of jigs, a few crankbaits, and a simple bottom rig cover most situations; change depth or speed before changing every piece of tackle; check the clean side of wind, then note the exact cover that gives a bite.

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; fish one point at two depths, then keep line light around small clear-water fish.