Dugout Reservoir is a reservoir in Utah, near San Juan County.
Dugout Reservoir is a reservoir in San Juan County, Utah and covers about 31.4 acres, reaches about 44 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 520 acre-feet.
Dugout Reservoir is compact enough to fish slowly, but a change in weeds or bottom can still split it into separate patterns.
Fish listed for Dugout Reservoir include Black Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Common Carp, and Largemouth Bass.
Start the black crappie search on Dugout Reservoir by trying to fish a small jig or minnow around wood, weeds, and sharp little drops.
A useful bluegill plan on Dugout Reservoir is to use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets.
When largemouth bass are the target on Dugout Reservoir, work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover.
For channel catfish on Dugout Reservoir, fish cut bait or a nightcrawler on the bottom along a channel edge or warm flat.
Other targets listed here include Common Carp; give each one its own bait and depth instead of trying to catch everything with the same rig; match the hook and line to the named target.
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; look for a clean edge beside cover, then keep the bait near useful cover.
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; follow the outside weed line, then fish the windy and calm sides differently.
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; try the first deep shelf after the bank, then use the same depth on the next similar feature.
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; start near the best mix of cover, then let two bites set the useful depth.
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