Etna Reservoir is a reservoir in Utah, near Box Elder County.
Etna Reservoir is a reservoir in Box Elder County, Utah and covers about 73.7 acres, reaches about 52 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 1,471 acre-feet.
A point, weed edge, or small drop is more important than simply covering the whole shoreline; check both sides of the point. Deep water at Etna Reservoir gives fish room to move away from shore as summer heat and bright light build.
Fish listed for Etna Reservoir include Black Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Common Carp, Largemouth Bass, and Smallmouth Bass.
At Etna Reservoir, try this for black crappie: fish a small jig or minnow around wood, weeds, and sharp little drops.
At Etna Reservoir, try this for bluegill: use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets.
At Etna Reservoir, try this for smallmouth bass: drag a tube or Ned rig across rock and the hard edge of a point.
At Etna Reservoir, try this for largemouth bass: work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover.
Other targets listed here include Channel Catfish, and Common Carp; give each one its own bait and depth instead of trying to catch everything with the same rig; repeat the depth that gives the first bite.
Make one shallow pass and one deeper pass on the same shoreline; that shows whether fish are tight to cover or using the first break; cast across the point tip, then keep a worm ready for a slower check.
Shallow water is worth a careful look in spring and again during fall; bright summer days favor shade, weeds, or deeper breaks; under ice, a small depth change can be more useful than a long move; use wind to narrow the search.
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; cast across the point tip, then use wind to narrow the search.
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; work a quiet shoreline, then check both sides of the point.
Fish a small jig or minnow around wood, weeds, and sharp little drops; keep one slow bait ready.
Treat 52 feet as the deepest point, not the automatic fishing depth; start near cover and move deeper only when bites or bait give a reason.
Move after checking the same useful feature at several depths without finding bait, a clean edge, or a bite; check a rocky edge, then try a natural color before a loud pattern.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.