Gadwall Pool is a reservoir in Utah, near Juab County.
Gadwall Pool is a reservoir in Juab County, Utah and covers about 379.8 acres, reaches about 50.3 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 8,214.7 acre-feet.
There is enough room for fish to move at Gadwall Pool, so compare a protected side with a windblown bank before settling on one depth. Deep water at Gadwall Pool gives fish room to move away from shore as summer heat and bright light build.
Fish listed for Gadwall Pool include Black Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Common Carp, and Largemouth Bass.
When black crappie are the target on Gadwall Pool, fish a small jig or minnow around wood, weeds, and sharp little drops.
When bluegill are the target on Gadwall Pool, use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets.
At Gadwall Pool, try this for largemouth bass: work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover.
A useful channel catfish plan on Gadwall Pool is to fish cut bait or a nightcrawler on the bottom along a channel edge or warm flat.
At Gadwall Pool, 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.
Do not let the deepest number control the whole day; nearby cover, firm bottom, and food usually matter more than the deepest hole by itself; test a shaded bank, then let two bites set the useful depth.
Early in the year, protected water and the first warm afternoon can be the best clues; as the water heats up, check deeper edges without assuming every fish is on the bottom; cooling fall water often makes points and firm banks useful again; work a quiet shoreline, then let two bites set the useful depth.
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; start with the cover closest to deep water, 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; work an old channel turn, then repeat the first clean pattern.
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