Mill Meadow Reservoir

Mill Meadow Reservoir is a reservoir in Wayne County, Utah and covers about 160.6 acres, reaches about 105 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 5,231 acre-feet.

Mill Meadow Reservoir is compact enough to fish slowly, but a change in weeds or bottom can still split it into separate patterns. Deep water at Mill Meadow Reservoir gives fish room to move away from shore as summer heat and bright light build.

Fish and Baits

Fish listed for Mill Meadow Reservoir include Brown Trout, Splake, Rainbow Trout, Tiger Trout, Utah Chub, Utah Sucker, and Yellow Perch.

At Mill Meadow Reservoir, try this for yellow perch: keep a small jig tipped with a worm or minnow close to bottom on a shelf.

At Mill Meadow Reservoir, try this for rainbow trout: cast a small spoon, inline spinner, light jig, or fly through cool water.

To begin with brown trout on this water, work a small minnow bait, spoon, or streamer along cool breaks and moving water.

At Mill Meadow Reservoir, try this for tiger trout: cast a small spoon, spinner, minnow lure, or fly along cool rocky edges.

Brook Trout, Kokanee Salmon, Tiger Muskie, and Wiper have also been stocked here; that proves fish were released, but it does not promise that they are still common or easy to catch.

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; look along a shallow shelf, then make the next cast parallel to the edge.

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; begin over firm bottom, then fish the same shape nearby.

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; work the best shade during bright hours, then use stronger line beside wood and sharp rock.

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; use a small lure when bites are scarce, then keep line light around small clear-water fish.

Mill Meadow Reservoir FAQs

What is a simple way to start fishing for brown trout at Mill Meadow Reservoir?

Work a small minnow bait, spoon, or streamer along cool breaks and moving water.

What does the 105 feet deepest point mean when fishing Mill Meadow Reservoir?

Treat 105 feet as the deepest point, not the automatic fishing depth; start near cover and move deeper only when bites or bait give a reason.

What does the stocking history mean at Mill Meadow Reservoir?

It confirms that brook trout were released, but it does not prove that fish are now common or easy to catch; keep a worm ready for a slower check.