Pine Pass Reservoir

Pine Pass Reservoir is a reservoir in Millard County, Utah and covers about 0.5 acres, reaches about 8.3 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 1.8 acre-feet.

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

Fish and Baits

The fish mix here is not confirmed, so check fresh local information before choosing a target or keeping a catch; try firm bottom before soft silt, then pause longer when cold water slows the bite.

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; look along a shallow shelf, then use the old channel as a guide.

How to Read the Water

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; keep the lure near the depth that produced, then fish the edge from top to bottom.

Season by Season

Spring runoff can add color and pull fish toward fresh water; green weeds and the first drop become stronger summer targets; in fall, follow bait toward points and shallow flats, while winter rewards a slower search; begin over firm bottom, then follow bait before changing areas.

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; work a creek turn before a flat bank, then test the drop before leaving.

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; follow the old channel through the lake, then save the heaviest tackle for deep cover.