Red Point Reservoir

Red Point Reservoir is a lake in Emery County, Utah and covers about 0.2 acres, reaches about 5.3 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 0.5 acre-feet.

The small size of Red Point Reservoir makes quiet casts and short moves more useful than carrying a pile of tackle. With little deep water in Red Point 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 make short moves after each pass.

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; match lure size to the visible food, then keep the first route short.

How to Read the Water

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; follow the old channel through the lake, then give low-light water a slower bottom pass.

Season by Season

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; start where bait gathers, then work the bottom where the bank turns steep.

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; check the clearest edge before moving, then give low-light water a slower bottom pass.

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; keep the lure near the depth that produced, then keep the first route short.