Tuft Reservoir

Tuft Reservoir is a reservoir in Piute County, Utah and covers about 0.2 acres, reaches about 6.9 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 0.7 acre-feet.

Tuft Reservoir is small water, so a careful lap around the bank can show most of the useful cover. With little deep water in Tuft 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; check the coolest inflow, 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; check the clean side of wind, then use the same depth on the next similar feature.

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; start with the cover closest to deep water, then give low-light water a slower bottom pass.

Season by Season

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; work from shallow to deep, then test a point before fishing a featureless bank.

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; begin near moving water, then try a brighter bait when the water is dirty.

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; try the windblown bank, then let two bites set the useful depth.