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Why Fish Here
Most southern Utah trout water sits high in the mountains, but the Enterprise reservoirs sit out in pinyon and juniper country, ringed by big chunks of volcanic tuff. The Forest Service allows both motorized and non-motorized boats here, and there is no potable water on site, so haul your own. State biologists manage the upper reservoir as a put-grow-and-take fishery, stocking advanced rainbow fingerlings each year so the fish you catch actually grew up in the lake.
How To Fish It
Best rigs: Troll small spoons; bobber + worm
Bait and lures: Worms, spoons
Best time: Morning. Season: April-October
Local tip: Twin reservoirs, big skies, no crowds.
Species Playbook
Rainbow Trout
Rig: Slip-bobber or sliding sinker rig, 4 lb mono line, size 8-10 baitholder
Bait: PowerBait (rainbow/garlic), nightcrawler, small spinners (Panther Martin, Jake's)
When: Early morning & last 2 hours before dark
Utah's #1 fish. If a pond got stocked this week, cast anything shiny. Perfect first fish for kids.
Smallmouth Bass
Rig: Ned rig, drop shot, tube jig on rocky structure
Bait: 3 in green-pumpkin plastics, crawfish crankbaits, topwater early
When: Morning & evening in summer; all day spring/fall
Count to the bottom, drag it slow over rocks. Fights way above its weight class.
Getting There + Nearby
Nearby adventures: Baker Reservoir (Fishing, 16 mi) · Gunlock State Park (State Park, 18 mi) · Gunlock Reservoir (Fishing, 18 mi) · Petrified Dunes (Hike, 24 mi)
Quick Answers
- What fish are in Enterprise Reservoirs?
- Rainbow Trout, Smallmouth Bass.
- What is the best bait at Enterprise Reservoirs?
- Worms, spoons
- When is the best time to fish Enterprise Reservoirs?
- Morning. Season: April-October.
- Why fish Enterprise Reservoirs?
- There are two of them, Upper and Lower Enterprise, so you can shift waters if one is off. Rainbows are grown from stocked fingerlings rather than dumped in at catchable size, and smallmouth hold along the rocky edges. There is no drinking water at the site.