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How To Fish It
Best rigs: Slip-sinker + PowerBait; spoons at ice-off
Bait and lures: PowerBait, worms, spoons
Best time: Morning. Season: All year
Local tip: Tooele County's reliable trout tank below the Stansburys.
Species Playbook
Rainbow Trout
Rig: Slip-bobber or sliding sinker rig, 4 lb line, size 8-10 baitholder hook
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.
Cutthroat Trout
Rig: Strawberry: white tube jig 15-30 ft; Bear Lake: troll minnow-profile lures
Bait: Tube jigs, dead minnows (where legal), dry flies in creeks
When: Morning bite is king; ice-off is legendary
The Bonneville cutthroat is Utah's state fish. Strawberry slot: release cutts 15-22 in.
Getting There + Nearby
Nearby adventures: Settlement Canyon Reservoir (Fishing, 11 mi) · Great Salt Lake State Park (State Park, 20 mi) · Camp Floyd / Stagecoach Inn SP (State Park, 30 mi) · Millrace Pond (Taylorsville) (Fishing, 31 mi)
Quick Answers
- What fish are in Grantsville Reservoir?
- Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout.
- What is the best bait at Grantsville Reservoir?
- PowerBait, worms, spoons
- When is the best time to fish Grantsville Reservoir?
- Morning. Season: All year.