Conditions Right Now
Your Loadout
Tackle + Bait Slots
Winter loadout: auger, ice cleats, short jig rod, insulated bibs.
How To Fish It
Best rigs: Big bucktails/glide baits + steel leader along weedlines for muskie; crappie jigs around the narrows
Bait and lures: 10" swimbaits (muskie), 1/16 oz jigs (panfish), worms
Best time: Dawn & dusk for muskie; midday fine for panfish. Season: May-September; ice fishing for crappie/perch
Local tip: THE tiger muskie factory of the West - 50-inchers every year. Muskies must be released immediately. Cemetery Point & the narrows for crappie.
Species Playbook
Tiger Muskie
Rig: Heavy rod, steel leader, big bucktails & glide baits, figure-8 at the boat
Bait: 10 in swimbaits, bucktails, big spoons
When: Dawn/dusk; overcast summer days
The 'fish of 10,000 casts.' Pineview is famous for 50-inchers. Handle with care & release.
Black Crappie
Rig: 1/16 oz marabou jig 2-6 ft under a bobber near structure
Bait: White/pink jigs, minnows under a slip bobber
When: Dusk into dark; spring spawn near brush
Twitch it, pause it - the bite is a soft 'tick.' Powell's spring crappie bite is elite.
Yellow Perch
Rig: Drop-shot two small jigs tipped with worm near bottom
Bait: Mealworms, perch meat (where legal), tiny tube jigs
When: Midday is fine - ice fishing staple
School fish. Through the ice, they save the day when trout sulk.
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.
Bluegill & Sunfish
Rig: Worm under a small bobber, size 10 hook - that's it
Bait: Worms, mealworms, tiny jigs
When: All day long, all summer
THE kid fish. Pelican Lake grows bluegill the size of dinner plates.
Getting There + Nearby
Nearby adventures: Anderson Cove Campground (Camping, 1 mi) · Waterfall Canyon (Hike, 5 mi) · Glassmans Pond (Ogden) (Fishing, 5 mi) · Fort Buenaventura Pond (Fishing, 7 mi)
Quick Answers
- What fish are in Pineview Reservoir?
- Tiger Muskie, Black Crappie, Yellow Perch, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill & Sunfish.
- What is the best bait at Pineview Reservoir?
- 10" swimbaits (muskie), 1/16 oz jigs (panfish), worms
- When is the best time to fish Pineview Reservoir?
- Dawn & dusk for muskie; midday fine for panfish. Season: May-September; ice fishing for crappie/perch.