Conditions Right Now
Your Loadout
Tackle + Bait Slots
Trolling: dodger + pink squid, corn-tipped.
How To Fish It
Best rigs: Troll dodger + pink squid 20-45 ft
Bait and lures: Squids + corn
Best time: Crack of dawn. Season: June-August (kokes)
Local tip: Late-Sept spawning kokanee turn the inlet crimson - bring the kids to WATCH (closed to fishing then).
Species Playbook
Kokanee Salmon
Rig: Troll pink/orange squid behind a dodger, 25-60 ft down
Bait: Pink squids tipped with white shoepeg corn
When: Crack of dawn - bite dies mid-morning
CLOSED to harvest during fall spawn (check dates). Turn bright red in September.
Brown Trout
Rig: Fly: sow bug/zebra midge under indicator; Spin: single-hook Rapala or spinner
Bait: Flies (sow bugs, streamers), Rapalas, worms after rain
When: Dawn, dusk, and overcast days; fall (spawn season) fires them up
Wary and smart. Downsize line to 4 lb fluoro on clear days.
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: Blacksmith Fork River (Fishing, 7 mi) · Hyrum Reservoir (Fishing, 9 mi) · Hyrum State Park (State Park, 10 mi) · Botts Campground (Mantua) (Camping, 10 mi)
Quick Answers
- What fish are in Porcupine Reservoir?
- Kokanee Salmon, Brown Trout, Cutthroat Trout.
- What is the best bait at Porcupine Reservoir?
- Squids + corn
- When is the best time to fish Porcupine Reservoir?
- Crack of dawn. Season: June-August (kokes).