Conditions last updated: 11/19/2009

Strawberry Reservoir

Rating: Hot

Conditions: There are reports of both good and hot fishing success. Boat and float tube anglers report good success. Shoreline anglers report fair fishing, with early morning being the best time for action. Try several lures until you find the right type and color. Casting white tube jigs and pointer minnows toward shoreline and near weed beds has still been effective. Visit Salt Lake Tribune writer Brett Prettyman's blog to see a photo of a beautiful 10-pound rainbow that was caught last week. There are special regulations for Strawberry Reservoir. Download the Utah Fishing Guidebook or the Strawberry brochure for details.

Details

• Location: Wasatch County
• Directions: 23 miles southeast of Heber City, Utah on Hwy. 40
• Type: Blue Ribbon
• Size: 17,120 acres (maximum)
• Elevation: 7,602 feet
• Hours: No restrictions
• Likely catch: Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout
• Possible catch: Kokanee Salmon, Smallmouth Bass
• Regulations: Special regulations for the reservoir include: An aggregate limit of four trout or kokanee salmon. No more than two of the fish may be cutthroat trout under 15 inches, and no more than one may be a cutthroat over 22 inches. All cutthroat between 15 and 22 inches must be immediately released. (Any trout with cutthroat markings is considered a cutthroat.)
• Site amenities: Boat launching facilities (4 ramps), marina stores, restaurants, campgrounds, sanitary dump stations, Forest Service visitor center, Strawberry River fish trap and egg collection station
• Handicap access: Haws Point handicapped access
• Site description: Strawberry Reservoir lies in an open mountain valley with mixed conifer and aspen forests on the upper slopes. The reservoir contains four major fishing zones including the Strawberry Basin, Meadows Basin, the Narrows, and Soldier Creek Basin. Strawberry Valley provides a variety of fishing opportunities from catch and release fishing in the tributaries to trophy cutthroat and rainbow fishing on the reservoir. Most of the fishing pressure and catch occurs from boats. Shoreline fishing is best during the cooler seasons of spring and fall.

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