Anglers should see fair to good trout catch rates targeting deeper water

Jordanelle Reservoir - Park City, UT (Wasatch County)


by Utah Division of Wildlife
4-28-2026
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Anglers should see fair to good trout catch rates targeting deeper water. Garlic-, corn- or cheese-scented trout dough baits fished off the bottom behind a casting bubble can be very effective on a boat or from the shore. Trolling or actively casting the following lures can also be effective: Jakes Spin-A-Lure, Thomas Speedy Shiner, Eppinger Daredevil, Acme Kastmaster, Zona Lures Z-ray, Panther Martin, Blue Fox Classic Vibram Spinner and Rapala Original. Bass: Smallmouth and largemouth bass catch rates are good this time of year using soft plastic worms, stickbaits, tube jigs, twister-ail grubs, Texas rigs, Carolina rigs, drop-shot rigs, Ned rigs and Neko rigs. Wacky-rigged sonkos, skirted jigs, streamers, swimbaits and topwater flies or lures can all produce fish. Boat, float tube and kayak anglers typically see fair trout catch rates (rainbow trout, brown trout, splake and the occasional cutthroat trout) drift trolling panfish/crappie jigs, white or chartreuse tube jigs, marabou jigs or streamers — using patterns such as a balanced leeches — targeting the 10-to-25-foot water column. Shore anglers tend to see fair to good rainbow trout catch using garlic- or corn-scented trout dough bait fishing. Artificial baits such as minnow mimics, feather jigs/woolly buggers, hair jigs, tube jigs and curly-tail grubs are also effective.




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