Strawberry is Utah's stillwater pillar — a big, high reservoir in the valley east of the Wasatch, and the answer the app gives when the tailwaters are mobbed and the lower rivers are running warm. It grows cutthroat and rainbows to real size on a rich diet of chironomids, leeches and damsels, with the Bonneville cutthroat the headline fish and a slot limit protecting them. It's a tube and boat game: chironomids under an indicator over the weed lines, balanced leeches on the drop-offs, damsels in early summer. Ice-off in spring and the cool of autumn are the windows; midsummer pushes the fish deep and the wind can blow you off the water, so pick your day. At this elevation it ices over, so the open-water season is the event.
A respectable few hours, if you choose your moments
Good wave on — drift country. A useful wave. Work the productive shore.
46% confidence — limited data
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Conditions on the water
Trends shown where the gauge supports them
Wind
NE 8 km/h
Light breeze
Wave
Ripple
Water temp
—
No reading
Air temp
13°C
Cloud
Clear
Pressure
1019 hPa
Rain · 24h
0.0 mm
No rain
Some readings unavailable — check directly before fishing.
How to fish · for cutthroat trout
The brief
When · where · method · kit
How to fish it · for cutthroat trout
When
Ice-off spring and autumn; midsummer fish go deep and wind is a factor
Where
Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point.
Today's tactical plan
The plan
Plan A · Plan B · what to watch · bank or boat
The plan
Plan A
Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point.
Plan B
If the main plan is not working, switch to a smaller, more imitative pattern fished slower and deeper. A change of drift angle can also make a difference.
Watch for
Evening tends to be the best period in summer — stay late if you can for a sedge or spinner fall.
Boat — drift
A gentle ripple is ideal for drifting — broadside drift covering the wind lanes should be productive.
Hatches & runs
What's on, when
Twelve months at a glance
Through the year
0–3 scale · June highlighted
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Black MidgeHatch
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Reservoir BuzzerHatch
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Gray DrakeHatch
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Silverhorns & LonghornsHatch
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2
2
2
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
Today's fly · curated pack
Top pattern + the box
5 patterns from this venue's curated pack
Evidence
Why today scores what it does
The factors driving today's verdict
Why this score
- Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
About this water · Lough note · 4 min read
About this water
Strawberry Reservoir, on the water
Field guide · contributor-editedStrawberry Reservoir · about
What this water is
Background · character · contributors
About this water
Strawberry is Utah's stillwater pillar — a big, high reservoir in the valley east of the Wasatch, and the answer the app gives when the tailwaters are mobbed and the lower rivers are running warm. It grows cutthroat and rainbows to real size on a rich diet of chironomids, leeches and damsels, with the Bonneville cutthroat the headline fish and a slot limit protecting them. It's a tube and boat game: chironomids under an indicator over the weed lines, balanced leeches on the drop-offs, damsels in early summer. Ice-off in spring and the cool of autumn are the windows; midsummer pushes the fish deep and the wind can blow you off the water, so pick your day. At this elevation it ices over, so the open-water season is the event.
- Reservoir
- Mixed
Strawberry Reservoir · directions
How to get to the water
Directions
Strawberry Reservoir · zones
Where the rules change
Seasons · zones · per-species rules
Seasons & zones
- Trout1 January → 31 December
Strawberry Reservoir · permits
Good to know
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
- Open all year
- A slot limit protects the Bonneville cutthroat — verify the current slot and harvest rules against UDWR
- Tiger trout are present as a bonus species.
Strawberry Reservoir
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Strawberry is Utah's stillwater pillar — a big, high reservoir in the valley east of the Wasatch, and the answer the app gives when the tailwaters are mobbed and the lower rivers are running warm.
Species
A respectable few hours, if you choose your moments
Good wave on — drift country. A useful wave. Work the productive shore.
46% confidence — limited data
Conditions
Wind
NE 8 km/h
Light breeze
Wave
Ripple
Water temp
—
No reading
Air temp
13°C
Cloud
Clear
Pressure
1019 hPa
Rain · 24h
0.0 mm
No rain
Some readings unavailable — check directly before fishing.
Condition match
79%
Cloud70%
Wind100%
Temp60%
A good match for this venue — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.
How to fish it · for cutthroat trout
When
Ice-off spring and autumn; midsummer fish go deep and wind is a factor
Where
Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point.
The plan
Plan A
Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point.
Plan B
If the main plan is not working, switch to a smaller, more imitative pattern fished slower and deeper. A change of drift angle can also make a difference.
Watch for
Evening tends to be the best period in summer — stay late if you can for a sedge or spinner fall.
Boat — drift
A gentle ripple is ideal for drifting — broadside drift covering the wind lanes should be productive.
Why this score
- Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
Through the year
0–3 scale · June highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Black MidgeHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Reservoir BuzzerHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Gray DrakeHatch
2
2
Silverhorns & LonghornsHatch
1
2
2
2
1
Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
Gallery · 1
Terrain map
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
- Open all year
- A slot limit protects the Bonneville cutthroat — verify the current slot and harvest rules against UDWR
- Tiger trout are present as a bonus species.
Directions
About this water
Strawberry is Utah's stillwater pillar — a big, high reservoir in the valley east of the Wasatch, and the answer the app gives when the tailwaters are mobbed and the lower rivers are running warm. It grows cutthroat and rainbows to real size on a rich diet of chironomids, leeches and damsels, with the Bonneville cutthroat the headline fish and a slot limit protecting them. It's a tube and boat game: chironomids under an indicator over the weed lines, balanced leeches on the drop-offs, damsels in early summer. Ice-off in spring and the cool of autumn are the windows; midsummer pushes the fish deep and the wind can blow you off the water, so pick your day. At this elevation it ices over, so the open-water season is the event.
- Reservoir
- Mixed
Seasons & zones
- Trout1 January → 31 December
About this water · Lough note · 4 min read
Strawberry is Utah's stillwater pillar — a big, high reservoir in the valley east of the Wasatch, and the answer the app gives when the tailwaters are mobbed and the lower rivers are running warm. It grows cutthroat and rainbows to real size on a rich diet of chironomids, leeches and damsels, with the Bonneville cutthroat the headline fish and a slot limit protecting them. It's a tube and boat game: chironomids under an indicator over the weed lines, balanced leeches on the drop-offs, damsels in early summer. Ice-off in spring and the cool of autumn are the windows; midsummer pushes the fish deep and the wind can blow you off the water, so pick your day. At this elevation it ices over, so the open-water season is the event.
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