How's the bite at Deer Creek Reservoir today? Picky — fish it after dark.

Questions people ask about Deer Creek Reservoir

Answered from the same readings as the rest of this page. Where we have no basis for an answer, there is no entry — spot-by-spot local knowledge is not something we can claim for Deer Creek Reservoir.

Is it worth fishing Deer Creek Reservoir today?

5 out of 10 — picky. Work for it. The strongest stretch is 9:50 AM–11:50 AM. That number is worked out fresh each morning from the solunar windows, the pressure trend, the water level.

What time should you fish Deer Creek Reservoir?

Today's major windows run 9:50 AM–11:50 AM and 10:15 PM–12:15 AM, with minor windows at 2:27 AM–3:27 AM and 6:05 PM–7:05 PM. Sunrise is 6:45 AM and sunset 8:10 PM. A major landing on first or last light is the stretch worth setting an alarm for.

What is the water temperature at Deer Creek Reservoir?

No gauge on Deer Creek Reservoir measures water temperature. US reservoir gauges report height, not temperature — so rather than estimate it, this page leaves it out and leans on the windows and the pressure trend instead.

What is the water level at Deer Creek Reservoir right now?

5383.87 ft, the reading for August 20 from the Deer Creek Reservoir Dam and Powerplant gauge run by the USBR, which publishes one value a day. Over 24 hours it is down 0.43 ft.

Can you eat the fish you catch in Deer Creek Reservoir?

That is a health question, and it is answered officially rather than by us. Utah Department of Environmental Quality publishes the fish consumption advisory covering these waters, where organised by contaminant and applying to named species and waters, with most Utah waters carrying no advisory at all. Read it before you keep a meal — we give no eating advice.

Utah DEQ fish consumption advisory

Do you need a licence to fish Deer Creek Reservoir?

Yes. A Utah fishing license covers this water, required from age 12. DWR sets the rules and is the one that counts.

What a Utah license costs, and who is exempt

What size fish can you keep in Utah?

It depends on the species, and several have slot limits rather than a simple minimum. Open to harvest today: trout, kokanee salmon and arctic grayling (a combined total), largemouth and smallmouth bass, black and white crappie (a combined total), channel catfish. Seasons here change mid-year by agency order, so the status is re-checked every morning.

Trout, kokanee salmon and Arctic grayling (a combined total) limits · Largemouth and smallmouth bass limits · Black and white crappie (a combined total) limits · Channel catfish limits · Check a length against the rules