Best smallmouth bass lakes in Utah
19 Utah waters list smallmouth bass (official records or labelled estimates), 1 mapped with survey or official-chart depth data. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality, leading with the waters in our reviewed search catalog — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. Current- and rock-loving fighter. Lives around gravel, boulders and hard-bottom structure.
- Lake Powell — 516 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, CrappieWhy #1: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites
- Flaming Gorge Reservoir — 436 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Rainbow Trout, Common CarpWhy #2: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 5 public access sites
- Yuba Reservoir — 37 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Channel CatfishWhy #3: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
- Willard Bay Reservoir — 22 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, CrappieWhy #4: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
- Otter Creek Reservoir — 37 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, White Bass & Hybrids, Brown TroutWhy #5: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
- Deer Creek Reservoir — 66 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White BassWhy #6: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
- Jordanelle Reservoir — 292 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow TroutWhy #7: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 3 public access sites
- Pineview Reservoir — 82 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #8: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
- Mona Reservoir — 23 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass & HybridsWhy #9: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
- Minersville Reservoir — 44 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, White Bass & HybridsWhy #10: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
- Echo Reservoir — 49 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Channel CatfishWhy #11: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
- Piute Reservoir — 20 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Rainbow Trout, White Bass & HybridsWhy #12: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
- Rockport Reservoir — 77 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown TroutWhy #13: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
- East Canyon Reservoir — 108 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow Trout, White Bass & HybridsWhy #14: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
- Big Sand Wash — 69 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Rainbow TroutWhy #15: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
- Quail Creek Reservoir — 120 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #16: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
- Mantua Reservoir — 20 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Rainbow TroutWhy #17: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
- Newcastle Reservoir — 14 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Channel Catfish, Rainbow TroutWhy #18: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
- Enterprise Reservoirs — 60 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow TroutWhy #19: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
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How to use this ranking
The order is a map-planning ranking, not a claim about today's fish population. It favors larger mapped waters and gives survey-backed contours a three-times data-quality boost. Agency population surveys, current regulations, access and recent conditions should make the final decision.
Compare maximum depth across 37,233 lake records · See Utah waters with public access data
When to fish smallmouth bass in Utah
- Spring 3–12 ft — Gravel and rock flats near deep water; spawning happens on hard bottom.
- Summer 10–30 ft — Offshore rock humps and deep points; smallmouth suspend near bait.
- Fall 8–25 ft — Feeding hard for winter — long tapering points and rocky drops.
- Winter 20–45 ft — Deep, vertical presentations near rocky wintering holes.
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