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Best smallmouth bass lakes in Utah

19 Utah waters hold smallmouth bass, 1 mapped with real state-agency depth surveys. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality — 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.

1. Lake Powell — 516 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie
2. Flaming Gorge Reservoir — 436 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Rainbow Trout, Common Carp
3. Yuba Reservoir — 37 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Channel Catfish
4. Willard Bay Reservoir — 22 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie
5. Jordanelle Reservoir — 292 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow Trout
6. Otter Creek Reservoir — 37 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, White Bass & Hybrids, Brown Trout
7. Deer Creek Reservoir — 66 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass
8. Pineview Reservoir — 82 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
9. Mona Reservoir — 23 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass & Hybrids
10. Minersville Reservoir — 44 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, White Bass & Hybrids
11. Echo Reservoir — 49 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Channel Catfish
12. Piute Reservoir — 20 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Rainbow Trout, White Bass & Hybrids
13. Rockport Reservoir — 77 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout
14. East Canyon Reservoir — 108 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow Trout, White Bass & Hybrids
15. Big Sand Wash — 69 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Rainbow Trout
16. Quail Creek Reservoir — 120 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
17. Enterprise Reservoirs — 60 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout
18. Mantua Reservoir — 20 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Rainbow Trout
19. Newcastle Reservoir — 14 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Channel Catfish, Rainbow Trout

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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