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Jordanelle Reservoir Fishing Report

Updated Fri, Oct 23, 2026 from live gauge and weather data

Park City's deep neighbor: a Provo River reservoir of brown-trout ambush, smallmouth banks and perch schools under paddleboard traffic.

3/5
Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Water temp
~62 F est.
Air / High
48 / 49 F
Wind
S 18 mph

Sources: Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.

Satellite view
Friday
23
October 2026

Today's Fishing Report

Generated this morning from live readings: gauge, weather model, sun and moon. A fresh report is published here every morning.

3/5Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.

Jordanelle Reservoir is in transition: bait on the move and predators following. Today brings clear skies, wind S around 18 mph, steady pressure near 1015 hPa and a high of 49. Water sits around 62 F for the season (estimated). With the waxing gibbous, the solunar majors run 10:04 AM-12:04 PM and 10:33 PM-12:33 AM: the windows to build the day around.

The plan, species by species

Rainbow troutExcellent

This band overlaps Vermont's 54-66Β°F stream preference: fish feed across riffles, runs and pocket water, and in lakes WDFW says spring and fall bring them near the surface.

Smallmouth bassGood

Spring pre-spawn and fall: Iowa DNR notes the larger bass come up to shallow structure, where a shallow-running minnow bait or a spinnerbait just under the surface works.

Largemouth bassGood

In spring, pre-spawn bass push shallow as the water climbs through the mid-50s; in fall they feed actively until the water cools into the low 50s, then drop back toward deeper structure.

Northern pikeGood

The best band for pike: right after ice-out they move into flooded vegetated shallows to spawn, and they feed actively again as the water cools in fall.

Tomorrow: Similar at 51 F. The solunar majors shift about 50 minutes later.Next report: Sat, Oct 24, 6:30 AMHow this report is made β†’

Before you go

Utah requires a fishing licence from age 12, from $40.00 for residents. What a Utah licence costs and where to buy it β†’

Chasing smallmouth bass here? Check the size and bag limits with UDWR before you keep anything. The season dates for Utah, read off the agency, are on the Utah seasons page.

Water and weather

Live readings.

No live gauge on this water

Conditions here are modeled from weather, season and the nearest stations. Water readings appear when a USGS gauge is available.

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Right now

Latest readings

Air temp48 F
High / Low49 / 38 F
WindS 18-25 mph
Pressure1015.1 hPa, steady
Sky / Rain7% cloud, 89%
Sunrise / Sunset07:45 / 18:33
MoonWaxing Gibbous, 91%
Water temp (seasonal)~62 F est.

Bite planner

Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today. Tap a bar to see why.

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Which day to fish Jordanelle Reservoir this week

Today is the pick of the week on Jordanelle Reservoir, at 3 out of 5.

Best day this week: today, Oct 23 β€” fair at 3/5, steady pressure, neither help nor hindrance.

Today, Oct 23 β€” Fair

A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.

Solunar majors
10:04 AM-12:04 PM and 10:33 PM-12:33 AM
Minor period
4:28 AM-5:28 AM
Sun
07:45 to 18:33
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 91% lit
Sky and wind
Rain, 22 mph
Rain chance
89%

Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out: how the score is built.

Species guide

The species that matter on Jordanelle Reservoir: seasons, structure and how to fish each one. Today's ratings live in the report above.

Smallmouth bass illustration

Smallmouth bass

Best: spring and fall, when bigger fish come shallow

A bronze-brown black bass of clear, cool streams and rocky lakes, with dark vertical bars instead of a side stripe. Michigan DNR says its southeastern coast, from Port Huron to Lake Erie, is known nationally for both the size and the number of its smallmouth. Spring pre-spawn and fall: Iowa DNR notes the larger bass come up to shallow structure, where a shallow-running minnow bait or a spinnerbait just under the surface works.

Largemouth bass illustration

Largemouth bass

Best: the spring pre-spawn and the fall feed

A warm-water sunfish of lakes, reservoirs, ponds and slow river backwaters that holds tight to cover: weeds, logs, rock ledges and docks. In Texas, TPWD surveys rank it "by far" the freshwater fish anglers most want to catch. In spring, pre-spawn bass push shallow as the water climbs through the mid-50s; in fall they feed actively until the water cools into the low 50s, then drop back toward deeper structure.

Northern pike illustration

Northern pike

Best: cool water, from ice-out through spring, in fall and under the ice

A long, duck-billed predator of weedy lakes, slow rivers and backwaters that ambushes fish from vegetation. Wisconsin DNR points out that, unlike most of the state's common game fish, pike do their best feeding in cool water. The best band for pike: right after ice-out they move into flooded vegetated shallows to spawn, and they feed actively again as the water cools in fall.

Rainbow trout illustration

Rainbow trout

Spring and fall in most lakes; rivers fish year-round while the water stays cool

A cold-water trout native to Pacific drainages from Alaska to Baja California, now stocked in most states and fished in rivers, tailwaters and lakes. This band overlaps Vermont's 54-66Β°F stream preference: fish feed across riffles, runs and pocket water, and in lakes WDFW says spring and fall bring them near the surface.

When to come: the Jordanelle Reservoir calendar

Activity by species and month, and how the water warms through the year. Tap any cell.

Species activity by month

1 = slow, 5 = peak. Current month highlighted.

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Smallmouth bass
Largemouth bass
Northern pike
Rainbow trout
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Water temperature through the year

Typical surface temperature for this water type; today is around 62 F (estimated, not a reading).

4050607080JanMarMayJulSepNovOct, ~62 F now

Angler reports

Real reports from real anglers, reviewed before publishing. The water log below tracks each day automatically.

No angler reports yet this weekBe the first: your report helps every angler who checks Jordanelle Reservoir today, and we feature the best catch of the week.

Water log, last days

Auto-logged from live data
Thu, Oct 22

3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Rainbow trout led the card at excellent. High of 58 F, wind to 12 mph.

Wed, Oct 21

3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Rainbow trout led the card at excellent. High of 62 F, wind to 15 mph.

Tue, Oct 20

3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Rainbow trout led the card at excellent. High of 65 F, wind to 9 mph.

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Before you go

License

Utah requires a valid fishing license for adults. Buy online from the state agency; one-day options exist for visitors.

Regulations

Utah license. Brown/rainbow 4 combined typical; perch liberal: check DWR. State-park fees at Hailstone/Rock Cliff.

Access

Hailstone SP marina and ramps, Rock Cliff east-arm access.

About this water

3,300 acres on the upper Provo, Wasatch County, UT. Park City's deep two-story.

Fishing Jordanelle Reservoir: the full guide

The upper Provo's pool

Jordanelle pools the Provo above Deer Creek: 3,300 deep acres minutes from Park City, running a two-story program: browns and rainbows in the cold water, smallmouth on the rocky banks, and the perch schools that feed everything (and the ice season).

Browns with shoulders

The reservoir's browns grow on perch and chubs: trolled minnow plugs along the dam and the Provo arm's channel (dawn, always), jigged spoons under winter ice, and the fall staging run toward the river mouth that rewards streamer patience. Fish past 10 pounds surface yearly: Jordanelle quietly rivals the famous river below.

Bronze and the perch engine

Smallmouth work every rock slide (Ross Creek to the dam: Neds and tubes all summer), and the perch: dense, cyclical: fill winter buckets through the ice at Hailstone's bays. The DWR manages the balance deliberately: predator quality rides the perch years.

Wasatch practicalities

Hailstone anchors access (ramps, rentals, the recreation fleet: fish before the wakes), Rock Cliff's river-arm entrance serves the quiet east end (paddle water, moose sightings), and the ice season runs January-March most years. The Provo's blue-ribbon miles flow out below: the drainage stacks world-class.

Common questions

How big do Jordanelle browns get?

Double-digit fish surface every year: perch-fed ambushers along the channel. Dawn trolling and the October river-arm staging are the windows.

When is ice fishing at Jordanelle?

January-March most winters: perch schools with browns mixed at Hailstone's bays. Check DWR ice reports: elevation makes it reliable.

Is fishing good at Jordanelle Reservoir right now?

Check the daily report at the top of this page: it is regenerated every morning from live data. Today's read: Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.

Nearby waters

Deer Creek Reservoir14 miWeber River20 miProvo River30 miStrawberry Reservoir33 miStrawberry River44 miPineview Reservoir50 mi

Where this page's numbers come from

Weather and pressure
Open-Meteo forecast model
Queried at 40.6000, -111.4170 in this water's own timezone. A model, not an observation.
Moon and solunar windows
Calculated on this site
Astronomical calculation from these coordinates and the date, not a third-party feed. How much weight it deserves.
The written guide on this page
Pablo Ruiz Quintero
How this page was made. The daily report is computed by our scoring engine from live readings; nobody types it. The written guide was drafted with AI assistance. Unlike our newer pages, it does not yet list the official pages its facts were checked against: that audit is under way, and anything it cannot verify will be taken out. Pablo Ruiz Quintero sets every guideline, the data-verification system and the minimum standards a page must meet to be published, reviews page structure and approves what goes live; the responsibility is his, and the AI carries out the work. We work this way because it is how one person can keep every page current with named sources. Errors are published in the verification log; the full policy is in the editorial policy.

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