Lost Creek Reservoir Fishing Overview

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Description
Lost Creek Reservoir is a popular trout fishery located in Weber Canyon, not far from Ogden and only a little further from Salt Lake City.

It is one of our better family fisheries. It is stocked heavily with catchable rainbows and so fishing is usually good. There are always a few larger, carry-over rainbows and some cutthroats to keep things interesting.

Location
From Ogden, take I-84 east to Croydon and then travel drive north on the paved road that follows the creek to the reservoir. Drive the gravel road along the east side of the reservoir to the boat ramp.
50 miles from Ogden
65 miles from Salt Lake City

Primary Species
Rainbow trout, cutthroat trout

Special Regulations
Hours: 6 am to 10 pm. Boats are allowed on the reservoir but cannot operate above wakeless speed. There are special regulations on the stream above the reservoir, as noted below.

Seasonal Factors
This small reservoir is usually frozen by Christmas and offers good ice fishing, using a jig, ice fly or lure tipped with standard trout baits. The ice comes off in late April or May, and fishing can be fast as the water first opens up. Shore fishing is popular here and can be productive year-round. The best open-water action comes slowly trolling a fly or lure as you kick along the shoreline in a pontoon boat or float tube. People also do well still fishing and trolling from boats. Fishing can be very productive during the fall.

During winter the road is usually kept open to the dam. It may be snowy and icy and so four-wheel-drive is suggested. The road may be impassable for a day or so after storms. The road beyond the dam is not plowed and is impassable to automobiles through most of the winter.

Lures and Techniques
Rainbow trout are the most common fish in the reservoir and they respond well to baits (Powerbait, eggs, crawlers). They also readily hit flies and small lures. Recently planted fish are not picky - you can catch them on almost anything. It can take finesse to catch the larger fish. They are most active early in the morning and late in the evening and are often by anglers working flies from tubes or trolling lures.

The stream below Lost Creek usually offers good action for browns, rainbows and cutthroat. It flows through private property and access is limited. The stream is restricted to artificial flies and lures only, catch and release only, from the bridge (culvert) that is approximately 1/4 mile above Lost Creek Reservoir, upstream to its headwaters (except Squaw Creek).