Description:
- Current Water Level: 88% - Last Updated August 15, 2007
- Elevation: 6,166 ft.
- Surface Area: 3,300 acres
- Volume Capacity: 360,500 acre-feet
- Max. Depth: 292 ft.
- Avg. Depth: 109 ft.
Current Conditions
- Highs: 62
- Lows: 35
- Day Use: Day Use fees apply. Hailstone $10, Rock Cliff $7.
- Camping: Hailstone is open for camping. All sites are reservable. Rock Cliff campsites across the river are closed due to a broken water line from high water. $16/night. Rock Cliff no longer has hand carts to haul gear. You can bring your own hand cart.
- Surface: All open water
- Boating: Hailstone main boat ramp is open for launching. The personal watercraft ramp is open. Rock Cliff boat ramp is open for launching of small fishing boats.
- Water Temp: 62 degrees
- Water Level: Lake is about 95% full.
- Fishing Conditions: Fishing on the lake spotty from shore. Trolling is good with popgear and worm or monofilament with a rapala in shallow areas. Provo River is still running fast but at normal levels for this time of year.
- Snow Depth: 0
- Road Conditions: Hailstone- Open. Rock Cliff- Rock View Campground is open. Campgrounds across the river are closed due to high river flow. Road to lake is open
Jordanelle Reservoir is one of Utah's most famous waters, and is known as a trophy Smallmouth Bass fishery. It also has some real trophy sized Brown Trout and some big Largemouth Bass as well. The perch fishing at Jordanelle is also very fast. The DWR recently increased the limit on perch at this reservoir from the statewide 20 fish to 50 fish for Jordanelle.
Jordanelle also provides a great trout fishery as well. The lake is home to several species of trout, including the native Cutthroat Trout, the Rainbow Trout and Brown Trout.
Jordanelle is located between Park City and Heber valleys, near Kamas, Utah in Wasatch County. It is a beautiful lake set around the beautiful Wasatch Mountains. If you go, you'll enjoy a great lake for fishing as well as many other aquatic activities. There are 2 main areas, both Utah State Parks. One is the Hailstone Marina, on the north end of the reservoir. The other is the Rock Cliff Recreational Area, located on the East side where the Provo River enters the reservoir.
A nice Brown Trout caught at Jordanelle in April 2006
Fish Species:
- Brown Trout
- Cutthroat Trout
- Largemouth Bass
- Rainbow Trout
- Smallmouth Bass
- Utah Chub
- Walleye
- Yellow Perch
Current Regulations:
- Statewide Trout/Salmon/Grayling limit: 4 fish (in the aggregate)
- Perch limit: 50 fish
- All bass (smallmouth or largemouth) over 12 inches must be immediately released
Click here to view current conditions at Jordanelle Reservoir. You can view and even control a webcam provided by www.utahlakeview.com to check on ramp conditions and weather before you go.
Fishing Tips:
- For Smallmouth, use drop-shot rigs or wacky rigged senkos
- Large Browns can be caught with crankbaits or tube jigs
- For perch fishing, use small curly tail or crappie jigs, and the first perch you catch to tip your lures with a small strip of perch meat to 'sweeten' the presentation and increase your success.
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