Fishing forecast (December through March): Winter access is not maintained to Paragonah Reservoir, so you may need a snowmobile or ATV to get there if the snow is too deep. Safe ice usually forms between early and late December and lasts until late March to mid-April, about the same time that access opens up. Use caution: Be aware of best practices for ice safety. Ice fishing pressure is light, so you can often have the reservoir to yourself and enjoy good to fast fishing if you can get there.

Tiger and rainbow trout are abundant, while you can also catch cutthroat and splake trout. Standard ice fishing tackle (ice flies, small jigs) work well. Natural baits like mealworm, waxworm, nightcrawler and cut bait (pieces of minnow, chub or sucker) tend to work better for these fish than PowerBait. In our spring netting surveys we found a number of redside shiners. You'll now see schools of these swimming around the lake. These fish were illegally introduced to the reservoir within the last few years. The good news is that the tiger trout should be big enough to prey on these fish and help keep their numbers down. We've also stocked a number of splake to help control shiner numbers. Remember: Introducing fish into Utah's waters is illegal.