Nothing live is published for this water, so there is no reading or verdict today. The readings section below says what we checked.
Joes Valley Reservoir is a lake or reservoir in Utah, listed as Blue Ribbon by Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources lists 3 species, including cutthroat trout, splake and tiger muskie.
Joes Valley Reservoir is a lake or reservoir in Utah.
No real-time gauge on this water. We found no active USGS gauge on Joes Valley Reservoir or on its stream system within about 25 miles, and no dam operator publishes data for it. A missing gauge says nothing about the water itself. Find the gauges nearest Joes Valley Reservoir
Start from the agency's public access map. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Joes Valley Reservoir in a straight line, nearest first, with what anglers found when they went. The map says a restroom is there, not whether it is clean or open today.
Map of 6 restrooms near Joes Valley Reservoir
Skip the map; every place is in the list belowMap of 6 restrooms near Joes Valley Reservoir, numbered as in the list, with the water’s point marked.
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Restroom locations and map details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License, read Oct 24, 2026. Ratings, answers and photos are members' own; who shared them is never shown, and every photo is reviewed before it appears. Visits older than 18 months no longer count. Distances are straight-line miles, not driving. Nothing here grants access to private land. Community guidelines.
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Grassy LakeNavajo Lake from Navajo Lake State Park, New Mexico. Photo: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Grassy Lake.
Blue RibbonRepresentative photo · not Straight Canyon CreekThe Provo River from the Provo River Parkway, Utah. Photo: An Errant Knight, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Straight Canyon Creek.
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Academy Mill ReservoirHenrys Lake from Henrys Lake State Park, Idaho. Photo: James Postema, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Academy Mill Reservoir.
Utah · about 5 mi
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Petes Hole ReservoirCrowley Lake and the Long Valley Caldera from US 395. Photo: Clinton Steeds, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Petes Hole Reservoir.
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Soup Bowl ReservoirEnnis Lake, Montana, in March, with the Madison Range beyond. Photo: Gloria Cabada-Leman, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr Not Soup Bowl Reservoir.
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Ferron CreekThe Green River in Red Canyon below Flaming Gorge Dam, near Dutch John, Utah. Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Flickr Not Ferron Creek.
Seasons, limits, special regulations and closures for each reach are on the agency pages below. Read them before you go.
Each comes from the agency's own published list; where the list names a reach it is quoted. A designation applies to the listed reach, not necessarily the whole water. Listed in the finder under trout.
On the Blue Ribbon Fisheries list (Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, read 2026-11-05). All waters with this designation
Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
No guide within 40 miles yet.
No shop nearby yet.
The species the agency lists here; presence varies by reach and season.
Listed by the state agency
Species guide
Cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii), photographed by James E. Johnson for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Photo: James E. Johnson, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
1 hatch charted for the region, not measured on this water. From Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.
Green drake (June to July)
None of our destination hubs is within 40 miles in a straight line. The trip planner builds a trip around the water itself: the guides and shops listed within 40 miles of it, its gauges and its nearest towns and airports.
No hub within 40 miles
A stillwater fly-fishing checklist for lakes and ponds: a 9–10 ft 5–6 weight rod, floating and intermediate lines, chironomids and leeches, and float-tube options, with estimated prices and where to buy.
9′–10′ rod, 5–6 weight, floating + intermediate lines · Rainbow, brook and brown trout in lakes
Open the checklistChironomids, leeches and where fish hold in a lake.
Public YouTube videos from established channels, chosen by us to support this page. Not sponsored; the creators are not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear.
Not sponsored All videos on stillwater
Trip stories anglers chose to share publicly and tagged with Joes Valley Reservoir.
No stories from here yet.
Not a statement of access, fish presence or conditions.
A water page organises discovery. It does not assert public access, legal access, current fish presence, guide availability or fishing conditions.
Flows, gauge statistics and flood stages come from USGS and the National Weather Service when the page is shown. Regulations, stocking, species and season statements link to the agency that publishes them; this page copies only the species names and the quoted sentences. Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories. Position: the Blue Ribbon Fisheries published by Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. Water type is our own classification.
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Grassy LakeNavajo Lake from Navajo Lake State Park, New Mexico. Photo: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Grassy Lake.
Blue RibbonRepresentative photo · not Straight Canyon CreekThe Provo River from the Provo River Parkway, Utah. Photo: An Errant Knight, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Straight Canyon Creek.
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Academy Mill ReservoirHenrys Lake from Henrys Lake State Park, Idaho. Photo: James Postema, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Academy Mill Reservoir.
Utah · about 5 mi
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Petes Hole ReservoirCrowley Lake and the Long Valley Caldera from US 395. Photo: Clinton Steeds, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Petes Hole Reservoir.
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Soup Bowl ReservoirEnnis Lake, Montana, in March, with the Madison Range beyond. Photo: Gloria Cabada-Leman, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr Not Soup Bowl Reservoir.
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Ferron CreekThe Green River in Red Canyon below Flaming Gorge Dam, near Dutch John, Utah. Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Flickr Not Ferron Creek.
