Willard Bay Reservoir
UT · Box Elder
- Stocked
- 9,991 acres mapped (USGS NHD)
- 17.1 miles of shoreline
The pin marks the middle of the water, for directions. The shoreline on the map comes from USGS NHD.
At a glance
- Acres
- 9,991 acres
- Shoreline
- 17.1 miles of shoreline
- County
- Box Elder County
- Last stocked
- July 7, 2026
- Species
- Wiper, Walleye
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Overview
Willard Bay Reservoir is the centerpiece of Willard Bay State Park in northern Utah, with about 9,900 acres of water. Fishing is open year-round. Utah State Parks lists walleye, wiper, channel catfish, yellow perch, black crappie, sunfish, smallmouth bass, common carp and gizzard shad, which makes this a warmwater fishery rather than a trout water. The park has boat launches, a general store with tackle, camping and boat rentals through Club Rec. The nearby Willard Peak Pond is a no-motor area for swimming and paddling. Willard Bay has special rules on gizzard shad, and it is one of the reservoirs where dead yellow perch may be used as bait.
Regulations
Willard Bay has its own walleye, crappie, yellow perch and gizzard shad rules. Check the Willard Bay entry in the current Utah Fishing Guidebook: https://wildlife.utah.gov/guidebooks/fishing_guidebook.pdf
Stocking history
| Species | Qty | Size | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wiper | 3480 | 0.33 | 07-07-2026 |
| Wiper | 2612 | 9.98 | 06-18-2026 |
| Wiper | 219200 | 0.3 | 06-09-2026 |
| Wiper | 2818 | 7.48, 7.79, 7.63 | 05-11-2026 |
| Walleye | 95701 | 0.31 | 04-07-2026 |
| Walleye | 950405 | 0.31 | 04-06-2026 |
| Walleye | 237542 | 0.31 | 04-05-2026 |
| Walleye | 687700 | 0.19 | 03-30-2026 |
Gear for the fish stocked here
Hybrid Striped Bass
Rod: Medium to medium-heavy rod.
Line: 8 to 14 lb test.
Baits: live shad, 2 to 4 inches, live minnows
Lures: lipless crankbaits, shad-style swimbaits, white or chartreuse marabou jigs and curly tail grubs
Walleye
Rod: Medium action spinning rod, 6 to 7.5 feet, for jigs and live bait. Medium to medium-heavy, 6.5 to 9 feet, for crankbaits and trolling.
Line: 6 to 10 lb for jigs and bait, 10 to 12 lb for crankbaits and trolling. Mono, fluorocarbon or braid all work.
Baits: minnows, nightcrawlers, leeches
Lures: lead-head jigs with 3 to 4 inch curly tail grub or shad plastics, blade baits, deep diving crankbaits
Likely species (watershed)
Bluehead Sucker, Brown Trout, Fathead Minnow, Longnose Dace, Mosquitofish, Mottled Sculpin, Mountain Sucker, Redside Shiner, Speckled Dace, Spottail Shiner
Likely species come from USGS Aquatic GAP ranges for the whole watershed (HUC8). They show what may be here, not a count of this water.
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Some stocking records are adapted from LurePassion (formerly lurepassion.com) (normalized and matched to our waters), licensed CC BY 4.0. State agencies retain their own terms for the underlying records.