Wiper fishing in Southern Utah
6 waters in the DWR Southern region hold wiper (white × striped bass hybrid) — 6 with live data, 0 rated Prime or Good right now.
Quick tactics for wiper (white × striped bass hybrid)
A sterile white bass × striper cross built for violence: wipers roam open water in wolf packs and blitz shad on the surface. When Willard Bay "boils," it's the fastest fishing in Utah — run-and-gun, cast into the melee, hold on. Between boils they're a sonar-and-patience fish.
Gizzard shad above all; also minnows, crayfish, and anything fleeing in a hurry.
- Topwater poppers or pencil baits cast into surface boils
- Shad-profile swimbaits and jerkbaits counted down along dikes
- Trolled crankbaits to locate roaming schools
- Heavy spoons jigged when they push bait deep
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All 6 wiper (white × striped bass hybrid) waters in southern Utah
| Water | Right now | Flow / level | Water temp | Stocked | Species |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leigh Hill Reservoir | Fair | — | stocked 2w ago | channel catfish, black crappie, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid), … | |
| Lost Creek Reservoir — Fishlake Plateau | Fair | — | stocked 4mo ago | tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid), wiper (white × striped bass hybrid) | |
| Mill Meadow Reservoir | Fair | — | stocked 6mo ago | brook trout, kokanee salmon, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid), … | |
| Minersville ReservoirBlue Ribbon | Fair | 7% full | — | stocked 4d ago | rainbow trout, smallmouth bass, wiper (white × striped bass hybrid) |
| Newcastle Reservoir | Fair | — | stocked 4w ago | brown trout, black crappie, rainbow trout, … | |
| Redmond Lake | Fair | — | stocked 13mo ago | largemouth bass, channel catfish, black crappie, … |