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Best brook trout lakes in Utah

24 Utah waters list brook trout (official records or labelled estimates). Ranked below by size and depth-data quality, leading with the waters in our reviewed search catalog — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. The native char of cold ponds and streams. Needs the coldest, cleanest water in the lake.

1. Fish Lake — 175 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Muskellunge, Yellow Perch, Common CarpWhy #1: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 4 public access sites
2. Moon Lake — 73 ft max · Walleye, Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, KokaneeWhy #2: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
3. Koosharem Reservoir — 12 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Cutthroat Trout, SplakeWhy #3: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
4. Long Park Reservoir, North Slope — 96 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Arctic GraylingWhy #4: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
5. Mill Meadow Reservoir — 66 ft max · Rainbow Trout, White Bass & Hybrids, Yellow Perch, Brown TroutWhy #5: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
6. Porcupine Reservoir — 112 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Brook Trout, KokaneeWhy #6: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
7. Kolob Reservoir — 16 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Cutthroat TroutWhy #7: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
8. Little Dell Reservoir — 200 ft max · Brook Trout, Cutthroat TroutWhy #8: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
9. East Park Reservoir — 22 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brook TroutWhy #9: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
10. Panguitch Lake — 66 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Muskellunge, White Bass & Hybrids, Brown TroutWhy #10: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
11. Sheep Creek Lake — 16 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Kokanee, Cutthroat TroutWhy #11: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
12. Browne Lake — 19 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Cutthroat TroutWhy #12: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
13. Pine Lake — 20 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Cutthroat TroutWhy #13: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
14. Yankee Meadow Reservoir — 26 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Cutthroat TroutWhy #14: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
15. Ferron Reservoir — 14 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Cutthroat TroutWhy #15: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
16. Salem Pond — 23 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Rainbow TroutWhy #16: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
17. Spirit Lake — 18 ft max · Brook Trout, Cutthroat TroutWhy #17: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
18. Tibble Fork Reservoir — 36 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, Arctic GraylingWhy #18: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
19. Lake Mary — 36 ft max · Lake Trout, Brook TroutWhy #19: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
20. Mill Hollow Reservoir — 36 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brook TroutWhy #20: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached

…plus 4 more Utah waters holding brook trout.

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When to fish brook trout in Utah

• Spring 2–15 ft — Ice-out scatters brookies along shorelines and inflow mouths, feeding on the first insect activity.
• Summer 10–30 ft — Brookies hold where the coldest water is — spring holes, deep basin edges and inflow plumes.
• Fall 2–15 ft — Fall is the show: brilliant spawning colors on gravel shoals and inflow gravel.
• Winter 3–20 ft — A classic ice-fishing target — active all winter in shallow to mid-depth water.

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