Best brook trout lakes in Utah
22 Utah waters hold brook trout. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality — 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.
- Fish Lake — 175 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Muskellunge, Yellow Perch, Common CarpWhy #1: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 4 public access sites
- Moon Lake — 73 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Kokanee, Lake WhitefishWhy #2: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
- Koosharem Reservoir — 12 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Cutthroat Trout, SplakeWhy #3: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
- 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
- Kolob Reservoir — 16 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Cutthroat TroutWhy #5: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
- Little Dell Reservoir — 200 ft max · Brook Trout, Cutthroat TroutWhy #6: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
- East Park Reservoir — 22 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brook TroutWhy #7: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
- Miller Flat Reservoir — 64 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Cutthroat TroutWhy #8: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
- Panguitch Lake — 66 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Muskellunge, White Bass & Hybrids, Brown TroutWhy #9: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
- Sheep Creek Lake — 16 ft max · Brook Trout, Cutthroat TroutWhy #10: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
- Browne Lake — 19 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Cutthroat TroutWhy #11: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
- Pine Lake — 20 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Cutthroat TroutWhy #12: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
- Yankee Meadow Reservoir — 26 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Cutthroat TroutWhy #13: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
- Ferron Reservoir — 14 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Cutthroat TroutWhy #14: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
- Salem Pond — 23 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Rainbow TroutWhy #15: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
- Spirit Lake — 18 ft max · Brook Trout, Cutthroat TroutWhy #16: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
- Tibble Fork Reservoir — 36 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, Arctic GraylingWhy #17: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
- Lake Blanchard — 26 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #18: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
- Uinta Mountains, North Slope Roadside Lakes — 46 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Arctic GraylingWhy #19: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
- Dean Lake — 39 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #20: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
- Lake Mary — 36 ft max · Lake Trout, Brook TroutWhy #21: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
- Mill Hollow Reservoir — 36 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brook TroutWhy #22: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
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How to use this ranking
The order is a map-planning ranking, not a claim about today's fish population. It favors larger mapped waters and gives survey-backed contours a three-times data-quality boost. Agency population surveys, current regulations, access and recent conditions should make the final decision.
Compare maximum depth across 37,233 lake records · See Utah waters with public access data
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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