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Best brown trout lakes in Utah

34 Utah waters hold brown 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. Wary, nocturnal-leaning predator. Shorelines and inflows in cold months; the thermocline in summer.

1. Flaming Gorge Reservoir — 436 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Rainbow Trout, Common CarpWhy #1: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 5 public access sites
2. Utah Lake — 10 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Northern PikeWhy #2: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 9 public access sites
3. Starvation Reservoir — 108 ft max · Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill, Rainbow TroutWhy #3: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
4. Otter Creek Reservoir — 37 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, White Bass & Hybrids, Brown TroutWhy #4: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
5. Deer Creek Reservoir — 66 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White BassWhy #5: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
6. Fish Lake — 175 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Muskellunge, Yellow Perch, Common CarpWhy #6: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 4 public access sites
7. Jordanelle Reservoir — 292 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow TroutWhy #7: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 3 public access sites
8. Minersville Reservoir — 44 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, White Bass & HybridsWhy #8: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
9. Weber River — 8 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Lake WhitefishWhy #9: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
10. Echo Reservoir — 49 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Channel CatfishWhy #10: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
11. Piute Reservoir — 20 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Rainbow Trout, White Bass & HybridsWhy #11: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
12. Rockport Reservoir — 77 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown TroutWhy #12: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
13. East Canyon Reservoir — 108 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow Trout, White Bass & HybridsWhy #13: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
14. Red Fleet Reservoir — 144 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #14: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
15. Green River (Flaming Gorge) — 12 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Cutthroat TroutWhy #15: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 3 public access sites, 3 carry-in or shore-oriented
16. Steinaker Reservoir — 130 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Rainbow Trout, Brown TroutWhy #16: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
17. Causey Reservoir — 180 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, KokaneeWhy #17: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 3 public access sites
18. Big Sand Wash — 69 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Rainbow TroutWhy #18: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
19. Hyrum Reservoir — 82 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown TroutWhy #19: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
20. Matt Warner Reservoir — 23 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brown TroutWhy #20: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
21. Mill Meadow Reservoir — 66 ft max · Rainbow Trout, White Bass & Hybrids, Yellow Perch, Brown TroutWhy #21: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
22. Smith and Morehouse Reservoir — 30 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Kokanee, Arctic GraylingWhy #22: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
23. Huntington North Reservoir — 25 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Rainbow TroutWhy #23: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
24. Brough Reservoir — 56 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Rainbow Trout, Yellow PerchWhy #24: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
25. Panguitch Lake — 66 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Muskellunge, White Bass & Hybrids, Brown TroutWhy #25: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites

…plus 9 more Utah waters holding brown trout.

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When to fish brown trout in Utah

• Spring 3–25 ft — Cold-water browns hug shorelines, river mouths and mud lines — often in a few feet of water early and late.
• Summer 25–60 ft — Browns sit at the thermocline by day and slide shallow after dark — the night troll takes the giants.
• Fall 5–30 ft — Spawn-run browns stage off tributaries and gravel shorelines, aggressive and territorial.
• Winter 5–35 ft — Browns feed all winter — nearshore when bait is in, deeper breaks otherwise.

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