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Best cutthroat trout lakes in Utah

43 Utah waters list cutthroat trout (official records or labelled estimates), 1 mapped with survey or official-chart depth data. 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 trout of the West, named for the orange slash under its jaw. A shoreline cruiser that hunts drop-offs, inlets and rocky points for baitfish and insects.

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. Bear Lake — 197 ft max · real survey depth contours · Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Cutthroat TroutWhy #2: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
3. Utah Lake — 10 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Northern PikeWhy #3: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 9 public access sites
4. Strawberry Reservoir — 75 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Kokanee, Cutthroat TroutWhy #4: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 4 public access sites
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. Scofield Reservoir — 66 ft max · Walleye, Rainbow Trout, Muskellunge, 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 Whitefish, Cutthroat TroutWhy #9: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
10. Electric Lake — 217 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Kokanee, Cutthroat TroutWhy #10: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
11. Moon Lake — 73 ft max · Walleye, Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, KokaneeWhy #11: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
12. Joes Valley Reservoir — 89 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Muskellunge, Cutthroat Trout, SplakeWhy #12: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
13. Lost Creek Reservoir — 128 ft max · Rainbow Trout, White Bass & Hybrids, Kokanee, Cutthroat TroutWhy #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. Navajo Lake — 10 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Muskellunge, Cutthroat Trout, SplakeWhy #16: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
17. Koosharem Reservoir — 12 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Cutthroat Trout, SplakeWhy #17: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
18. Currant Creek Reservoir — 78 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Lake Whitefish, Cutthroat TroutWhy #18: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
19. Forsyth Reservoir — 36 ft max · Yellow Perch, Cutthroat Trout, SplakeWhy #19: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
20. Kolob Reservoir — 16 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Cutthroat TroutWhy #20: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
21. Little Dell Reservoir — 200 ft max · Brook Trout, Cutthroat TroutWhy #21: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
22. Huntington — 92 ft max · Cutthroat Trout, SplakeWhy #22: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
23. Smith and Morehouse Reservoir — 30 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Kokanee, Arctic GraylingWhy #23: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
24. Cleveland Reservoir — 56 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat TroutWhy #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 18 more Utah waters holding cutthroat trout.

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When to fish cutthroat trout in Utah

• Spring 3–15 ft — Pre- and post-spawn cutthroat gang up at tributary mouths and cruise gravel shorelines — swing a spinner or fly through the inlet current.
• Summer 10–35 ft — Summer cutthroat hold along the first shoreline drop and off rocky points, sliding deeper as the surface warms — troll or cast the 15-30 ft edge.
• Fall 5–25 ft — Cooling water brings cutthroat back onto rocky points and gravel shoals to feed hard before winter.
• Winter 10–40 ft — Cold-tolerant like all trout — cutthroat hang on the deep shoreline drops and basin edges through the cold months.

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