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Best cutthroat trout lakes in Utah

42 Utah waters hold cutthroat trout, 1 mapped with real state-agency depth surveys. 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 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 · survey depth data · 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 · Rainbow Trout, Muskellunge, White Bass & Hybrids, Cutthroat TroutWhy #8: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
9. Electric Lake — 217 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Kokanee, Cutthroat TroutWhy #9: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
10. Moon Lake — 73 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Kokanee, Lake WhitefishWhy #10: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
11. Joes Valley Reservoir — 89 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Muskellunge, Cutthroat Trout, SplakeWhy #11: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
12. Lost Creek Reservoir — 128 ft max · Rainbow Trout, White Bass & Hybrids, Kokanee, Cutthroat TroutWhy #12: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
13. Red Fleet Reservoir — 144 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #13: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
14. Green River (Flaming Gorge) — 12 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Cutthroat TroutWhy #14: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 3 public access sites, 3 carry-in or shore-oriented
15. Navajo Lake — 10 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Muskellunge, Cutthroat Trout, SplakeWhy #15: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
16. Koosharem Reservoir — 12 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Cutthroat Trout, SplakeWhy #16: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
17. Currant Creek Reservoir — 78 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Lake Whitefish, Cutthroat TroutWhy #17: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
18. Forsyth Reservoir — 36 ft max · Yellow Perch, Cutthroat Trout, SplakeWhy #18: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
19. Kolob Reservoir — 16 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Cutthroat TroutWhy #19: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
20. Little Dell Reservoir — 200 ft max · Brook Trout, Cutthroat TroutWhy #20: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
21. Huntington — 92 ft max · Cutthroat Trout, SplakeWhy #21: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
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. Cleveland Reservoir — 56 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat TroutWhy #23: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
24. Miller Flat Reservoir — 64 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brook 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 17 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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