Best kokanee lakes in Utah
13 Utah waters hold kokanee. 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. Landlocked sockeye. A plankton-eating school fish glued to its preferred temperature band — find the school, catch a limit.
- 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
- Strawberry Reservoir — 75 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Kokanee, Cutthroat TroutWhy #2: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 4 public access sites
- Fish Lake — 175 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Muskellunge, Yellow Perch, Common CarpWhy #3: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 4 public access sites
- Jordanelle Reservoir — 292 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow TroutWhy #4: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 3 public access sites
- Electric Lake — 217 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Kokanee, Cutthroat TroutWhy #5: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
- Moon Lake — 73 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Kokanee, Lake WhitefishWhy #6: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
- Rockport Reservoir — 77 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown TroutWhy #7: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
- East Canyon Reservoir — 108 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow Trout, White Bass & HybridsWhy #8: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
- Lost Creek Reservoir — 128 ft max · Rainbow Trout, White Bass & Hybrids, Kokanee, Cutthroat TroutWhy #9: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
- Causey Reservoir — 180 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, KokaneeWhy #10: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 3 public access sites
- Porcupine Reservoir — 112 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, KokaneeWhy #11: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
- Stateline Res — 128 ft max · Rainbow Trout, KokaneeWhy #12: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
- Smith and Morehouse Reservoir — 30 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Kokanee, Arctic GraylingWhy #13: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
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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 kokanee in Utah
- Spring 10–30 ft — Schools roam the upper column over open water while it's cool — short leaders, slow trolls.
- Summer 30–70 ft — Kokanee compress into the 50-55°F band at the thermocline over the deepest basins — precise depth is everything.
- Fall 5–40 ft — Spawners turn crimson and gang up off tributary mouths and gravel shorelines; remaining fish scatter with turnover.
- Winter 20–80 ft — Deep suspended schools — an electronics game through the ice.
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