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Best muskellunge lakes in Utah

12 Utah waters hold muskellunge. 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 fish of 10,000 casts. Apex predator that shadows weed edges, rock and open-water bait schools.

1. Yuba Reservoir — 37 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Channel Catfish
2. Jordanelle Reservoir — 292 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow Trout
3. Fish Lake — 175 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Muskellunge, Yellow Perch, Common Carp
4. Scofield Reservoir — 66 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Muskellunge, White Bass & Hybrids, Cutthroat Trout
5. Pineview Reservoir — 82 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
6. Joes Valley Reservoir — 89 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Muskellunge, Cutthroat Trout, Splake
7. Pelican Lake — 10 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Muskellunge, Common Carp
8. Panguitch Lake — 66 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Muskellunge, White Bass & Hybrids, Brown Trout
9. Navajo Lake — 10 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Muskellunge, Cutthroat Trout, Splake
10. Johnson Reservoir — 21 ft max · Muskellunge, Yellow Perch
11. Newton Reservoir — 74 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
12. Paragonah (Red Creek) Reservoir — 31 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Muskellunge, Cutthroat Trout, Splake

When to fish muskellunge in Utah

• Spring 3–12 ft — Post-spawn fish recover in shallow, warming bays — smaller baits, slower work.
• Summer 8–25 ft — Deep weedlines, rock points and open-water humps near bait schools.
• Fall 8–30 ft — The trophy season: big baits worked slow on steep rock and remaining green weeds.
• Winter 15–35 ft — Mostly dormant; deep basins adjacent to structure.

Also in Utah: best largemouth bass lakes · best smallmouth bass lakes · best walleye lakes · best crappie lakes · best bluegill lakes · best channel catfish lakes · best rainbow trout lakes · best white bass & hybrids lakes · best yellow perch lakes · best common carp lakes · best lake trout lakes · best brown trout lakes · best brook trout lakes · best kokanee lakes · best arctic grayling lakes · best cutthroat trout lakes · best splake lakes

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