Best rainbow trout lakes in Utah
71 Utah waters hold rainbow 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 classic stocked cold-water trout. Depth is everything: rainbows follow the temperature layer they like.
- Flaming Gorge Reservoir — 436 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Rainbow Trout, Common Carp
- Bear Lake — 197 ft max · survey depth data · Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Cutthroat Trout
- Yuba Reservoir — 37 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Channel Catfish
- Strawberry Reservoir — 75 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Kokanee, Cutthroat Trout
- Starvation Reservoir — 108 ft max · Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill, Rainbow Trout
- Jordanelle Reservoir — 292 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow Trout
- Otter Creek Reservoir — 37 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, White Bass & Hybrids, Brown Trout
- Deer Creek Reservoir — 66 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass
- Fish Lake — 175 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Muskellunge, Yellow Perch, Common Carp
- Scofield Reservoir — 66 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Muskellunge, White Bass & Hybrids, Cutthroat Trout
- Minersville Reservoir — 44 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, White Bass & Hybrids
- Echo Reservoir — 49 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Channel Catfish
- Piute Reservoir — 20 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Rainbow Trout, White Bass & Hybrids
- Electric Lake — 217 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Kokanee, Cutthroat Trout
- Moon Lake — 73 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Kokanee, Lake Whitefish
- Rockport Reservoir — 77 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout
- East Canyon Reservoir — 108 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow Trout, White Bass & Hybrids
- Joes Valley Reservoir — 89 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Muskellunge, Cutthroat Trout, Splake
- Lost Creek Reservoir — 128 ft max · Rainbow Trout, White Bass & Hybrids, Kokanee, Cutthroat Trout
- Red Fleet Reservoir — 144 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
- Panguitch Lake — 66 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Muskellunge, White Bass & Hybrids, Brown Trout
- Green River (Flaming Gorge) — 12 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Cutthroat Trout
- Navajo Lake — 10 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Muskellunge, Cutthroat Trout, Splake
- Steinaker Reservoir — 130 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout
- Causey Reservoir — 180 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Kokanee
…plus 46 more Utah waters holding rainbow trout.
When to fish rainbow trout in Utah
- Spring 5–20 ft — Post-ice-out trout roam shallow; fish inflows and windblown shorelines.
- Summer 8–30 ft — Rainbows hold near cold inflows, current seams and the thermocline — find the cool water and you've found the fish.
- Fall 10–35 ft — Fall feeding on rock shoals, current and channel edges as water cools.
- Winter 8–40 ft — Trout are comfortable in cold water — one of the best winter targets; streams and tailwaters fish shallow, deep lakes hold on basin edges.
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