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Best cutthroat trout lakes in Wyoming

129 Wyoming 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. Palisades Reservoir — 235 ft max · survey depth data · Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Brown Trout, KokaneeWhy #2: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites
3. Yellowstone Lake — 394 ft max · Lake Trout, Cutthroat TroutWhy #3: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
4. Wind River — 8 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Lake Whitefish, Cutthroat TroutWhy #4: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
5. Pathfinder Reservoir — 192 ft max · Walleye, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Cutthroat TroutWhy #5: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
6. Jackson Lake — 438 ft max · Lake Trout, Brown Trout, Lake Whitefish, Cutthroat TroutWhy #6: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 3 public access sites
7. Seminoe Reservoir — 206 ft max · Walleye, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Cutthroat TroutWhy #7: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
8. Fremont Lake — 608 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #8: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
9. Wheatland Reservoir 3 — 50 ft max · Walleye, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #9: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
10. Desmet Lake — 120 ft max · Walleye, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Lake TroutWhy #10: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 4 public access sites
11. Willow Lake — 279 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Brook Trout, KokaneeWhy #11: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
12. Lake Hattie — 74 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, KokaneeWhy #12: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
13. Boulder Lake — 249 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #13: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
14. Snake River (Jackson) — 10 ft max · Brown Trout, Cutthroat TroutWhy #14: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 5 public access sites
15. Eden Valley Reservoir — 13 ft max · Channel Catfish, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Cutthroat TroutWhy #15: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
16. Two Ocean Lake — 23 ft max · Brook Trout, Cutthroat TroutWhy #16: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
17. Jenny Lake — 423 ft max · Lake Trout, Brook Trout, Lake Whitefish, Cutthroat TroutWhy #17: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
18. High Savery Reservoir — 131 ft max · Brook Trout, Kokanee, Lake Whitefish, Cutthroat TroutWhy #18: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
19. Halfmoon Lake — 282 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #19: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
20. Lower Ross Lake — 275 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat TroutWhy #20: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
21. Grassy Lake Reservoir — 103 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Cutthroat TroutWhy #21: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
22. Deep Lake — 472 ft max · Brook Trout, Cutthroat TroutWhy #22: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
23. Twin Buttes Res — 30 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Cutthroat TroutWhy #23: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
24. Goldeneye Reservoir — 20 ft max · Crappie, Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Cutthroat TroutWhy #24: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
25. Granite Lake — 163 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Cutthroat TroutWhy #25: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached

…plus 104 more Wyoming waters holding cutthroat trout.

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When to fish cutthroat trout in Wyoming

• 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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