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Best cutthroat trout lakes in Wyoming

129 Wyoming waters list cutthroat trout (official records or labelled estimates), 2 mapped with survey or official-chart depth data. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality, leading with the waters in our reviewed search catalog — 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 · real survey depth contours · Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Brown Trout, KokaneeWhy #2: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites
3. Wind River — 8 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Lake Whitefish, Cutthroat TroutWhy #3: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
4. Jackson Lake — 438 ft max · Lake Trout, Brown Trout, Lake Whitefish, Cutthroat TroutWhy #4: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 3 public access sites
5. Fremont Lake — 608 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #5: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
6. Wheatland Reservoir 3 — 50 ft max · Walleye, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #6: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
7. Desmet Lake — 120 ft max · Walleye, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Lake TroutWhy #7: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 4 public access sites
8. Willow Lake — 279 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Brook Trout, KokaneeWhy #8: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
9. Lake Hattie — 74 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, KokaneeWhy #9: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
10. Boulder Lake — 249 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #10: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
11. Snake River (Jackson) — 10 ft max · Brown Trout, Cutthroat TroutWhy #11: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 5 public access sites
12. Twin Buttes Res — 30 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Cutthroat TroutWhy #12: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
13. Diamond Lake — 46 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Cutthroat TroutWhy #13: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
14. Beartooth Lake — 100 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Brook Trout, Cutthroat TroutWhy #14: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
15. Becker Lake — 86 ft max · Brook Trout, Cutthroat TroutWhy #15: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
16. Alsop Lake — 15 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat TroutWhy #16: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
17. Soda Lake — 37 ft max · Cutthroat TroutWhy #17: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
18. Gelatt Lake, Big — 9 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat TroutWhy #18: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
19. R Park Pond — 15 ft max · Brook Trout, Cutthroat TroutWhy #19: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site

…plus 110 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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