Utah fish species
25 gamefish across 698 waters. Pick a species to see every Utah water that holds it, with live conditions where we have them.
Rainbow Trout297 watersThe backbone of Utah fishing — the DWR stocks rainbows by the hundreds of thousands, from community ponds to high-mountain reservoirs. Willing biters on flies, lures, and bait.Brook Trout224 watersThe high-country classic. Brookies thrive in Uinta and Boulder Mountain lakes — small water, aggressive fish, spectacular fall colors.Cutthroat Trout202 watersThe native. Bonneville and Colorado River cutthroat fill Utah's backcountry streams and big waters like Strawberry and Bear Lake, and eagerly rise to dry flies.Tiger Trout199 watersA sterile brown × brook hybrid the DWR stocks aggressively. Striking looks, hard fights, and a growing cult following at waters like Scofield and Huntington.Brown Trout68 watersUtah's big-river predator. Browns dominate tailwaters like the Green and the Provo, run big in fall, and reward anglers who fish streamers, low light, and cold weather.Channel Catfish56 watersSummer nights on Utah Lake, Willard Bay, and dozens of community ponds. Cut bait, worms, and patience — cats over 20 pounds come out every year.Wiper44 watersA white bass × striped bass hybrid built for open-water blitzes. Willard Bay's summer boils are the signature bite; heavy stocking has spread them statewide.Bluegill29 watersLargemouth Bass28 watersWarm-water staple of Utah's lower-elevation reservoirs and community ponds. Mantua, Pelican Lake, and Quail Creek fish best late spring through fall.Splake19 watersA lake trout × brook trout hybrid stocked in cold, deep waters like Fish Lake and Joes Valley. Winter jigging is the prime season.Walleye15 watersUtah's best-eating gamefish. Starvation, Willard Bay, Utah Lake, and Yuba all hold strong walleye populations that turn on at dusk and after dark.Black Crappie14 watersSlabs on light jigs around structure at Willard Bay, Pineview, and Quail Creek. Spring spawn is the peak window.Arctic Grayling13 watersA sail-finned Uinta specialty. A dry fly and a hike are all it takes at the high lakes where the DWR maintains them.Smallmouth Bass12 watersRocky shorelines, clear water, aggressive strikes. Flaming Gorge, Jordanelle, and Sand Hollow are the smallmouth strongholds.Kokanee Salmon11 watersLandlocked sockeye. Trolling dodgers and squids at Strawberry, Flaming Gorge, and Porcupine — and the famous scarlet spawning runs each September.Yellow Perch7 watersIce-fishing favorite and kid-friendly action at Fish Lake, Rockport, Jordanelle, and Hyrum. Where you find one, you'll find fifty.Mountain Whitefish6 watersCutbow Trout5 watersLake Trout3 watersDeep, cold, and huge. Flaming Gorge lakers run to 40+ pounds; Bear Lake and Fish Lake hold their own fisheries for anglers with downriggers or jigging patience.White Bass3 watersWhite Crappie3 watersTiger Muskie2 watersUtah's apex predator — a northern pike × muskellunge hybrid stocked at Pineview and Newton. Fish of 40+ inches, one water at a time.Bonneville Cisco1 watersBear Lake's endemic winter run. For a few January weeks anglers dip-net cisco through the ice along Cisco Beach — Utah's strangest fishery.Burbot1 watersFlaming Gorge's invasive freshwater cod. Night jigging through the ice with glow lures — and no limit, so keep every one.Striped Bass1 watersLake Powell's boom-and-bust monster. Chasing shad boils in summer is some of the fastest fishing in the state.