← How to catch brook trout in Utah
Brook Trout fishing in Northeastern Utah
50 waters in the DWR Northeastern region hold brook trout — 42 with live data, 5 fishing Hot or Good right now.
Quick tactics for brook trout
Brookies are aggressive, short-lived char that overpopulate small water — which makes them perfect for fast fishing. In the Uintas and on Boulder Mountain they hit anything that moves, and the fall spawn turns males into the most beautiful fish in Utah.
Any insect, any small fish, anything shiny. Brook trout are rarely selective.
- Small attractor dries — almost any pattern works
- Tiny spinners (size 0–1) on ultralight spin gear
- Small leech or damsel patterns on lakes
- Ice jigs tipped with wax worms in winter
Full seasonal guide to brook trout →
Fishing best right now
- Butterfly LakeGood
- Mirror LakeGood
- Mill Hollow ReservoirGood
- Pass LakeGood
- Rock Creek (Uintas)Good
All 50 brook trout waters in northeastern Utah
| Water | Right now | Flow | Water temp | Stocked | Species |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butterfly Lake | Good | — | — | 7d ago | rainbow trout, brook trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) |
| Mirror Lake | Good | — | — | 7d ago | rainbow trout, brook trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) |
| Mill Hollow Reservoir | Good | — | — | 2w ago | rainbow trout, brook trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) |
| Pass Lake | Good | — | — | 2w ago | brook trout, rainbow trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) |
| Rock Creek (Uintas) | Good | 90 cfs | — | 7w ago | brown trout, cutthroat trout, brook trout |
| Ashley Twin Lake | Fair | — | — | 7w ago | brook trout |
| Blythe Lake | Fair | — | — | 5w ago | brook trout |
| Bonnie Lake | Fair | — | — | 5w ago | brook trout |
| Brook Lake | Fair | — | — | 7w ago | brook trout |
| Browne Lake | Fair | — | — | 3mo ago | brook trout, cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, … |
| Bud Lake | Fair | — | — | 5w ago | brook trout |
| Carter Creek | Fair | — | — | 14mo ago | brook trout, cutthroat trout, rainbow trout |
| Cliff Lake (Paradise Park) | Fair | — | — | 6w ago | brook trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) |
| East Park Reservoir | Fair | — | — | 3mo ago | brook trout, rainbow trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) |
| Emerald Lake | Fair | — | — | 14mo ago | brook trout |
| Fern Lake | Fair | — | — | 5w ago | brook trout |
| Fox Reservoir | Fair | — | — | 14mo ago | brook trout |
| Gem Lake | Fair | — | — | 6w ago | brook trout |
| Hoover Lake | Fair | — | — | 14mo ago | brook trout |
| Jean Lake | Fair | — | — | 5w ago | brook trout |
| Joan Lake | Fair | — | — | 6w ago | brook trout |
| Jordan Lake | Fair | — | — | 5w ago | brook trout |
| Larvae Lake | Fair | — | — | 5w ago | brook trout |
| Lily Lake | Fair | — | — | 6w ago | brook trout |
| Lily Pad Lake | Fair | — | — | 5w ago | brook trout |
| Long Park Reservoir | Fair | — | — | 3mo ago | brook trout, rainbow trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) |
| Maba Lake | Fair | — | — | 5w ago | brook trout |
| Marshall Lake | Fair | — | — | 14mo ago | brook trout |
| Oaks Park Reservoir | Fair | — | — | 14mo ago | brook trout, rainbow trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) |
| Pinto Lake | Fair | — | — | 5w ago | brook trout |
| Queant Lake | Fair | — | — | 14mo ago | brook trout, cutthroat trout |
| Rainbow Lake | Fair | — | — | 7w ago | brook trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) |
| Rock Cr, South Fork | Fair | — | — | 12mo ago | brook trout |
| Rudolph Lake No 1 | Fair | — | — | 6w ago | brook trout |
| Scout Lake | Fair | — | — | 8w ago | brook trout, rainbow trout |
| Sonny Lake | Fair | — | — | 14mo ago | brook trout |
| Survey Lake | Fair | — | — | 14mo ago | brook trout |
| Teds Lake | Fair | — | — | 14mo ago | brook trout |
| Upper Stillwater Reservoir | Fair | — | — | 7w ago | brook trout |
| Wyman Lake | Fair | — | — | 14mo ago | brook trout |
| Lake Fork River | Fair | 133 cfs | — | 3mo ago | brown trout, cutthroat trout, brook trout |
| Yellowstone River (Uintas) | Fair | 215 cfs | — | 7w ago | brown trout, cutthroat trout, brook trout |
| Bert Lake | — | — | 24mo ago | brook trout, arctic grayling | |
| D-19 | — | — | 5w ago | brook trout | |
| D-26 | — | — | 6w ago | brook trout | |
| Lily Pad,upper | — | — | 26mo ago | brook trout | |
| Little Montes Reservoir | — | — | 3mo ago | brook trout, channel catfish, rainbow trout | |
| Uinta Pond | — | — | 3mo ago | brook trout, rainbow trout | |
| Wolf Creek | — | — | 12mo ago | brook trout | |
| X- 86 | — | — | 6w ago | brook trout |