← How to catch cutthroat trout in Utah
Cutthroat Trout fishing in Northern Utah
33 waters in the DWR Northern region hold cutthroat trout — 28 with live data, 4 fishing Hot or Good right now.
Quick tactics for cutthroat trout
Utah's native trout look up: cutts are the most willing dry-fly fish in the state. Stream fish hold in the obvious soft water; lake fish (Strawberry, Bear Lake) cruise the banks and points in packs, especially early. They eat confidently but fight the least dirty of the trout — protect them, they're the natives.
Terrestrials, mayflies, caddis, midges, and at big waters, minnows and chubs.
- Attractor dries (Stimulator, Chubby Chernobyl) on backcountry streams
- Tube jigs or casting spoons at ice-off along Strawberry's shorelines
- Leech and minnow patterns on a slow retrieve at big lakes
- Standard dry-dropper anywhere current holds fish
Full seasonal guide to cutthroat trout →
Fishing best right now
All 33 cutthroat trout waters in northern Utah
| Water | Right now | Flow | Water temp | Stocked | Species |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Weber RiverBlue Ribbon | Good | 99 cfs | — | 2w ago | brown trout, mountain whitefish, cutthroat trout |
| Blacksmith Fork River | Good | 52 cfs | — | 3mo ago | brown trout, cutthroat trout |
| Logan RiverBlue Ribbon | Good | 74 cfs | — | 3w ago | brown trout, cutthroat trout, mountain whitefish |
| Smith and Morehouse Reservoir | Good | — | — | 2w ago | rainbow trout, cutthroat trout |
| Abes Lake | Fair | — | — | 12mo ago | cutthroat trout |
| Bear LakeBlue Ribbon | Fair | — | — | 4mo ago | cutthroat trout, lake trout, bonneville cisco, … |
| Beaver Creek | Fair | — | — | 4w ago | cutthroat trout, rainbow trout |
| Bobs Lake | Fair | — | — | 12mo ago | cutthroat trout |
| Castle Lake | Fair | — | — | 6w ago | cutthroat trout |
| Causey Reservoir | Fair | — | — | 7w ago | cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) |
| Cliff Lake (Mirror Lake Hwy) | Fair | — | — | 6w ago | cutthroat trout |
| Cliff Lake (Smiths Fork) | Fair | — | — | 12mo ago | cutthroat trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) |
| Cuberant No 4 | Fair | — | — | 6w ago | cutthroat trout |
| Deadhorse Lake | Fair | — | — | 12mo ago | cutthroat trout |
| Deadman Creek | Fair | — | — | 34mo ago | cutthroat trout |
| Hessie Lake | Fair | — | — | 12mo ago | cutthroat trout |
| Hobbs Reservoir | Fair | — | — | 3mo ago | largemouth bass, brown trout, cutthroat trout, … |
| Island Lake | Fair | — | — | 6w ago | cutthroat trout |
| Jensen Nature Park Pond | Fair | — | — | 3mo ago | brook trout, brown trout, channel catfish, … |
| Jesson Lake | Fair | — | — | 7w ago | cutthroat trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) |
| Lofty Lake | Fair | — | — | 6w ago | cutthroat trout |
| Lost Creek Reservoir | Fair | — | — | 2mo ago | cutthroat trout, rainbow trout |
| Porcupine Reservoir | Fair | — | — | 2mo ago | kokanee salmon, brown trout, cutthroat trout |
| Tamarack Lake | Fair | — | — | 7w ago | cutthroat trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) |
| Wellsville Reservoir | Fair | — | — | 3mo ago | cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, bluegill, … |
| Whitney Reservoir | Fair | — | — | 8w ago | cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) |
| South Fork Ogden River | Fair | 40 cfs | — | — | brown trout, rainbow trout, cutthroat trout |
| Upper Provo River | Fair | 62 cfs | — | 6w ago | brown trout, rainbow trout, brook trout, … |
| Gail Lake | — | — | 7w ago | cutthroat trout | |
| Junior Lake | — | — | 12mo ago | cutthroat trout | |
| Smith Family Park Pond | — | — | 3mo ago | brown trout, channel catfish, cutthroat trout, … | |
| Smiths Fork, West Fork | — | — | 8w ago | cutthroat trout | |
| Snow Lake | — | — | 7w ago | cutthroat trout |