Cutthroat Trout fishing in Southern Utah
42 waters in the DWR Southern region hold cutthroat trout — 38 with live data, 0 rated Prime 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 →
All 42 cutthroat trout waters in southern Utah
| Water | Right now | Flow / level | Water temp | Stocked | Species |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Fork Sevier RiverBlue Ribbon | Fair | 14 cfs | — | — | brown trout, rainbow trout, cutthroat trout |
| Bunker Creek | Fair | — | stocked 13mo ago | cutthroat trout | |
| Deer Creek | Fair | — | stocked 13mo ago | cutthroat trout | |
| Delong Creek | Fair | — | stocked 13mo ago | cutthroat trout | |
| East Fork Sevier River — Black Canyon | Fair | — | stocked 5mo ago | brown trout, cutthroat trout | |
| East Fork Sevier River — Kingston Canyon | Fair | — | stocked 4mo ago | brown trout, cutthroat trout, rainbow trout | |
| Jackson Flat Reservoir | Fair | 48% full | — | stocked 6mo ago | brook trout, brown trout, channel catfish, … |
| Koosharem Reservoir | Fair | — | stocked 13d ago | brook trout, cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, … | |
| Mumford Reservoir — Tushar Mtns | Fair | — | stocked 37mo ago | cutthroat trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) | |
| North Creek | Fair | — | stocked 8w ago | cutthroat trout | |
| Paragonah Reservoir | Fair | — | stocked 4w ago | cutthroat trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid), splake (lake × brook trout hybrid) | |
| Red Creek — Cedar Mtn | Fair | — | stocked 13mo ago | cutthroat trout | |
| Three Mile Creek | Fair | — | stocked 13mo ago | cutthroat trout | |
| Upper Kents Lake — Tushar Mtns | Fair | — | stocked 12mo ago | cutthroat trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) | |
| Yankee Meadow Reservoir — Cedar Mtn | Fair | — | stocked 4w ago | brook trout, cutthroat trout, rainbow trout | |
| Abes Reservoir — Fishlake Plateau | Tough | — | stocked 15mo ago | brook trout, cutthroat trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) | |
| Barney Lake | Tough | — | stocked 4w ago | cutthroat trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) | |
| Blind Lake — Boulder Mtn North Slope | Tough | — | stocked 5w ago | cutthroat trout, arctic grayling, kokanee salmon, … | |
| Blue Lake — Escalante Mtn | Tough | — | stocked 5w ago | cutthroat trout | |
| Crescent Lake — Boulder Top South | Tough | — | stocked 3mo ago | cutthroat trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) | |
| Deer Creek Lake — Boulder Mtn East Slope | Tough | — | stocked 3mo ago | brook trout, cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, … | |
| Enterprise Reservoir, Upper | Tough | 3% full | — | stocked 8w ago | brown trout, cutbow (cutthroat × rainbow hybrid), cutthroat trout, … |
| Forsyth Reservoir | Tough | — | stocked 12mo ago | cutthroat trout, splake (lake × brook trout hybrid), tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) | |
| Manning Meadow Reservoir — Monroe Mtn | Tough | — | stocked 4w ago | cutthroat trout | |
| North Creek Reservoir | Tough | — | stocked 3mo ago | cutthroat trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) | |
| Pine Creek Reservoir — Boulder Top North | Tough | — | stocked 3mo ago | cutthroat trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) | |
| Solitaire Lake — Boulder Mtn North Slope | Tough | — | stocked 3mo ago | cutthroat trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) | |
| U M Creek | Tough | — | stocked 2mo ago | cutthroat trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) | |
| Upper Box Creek Reservoir — Monroe Mtn | Tough | — | stocked 6mo ago | cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, splake (lake × brook trout hybrid), … | |
| Floating Island — Thousand Lake Mtn | Tough | — | stocked 2mo ago | cutthroat trout, splake (lake × brook trout hybrid), tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) | |
| Lower Barker Reservoir — North Creek Lakes | Tough | — | stocked 8w ago | cutthroat trout, splake (lake × brook trout hybrid), tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) | |
| Meeks Lake — Thousand Lake Mtn | Tough | — | stocked 2mo ago | brook trout, cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, … | |
| Morrell Pond — Thousand Lake Mtn | Tough | — | stocked 2mo ago | cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) | |
| Pine Lake — Paunsaugunt Plateau | Tough | — | stocked 4mo ago | cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) | |
| Round Willow Bottom — Escalante Mtn | Tough | — | stocked 3mo ago | cutthroat trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) | |
| Tall Four Reservoir — Escalante Mtn | Tough | — | stocked 8w ago | cutthroat trout | |
| Otter Creek ReservoirBlue Ribbon | Tough | 6% full | — | stocked 6mo ago | rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, smallmouth bass |
| Dougherty Basin — North Creek Lakes | — | stocked 3mo ago | cutthroat trout | ||
| Long Willow Bottoms | — | stocked 3mo ago | cutthroat trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) | ||
| Rob Reservoir — Escalante Mtn | — | stocked 5w ago | cutthroat trout | ||
| Short Lake | — | stocked 3mo ago | cutthroat trout | ||
| Panguitch LakeBlue Ribbon | Warning | 7% stored pool | — | stocked 2w ago | rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) |