← How to catch cutthroat trout in Utah
Cutthroat Trout fishing in Southern Utah
42 waters in the DWR Southern region hold cutthroat trout — 38 with live data, 6 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
- Barker Reservoir, Lower NclGood
- East Fork Sevier RiverGood
- Enterprise Reservoir, UpperGood
- Panguitch LakeGood
- Tall Four ReservoirGood
All 42 cutthroat trout waters in southern Utah
| Water | Right now | Flow | Water temp | Stocked | Species |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barker Reservoir, Lower Ncl | Good | — | — | 13d ago | cutthroat trout, splake (lake × brook trout hybrid), tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) |
| East Fork Sevier RiverBlue Ribbon | Good | 20 cfs | — | — | brown trout, rainbow trout, cutthroat trout |
| Enterprise Reservoir, Upper | Good | — | — | 13d ago | brown trout, cutbow (cutthroat × rainbow hybrid), cutthroat trout, … |
| Panguitch LakeBlue Ribbon | Good | — | — | 3w ago | rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) |
| Tall Four Reservoir | Good | — | — | 13d ago | cutthroat trout |
| U M Creek | Good | — | — | 3w ago | cutthroat trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) |
| Abes Reservoir | Fair | — | — | 13mo ago | brook trout, cutthroat trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) |
| Barney Lake | Fair | — | — | 5w ago | cutthroat trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) |
| Blind Lake Nbs | Fair | — | — | 7w ago | cutthroat trout, arctic grayling, kokanee salmon, … |
| Blue Lake | Fair | — | — | 13mo ago | cutthroat trout |
| Box Creek Reservoir, Upper | Fair | — | — | 5mo ago | cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, splake (lake × brook trout hybrid), … |
| Bunker Creek | Fair | — | — | 12mo ago | cutthroat trout |
| Crescent Lake Bts | Fair | — | — | 7w ago | cutthroat trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) |
| Deer Creek | Fair | — | — | 12mo ago | cutthroat trout |
| Deer Creek Lake Ebs | Fair | — | — | 7w ago | brook trout, cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, … |
| Delong Creek | Fair | — | — | 12mo ago | cutthroat trout |
| Floating Island Tlm | Fair | — | — | 4w ago | cutthroat trout, splake (lake × brook trout hybrid), tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) |
| Forsyth Reservoir | Fair | — | — | 10mo ago | cutthroat trout, splake (lake × brook trout hybrid), tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) |
| Kents L, Upper | Fair | — | — | 11mo ago | cutthroat trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) |
| Koosharem Reservoir | Fair | — | — | 6mo ago | brook trout, cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, … |
| Manning Meadow Reservoir | Fair | — | — | 12mo ago | cutthroat trout |
| Meeks Lake Tlm | Fair | — | — | 4w ago | brook trout, cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, … |
| Morrell Pond Tlm | Fair | — | — | 4w ago | cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) |
| Mumford Reservoir | Fair | — | — | 36mo ago | cutthroat trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) |
| North Creek Reservoir | Fair | — | — | 5w ago | cutthroat trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) |
| Otter Creek ReservoirBlue Ribbon | Fair | — | — | 5mo ago | rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, smallmouth bass |
| Paragonah Reservoir | Fair | — | — | 3mo ago | cutthroat trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid), splake (lake × brook trout hybrid) |
| Pine Creek Reservoir Btn | Fair | — | — | 7w ago | cutthroat trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) |
| Pine Lake | Fair | — | — | 3mo ago | cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) |
| Red Creek | Fair | — | — | 12mo ago | cutthroat trout |
| Round Willow Bottom | Fair | — | — | 7w ago | cutthroat trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) |
| Sevier R, East Fork | Fair | — | — | 2mo ago | brown trout, cutthroat trout, rainbow trout |
| Sevier R, East Fork | Fair | — | — | 4mo ago | brown trout, cutthroat trout |
| Solitaire Lake Nbs | Fair | — | — | 7w ago | cutthroat trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) |
| Three Mile Creek | Fair | — | — | 12mo ago | cutthroat trout |
| Yankee Meadow Reservoir | Fair | — | — | 7w ago | brook trout, cutthroat trout, rainbow trout |
| Jackson Flat Reservoir | Fair | — | — | 5mo ago | brook trout, brown trout, channel catfish, … |
| North Creek | Tough | — | — | 13d ago | cutthroat trout |
| Dougherty Basin Ncl | — | — | 7w ago | cutthroat trout | |
| Long Willow Bottoms | — | — | 7w ago | cutthroat trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) | |
| Rob Reservoir Emw | — | — | 12mo ago | cutthroat trout | |
| Short Lake | — | — | 7w ago | cutthroat trout |