Rainbow Trout fishing in Northern Utah
69 waters in the DWR Northern region hold rainbow trout — 58 with live data, 23 rated Prime or Good right now.
Quick tactics for rainbow trout
Rainbows are opportunistic mid-column feeders that cruise open water and hold in moderate current seams. Freshly stocked fish stay shallow and gullible for a week or two; holdovers get bigger, deeper, and pickier. They're the most catchable trout in Utah — which is exactly why the DWR plants them everywhere.
Insects, zooplankton, minnows, and — for stocked fish — anything resembling hatchery pellets. Scents and flash both work.
- Small spinners or spoons countedown to cruising depth
- PowerBait or a worm off the bottom for stocked fish
- Woolly bugger stripped slow on a sinking line
- Chironomid or balanced leech under an indicator on stillwaters
Full seasonal guide to rainbow trout →
Fishing best right now
- Washington Lake — Mirror Lake HwyPrime
- Adams ReservoirGood
- Clinton PondGood
- East Canyon ReservoirGood
- East Canyon ReservoirGood
All 69 rainbow trout waters in northern Utah
| Water | Right now | Flow / level | Water temp | Stocked | Species |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Lake — Mirror Lake Hwy | Prime | 74% full | — | stocked today | brook trout, arctic grayling, rainbow trout, … |
| Adams Reservoir | Good | — | stocked 9d ago | rainbow trout, walleye, wiper (white × striped bass hybrid) | |
| Clinton Pond | Good | — | stocked 8d ago | largemouth bass, channel catfish, rainbow trout, … | |
| East Canyon Reservoir | Good | 50% full | — | stocked 9d ago | rainbow trout, brown trout, smallmouth bass |
| East Canyon Reservoir | Good | — | stocked 9d ago | kokanee salmon, rainbow trout, wiper (white × striped bass hybrid) | |
| Farmington City Reservoir | Good | — | stocked 8d ago | channel catfish, rainbow trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid), … | |
| Jensen Nature Park Pond | Good | — | stocked 8d ago | brook trout, brown trout, channel catfish, … | |
| Kaysville Stake Pond | Good | — | stocked 8d ago | channel catfish, rainbow trout, wiper (white × striped bass hybrid) | |
| Meadow Creek PondCommunity | Good | — | stocked 8d ago | rainbow trout, channel catfish | |
| Steed Pond | Good | — | stocked 8d ago | channel catfish, rainbow trout, wiper (white × striped bass hybrid) | |
| Fort Buenaventura Pond | Good | — | stocked 8d ago | channel catfish, rainbow trout, wiper (white × striped bass hybrid) | |
| Garden City Heritage Community Park | Good | — | stocked 2w ago | rainbow trout, wiper (white × striped bass hybrid) | |
| Glassmans Pond | Good | — | stocked 9d ago | rainbow trout | |
| Good Ski Lake (21st Street Pond) | Good | — | stocked 8d ago | channel catfish, rainbow trout | |
| Holmes Creek Reservoir | Good | — | stocked 13d ago | rainbow trout | |
| Lower Weber River | Good | 107 cfs | — | stocked 3mo ago | brown trout, mountain whitefish, cutthroat trout, … |
| Ogden River | Good | 40 cfs | — | stocked 4mo ago | brown trout, rainbow trout |
| Pond At Poulter Preserve | Good | — | stocked 8d ago | channel catfish, rainbow trout, bluegill | |
| Smith Family Park Pond | Good | — | stocked 7d ago | brown trout, channel catfish, cutthroat trout, … | |
| South Fork Ogden River | Good | 17 cfs | — | — | brown trout, rainbow trout, cutthroat trout |
| Upper Provo River | Good | 122 cfs | — | stocked 3mo ago | brown trout, rainbow trout, brook trout, … |
| Wellsville Reservoir | Good | — | stocked 3w ago | cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, bluegill, … | |
| Willard Creek Pond | Good | — | stocked 2w ago | rainbow trout | |
| Bar M | Fair | — | stocked 18mo ago | rainbow trout | |
| Bear River — Uintas | Fair | — | stocked 3mo ago | rainbow trout | |
| Beaver Creek — Uintas | Fair | — | stocked 2mo ago | cutthroat trout, rainbow trout | |
| Beaver Lake — Bear River drainage | Fair | — | stocked 5mo ago | rainbow trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) | |
| Birch Creek Reservoir | Fair | — | stocked 4mo ago | rainbow trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) | |
| Causey Reservoir | Fair | 42% full | — | stocked 3mo ago | cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) |
| Cold Spring Lakes | Fair | — | stocked 4w ago | rainbow trout | |
| Deer Valley Lakes | Fair | — | stocked 2w ago | rainbow trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid), wiper (white × striped bass hybrid) | |
| Harrisville City Pond | Fair | — | stocked 5mo ago | largemouth bass, rainbow trout | |
| Hobbs Reservoir | Fair | — | stocked 5mo ago | largemouth bass, brown trout, cutthroat trout, … | |
| Laketown Reservoir | Fair | — | stocked 6w ago | rainbow trout | |
| Lilly Lake — Mirror Lake Hwy | Fair | — | stocked 3w ago | rainbow trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) | |
| Lily Lake — Uintas North Slope | Fair | — | stocked 3mo ago | rainbow trout | |
| Little Creek Reservoir | Fair | — | stocked 6mo ago | rainbow trout | |
| Smith and Morehouse Reservoir | Fair | 62% full | — | stocked 3w ago | rainbow trout, cutthroat trout |
| Smithfield Creek | Fair | — | stocked 4mo ago | rainbow trout | |
| South Eden Reservoir | Fair | — | stocked 12mo ago | rainbow trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) | |
| Stoddard Slough | Fair | — | stocked 4mo ago | rainbow trout | |
| Teal | Fair | — | stocked 5mo ago | rainbow trout | |
| Tony Grove Lake — Bear River Range | Fair | — | stocked 6w ago | rainbow trout | |
| Trial Lake | Fair | 53% full | — | stocked 3w ago | rainbow trout, brook trout |
| Whitney Reservoir — Uintas North Slope | Fair | 21% full | — | stocked 7w ago | cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) |
| Willard Creek | Fair | — | stocked 36mo ago | channel catfish, rainbow trout | |
| Bridger Lake — Uintas North Slope | Fair | — | stocked 3mo ago | brook trout, rainbow trout | |
| Hoop Lake — Uintas North Slope | Fair | — | stocked 4w ago | rainbow trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) | |
| Lost Lake — Uintas North Slope | Fair | — | stocked 8d ago | brook trout, rainbow trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) | |
| Marsh Lake — Uintas North Slope | Fair | — | stocked 4mo ago | rainbow trout | |
| Quarter Corner Lg103 — Uintas North Slope | Fair | — | stocked 4w ago | rainbow trout | |
| Hyrum Reservoir | Tough | 9% full | — | stocked 5mo ago | rainbow trout, largemouth bass, bluegill, … |
| Stateline Reservoir — Uintas North Slope | Tough | 39% full | — | stocked 4mo ago | rainbow trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) |
| Baker | — | stocked 18mo ago | rainbow trout | ||
| Caspers Pond | — | stocked 4w ago | rainbow trout | ||
| Hayden Fork | — | stocked 3mo ago | rainbow trout | ||
| Lower Lyman Lake | — | stocked 3mo ago | brook trout, rainbow trout | ||
| Maybey Pond | — | stocked 6mo ago | channel catfish, rainbow trout | ||
| Mayor's Pond | — | stocked 6mo ago | rainbow trout | ||
| Pioneer Park Pond | — | stocked 4mo ago | channel catfish, rainbow trout, wiper (white × striped bass hybrid) | ||
| Skylers Pond | — | stocked 5mo ago | rainbow trout | ||
| Stillwater Fork | — | stocked 2mo ago | rainbow trout | ||
| Teapot Lake | — | stocked 3w ago | brook trout, rainbow trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) | ||
| Upper Lyman Lake | — | stocked 4mo ago | brook trout, rainbow trout | ||
| Bountiful PondCommunity | Warning | — | stocked 7d ago | rainbow trout, channel catfish, largemouth bass | |
| Echo Reservoir | Warning | 29% full | — | stocked 2w ago | rainbow trout, brown trout, yellow perch, … |
| Lost Creek Reservoir | Warning | 27% full | — | stocked 4mo ago | cutthroat trout, rainbow trout |
| Mantua Reservoir | Warning | — | stocked 2w ago | largemouth bass, bluegill, rainbow trout, … | |
| Rockport Reservoir | Warning | 37% full | — | stocked 2w ago | rainbow trout, brown trout, smallmouth bass, … |