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Rainbow Trout fishing in Northern Utah
68 waters in the DWR Northern region hold rainbow trout — 53 with live data, 4 fishing Hot 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
- Lilly LakeGood
- Ogden RiverGood
- Smith and Morehouse ReservoirGood
- Trial LakeGood
All 68 rainbow trout waters in northern Utah
| Water | Right now | Flow | Water temp | Stocked | Species |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lilly Lake | Good | — | — | 7d ago | rainbow trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) |
| Ogden River | Good | 360 cfs | — | 2mo ago | brown trout, rainbow trout |
| Smith and Morehouse Reservoir | Good | — | — | 2w ago | rainbow trout, cutthroat trout |
| Trial Lake | Good | — | — | 3w ago | rainbow trout, brook trout |
| Adams Reservoir | Fair | — | — | 7w ago | rainbow trout, walleye, wiper (white × striped bass hybrid) |
| Bar M | Fair | — | — | 17mo ago | rainbow trout |
| Bear River | Fair | — | — | 6w ago | rainbow trout |
| Beaver Creek | Fair | — | — | 4w ago | cutthroat trout, rainbow trout |
| Beaver Lake | Fair | — | — | 3mo ago | rainbow trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) |
| Birch Creek Reservoir | Fair | — | — | 2mo ago | rainbow trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) |
| Bridger Lake | Fair | — | — | 5w ago | brook trout, rainbow trout |
| Causey Reservoir | Fair | — | — | 7w ago | cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) |
| Clinton Pond | Fair | — | — | 3mo ago | largemouth bass, channel catfish, rainbow trout, … |
| Cold Spring Lakes | Fair | — | — | 2mo ago | rainbow trout |
| East Canyon Reservoir | Fair | — | — | 5mo ago | kokanee salmon, rainbow trout, wiper (white × striped bass hybrid) |
| East Canyon Reservoir | Fair | — | — | — | rainbow trout, brown trout, smallmouth bass |
| Echo Reservoir | Fair | — | — | 4mo ago | rainbow trout, brown trout, yellow perch, … |
| Farmington City Reservoir | Fair | — | — | 3mo ago | channel catfish, rainbow trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid), … |
| Garden City Heritage Community Park | Fair | — | — | 3w ago | rainbow trout, wiper (white × striped bass hybrid) |
| Harrisville City Pond | Fair | — | — | 3mo ago | largemouth bass, rainbow trout |
| Hobbs Reservoir | Fair | — | — | 3mo ago | largemouth bass, brown trout, cutthroat trout, … |
| Holmes Creek Reservoir | Fair | — | — | 5mo ago | rainbow trout |
| Hoop Lake | Fair | — | — | 5w ago | rainbow trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) |
| Hyrum Reservoir | Fair | — | — | 4mo ago | rainbow trout, largemouth bass, bluegill, … |
| Jensen Nature Park Pond | Fair | — | — | 3mo ago | brook trout, brown trout, channel catfish, … |
| Kaysville Stake Pond | Fair | — | — | 3mo ago | channel catfish, rainbow trout, wiper (white × striped bass hybrid) |
| Laketown Reservoir | Fair | — | — | 5w ago | rainbow trout |
| Lily Lake | Fair | — | — | 6w ago | rainbow trout |
| Little Creek Reservoir | Fair | — | — | 5mo ago | rainbow trout |
| Lost Creek Reservoir | Fair | — | — | 2mo ago | cutthroat trout, rainbow trout |
| Lost Lake | Fair | — | — | 7w ago | brook trout, rainbow trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) |
| Marsh Lake | Fair | — | — | 2mo ago | rainbow trout |
| Meadow Creek PondCommunity | Fair | — | — | 3mo ago | rainbow trout, channel catfish |
| Quarter Corner Lg103 | Fair | — | — | 3mo ago | rainbow trout |
| Rockport Reservoir | Fair | — | — | 3mo ago | rainbow trout, brown trout, smallmouth bass, … |
| Smithfield Creek | Fair | — | — | 3mo ago | rainbow trout |
| South Eden Reservoir | Fair | — | — | 11mo ago | rainbow trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) |
| Stateline Reservoir | Fair | — | — | 3mo ago | rainbow trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) |
| Steed Pond | Fair | — | — | 3mo ago | channel catfish, rainbow trout, wiper (white × striped bass hybrid) |
| Stillwater Fork | Fair | — | — | 3w ago | rainbow trout |
| Stoddard Slough | Fair | — | — | 3mo ago | rainbow trout |
| Teal | Fair | — | — | 4mo ago | rainbow trout |
| Teapot Lake | Fair | — | — | 2w ago | brook trout, rainbow trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) |
| Tony Grove Lake | Fair | — | — | 6w ago | rainbow trout |
| Washington Lake | Fair | — | — | 7w ago | brook trout, arctic grayling, rainbow trout, … |
| Wellsville Reservoir | Fair | — | — | 3mo ago | cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, bluegill, … |
| Whitney Reservoir | Fair | — | — | 8w ago | cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) |
| Willard Creek | Fair | — | — | 35mo ago | channel catfish, rainbow trout |
| Willard Creek Pond | Fair | — | — | 22mo ago | rainbow trout |
| 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, … |
| Bountiful PondCommunity | Tough | — | — | 3mo ago | rainbow trout, channel catfish, largemouth bass |
| Mantua Reservoir | Tough | — | — | 7mo ago | largemouth bass, bluegill, rainbow trout, … |
| Baker | — | — | 17mo ago | rainbow trout | |
| Caspers Pond | — | — | 3mo ago | rainbow trout | |
| Deer Valley Lakes | — | — | 2mo ago | rainbow trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid), wiper (white × striped bass hybrid) | |
| Fort Buenaventura Pond | — | — | 4mo ago | channel catfish, rainbow trout, wiper (white × striped bass hybrid) | |
| Glassmans Pond | — | — | 3mo ago | rainbow trout | |
| Good Ski Lake (21st Street Pond) | — | — | 3mo ago | channel catfish, rainbow trout | |
| Hayden Fork | — | — | 5w ago | rainbow trout | |
| Lyman L, Lower | — | — | 7w ago | brook trout, rainbow trout | |
| Lyman L, Upper | — | — | 2mo ago | brook trout, rainbow trout | |
| Maybey Pond | — | — | 4mo ago | channel catfish, rainbow trout | |
| Mayor's Pond | — | — | 5mo ago | rainbow trout | |
| Pioneer Park Pond | — | — | 3mo ago | channel catfish, rainbow trout, wiper (white × striped bass hybrid) | |
| Pond At Poulter Preserve | — | — | 4mo ago | channel catfish, rainbow trout, bluegill | |
| Skylers Pond | — | — | 3mo ago | rainbow trout | |
| Smith Family Park Pond | — | — | 3mo ago | brown trout, channel catfish, cutthroat trout, … |