← How to catch rainbow trout in Utah
Rainbow Trout fishing in Southeastern Utah
27 waters in the DWR Southeastern region hold rainbow trout — 21 with live data, 0 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 →
All 27 rainbow trout waters in southeastern Utah
| Water | Right now | Flow | Water temp | Stocked | Species |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blanding Reservoir No 3 | Fair | — | — | 4mo ago | rainbow trout |
| Blanding Reservoir No 4 | Fair | — | — | 5w ago | rainbow trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) |
| Blue Lake | Fair | — | — | 3mo ago | rainbow trout |
| Cleveland Reservoir | Fair | — | — | 4mo ago | rainbow trout |
| Dark Canyon Lake | Fair | — | — | 8w ago | rainbow trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) |
| Dons Lake | Fair | — | — | 2mo ago | rainbow trout |
| Dry Wash Reservoir | Fair | — | — | 26mo ago | rainbow trout |
| Grassy Trail Reservoir | Fair | — | — | — | rainbow trout |
| Hidden Lake | Fair | — | — | 2mo ago | rainbow trout |
| Huntington G F Ponds | Fair | — | — | 40mo ago | rainbow trout |
| Huntington North Reservoir | Fair | — | — | 4mo ago | brown trout, channel catfish, rainbow trout, … |
| Kens Lake | Fair | — | — | 17mo ago | rainbow trout |
| Lloyds Lake | Fair | — | — | 5mo ago | rainbow trout |
| Medicine Lake | Fair | — | — | 8w ago | rainbow trout |
| Millsite Reservoir | Fair | — | — | 6w ago | cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, splake (lake × brook trout hybrid), … |
| Monticello Lake | Fair | — | — | 5w ago | rainbow trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) |
| Oowah Lake | Fair | — | — | 2mo ago | rainbow trout |
| Potters No 1 | Fair | — | — | 5w ago | rainbow trout |
| Potters No 2 | Fair | — | — | 5w ago | rainbow trout |
| Scofield ReservoirBlue Ribbon | Fair | — | — | 6w ago | cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) |
| Warner Lake | Fair | — | — | 2mo ago | rainbow trout |
| Carbon Cnty Pond | — | — | 7w ago | channel catfish, rainbow trout, walleye | |
| Foy Lake | — | — | 4mo ago | rainbow trout | |
| Gigliotti Pond | — | — | 3mo ago | rainbow trout | |
| Hinkins Pond | — | — | 3mo ago | brown trout, rainbow trout | |
| Knight Ideal Pond | — | — | 8w ago | channel catfish, rainbow trout | |
| Wrigley Spring Reservoir | — | — | 2mo ago | rainbow trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) |