Rainbow Trout fishing in Southeastern Utah
27 waters in the DWR Southeastern region hold rainbow trout — 21 with live data, 0 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 →
All 27 rainbow trout waters in southeastern Utah
| Water | Right now | Flow / level | Water temp | Stocked | Species |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blanding Reservoir No 3 | Fair | — | stocked 3w ago | rainbow trout | |
| Blanding Reservoir No 4 | Fair | — | stocked 7w ago | rainbow trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) | |
| Blue Lake — La Sal Mtns | Fair | — | stocked 5mo ago | rainbow trout | |
| Dark Canyon Lake — La Sal Mtns | Fair | — | stocked 5w ago | rainbow trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) | |
| Dons Lake — La Sal Mtns | Fair | — | stocked 4mo ago | rainbow trout | |
| Dry Wash Reservoir — Abajo Mtns | Fair | — | stocked 28mo ago | rainbow trout | |
| Grassy Trail Reservoir | Fair | — | — | rainbow trout | |
| Hidden Lake — La Sal Mtns | Fair | — | stocked 4mo ago | rainbow trout | |
| Huntington G F Ponds | Fair | — | stocked 42mo ago | rainbow trout | |
| Lloyds Lake — Abajo Mtns | Fair | — | stocked 3w ago | rainbow trout | |
| Medicine Lake — La Sal Mtns | Fair | — | stocked 3mo ago | rainbow trout | |
| Monticello Lake — Abajo Mtns | Fair | — | stocked 3mo ago | rainbow trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) | |
| Oowah Lake — La Sal Mtns | Fair | — | stocked 5w ago | rainbow trout | |
| Potters No 1 — Wasatch Plateau | Fair | — | stocked 3mo ago | rainbow trout | |
| Potters No 2 — Wasatch Plateau | Fair | — | stocked 3mo ago | rainbow trout | |
| Warner Lake — La Sal Mtns | Fair | — | stocked 4mo ago | rainbow trout | |
| Huntington North Reservoir | Fair | 35% full | — | stocked 5w ago | brown trout, channel catfish, rainbow trout, … |
| Millsite Reservoir | Fair | 35% full | — | stocked 3mo ago | cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, splake (lake × brook trout hybrid), … |
| Cleveland Reservoir | Tough | 25% full | — | stocked 6mo ago | rainbow trout |
| Kens Lake | Tough | 17% full | — | stocked 18mo ago | rainbow trout |
| Carbon County Pond | — | stocked 3mo ago | channel catfish, rainbow trout, walleye | ||
| Foy Lake | — | stocked 6mo ago | rainbow trout | ||
| Gigliotti Pond | — | stocked 4mo ago | rainbow trout | ||
| Hinkins Pond | — | stocked 4mo ago | brown trout, rainbow trout | ||
| Knight Ideal Pond | — | stocked 3mo ago | channel catfish, rainbow trout | ||
| Wrigley Spring Reservoir | — | stocked 2mo ago | rainbow trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) | ||
| Scofield ReservoirBlue Ribbon | Warning | 34% full | — | stocked 6w ago | cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) |