Splake fishing in Southern Utah
14 waters in the DWR Southern region hold splake (lake × brook trout hybrid) — 12 with live data, 1 rated Prime or Good right now.
Quick tactics for splake (lake × brook trout hybrid)
A lake trout × brook trout hybrid with the laker's cold-water habits and the brookie's aggression, stocked in cold, deep lakes like Fish Lake and Joes Valley. They follow bait schools mid-column in winter and hug deep structure in summer.
Minnows, chubs, and juvenile perch; they'll also take insect larvae in winter.
- Jigging spoons or tubes tipped with minnow through the ice
- Sonar-watching: raise the jig to bring fish up, then hold still
- Deep trolling small spoons in summer
- Casting spoons at ice-off along drop-offs
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Fishing best right now
All 14 splake (lake × brook trout hybrid) waters in southern Utah
| Water | Right now | Flow / level | Water temp | Stocked | Species |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koosharem Reservoir | Good | — | stocked 2w ago | brook trout, cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, … | |
| Blind Lake — Boulder Mtn North Slope | Fair | — | stocked 5w ago | cutthroat trout, arctic grayling, kokanee salmon, … | |
| Fish LakeBlue Ribbon | Fair | — | stocked 6w ago | lake trout, splake (lake × brook trout hybrid), rainbow trout, … | |
| Floating Island — Thousand Lake Mtn | Fair | — | stocked 2mo ago | cutthroat trout, splake (lake × brook trout hybrid), tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) | |
| Forsyth Reservoir | Fair | — | stocked 12mo ago | cutthroat trout, splake (lake × brook trout hybrid), tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) | |
| Lower Barker Reservoir — North Creek Lakes | Fair | — | stocked 2mo ago | cutthroat trout, splake (lake × brook trout hybrid), tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) | |
| Navajo Lake | Fair | — | stocked 5w ago | rainbow trout, brook trout, splake (lake × brook trout hybrid) | |
| Neffs Reservoir — Thousand Lake Mtn | Fair | — | stocked 5w ago | brook trout, splake (lake × brook trout hybrid) | |
| Paragonah Reservoir | Fair | — | stocked 5w ago | cutthroat trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid), splake (lake × brook trout hybrid) | |
| Posey Lake — Escalante Mtn | Fair | — | stocked 3mo ago | brook trout, rainbow trout, splake (lake × brook trout hybrid), … | |
| Puffer Lake — Tushar Mtns | Fair | — | stocked 5w ago | brook trout, arctic grayling, rainbow trout, … | |
| Upper Box Creek Reservoir — Monroe Mtn | Fair | — | stocked 6mo ago | cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, splake (lake × brook trout hybrid), … | |
| Middle Kents Lake — Tushar Mtns | — | stocked 4mo ago | rainbow trout, splake (lake × brook trout hybrid), tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) | ||
| Porcupine Lake | — | stocked 4mo ago | brook trout, splake (lake × brook trout hybrid) |