Conditions Right Now
Your Loadout
Tackle + Bait Slots
How To Fish It
Best rigs: Euro nymph pockets below Scofield dam
Bait and lures: Beadheads, small jigs
Best time: Midday winter, mornings summer. Season: All year
Local tip: Wild brown factory in a walk-in canyon - snowshoe it in winter.
Species Playbook
Brown Trout
Rig: Fly: sow bug/zebra midge under indicator; Spin: single-hook Rapala or spinner
Bait: Flies (sow bugs, streamers), Rapalas, worms after rain
When: Dawn, dusk, and overcast days; fall (spawn season) fires them up
Wary and smart. Downsize line to 4 lb fluoro on clear days.
Cutthroat Trout
Rig: Strawberry: white tube jig 15-30 ft; Bear Lake: troll minnow-profile lures
Bait: Tube jigs, dead minnows (where legal), dry flies in creeks
When: Morning bite is king; ice-off is legendary
The Bonneville cutthroat is Utah's state fish. Strawberry slot: release cutts 15-22 in.
Getting There + Nearby
Nearby adventures: Scofield State Park (State Park, 4 mi) · Scofield Reservoir (Fishing, 4 mi) · Electric Lake (Fishing, 13 mi) · Forks of Huntington Campground (Camping, 20 mi)
Quick Answers
- What fish are in Lower Fish Creek?
- Brown Trout, Cutthroat Trout.
- What is the best bait at Lower Fish Creek?
- Beadheads, small jigs
- When is the best time to fish Lower Fish Creek?
- Midday winter, mornings summer. Season: All year.