Conditions Right Now
Your Loadout
Tackle + Bait Slots
How To Fish It
Best rigs: Hopper-dropper along undercut banks
Bait and lures: Hoppers, worms where legal
Best time: Morning. Season: June-October
Local tip: Below Soldier Creek dam - sneaky-good browns in willow water.
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: Strawberry Reservoir (Fishing, 11 mi) · Strawberry Bay Campground (Camping, 13 mi) · Currant Creek (Fishing, 16 mi) · Fred Hayes SP at Starvation (State Park, 24 mi)
Quick Answers
- What fish are in Strawberry River?
- Brown Trout, Cutthroat Trout.
- What is the best bait at Strawberry River?
- Hoppers, worms where legal
- When is the best time to fish Strawberry River?
- Morning. Season: June-October.