Rainbow Trout

How To Catch Them

Where: Stocked nearly everywhere - community ponds, reservoirs, streams

Go-to rig: Slip-bobber or sliding sinker rig, 4 lb line, size 8-10 baitholder hook

Best bait and lures: PowerBait (rainbow/garlic), nightcrawler, small spinners (Panther Martin, Jake's)

Best time: Early morning & last 2 hours before dark

Utah's #1 fish. If a pond got stocked this week, cast anything shiny. Perfect first fish for kids.

Where To Catch Them (60 waters)

Strawberry Reservoir · Flaming Gorge Reservoir · Fish Lake · Jordanelle Reservoir · Deer Creek Reservoir · Starvation Reservoir · Scofield Reservoir · Rockport Reservoir · Echo Reservoir · East Canyon Reservoir · Hyrum Reservoir · Mantua Reservoir · Lost Creek Reservoir · Provo River (Middle) · Provo River (Lower) · Green River (Section A) · American Fork Creek · Duchesne River · Sevier River (Upper) · Panguitch Lake · Otter Creek Reservoir · Minersville Reservoir · Navajo Lake · Kolob Reservoir · Palisade Reservoir · Yuba Reservoir · Quail Creek Reservoir · Baker Reservoir · Enterprise Reservoirs · Mirror Lake (Uintas) · Steinaker Reservoir · Red Fleet Reservoir · Millsite Reservoir · Piute Reservoir · Wide Hollow Reservoir · Salem Pond · Spring Lake (Payson) · Highland Glen Park Pond · Manila Creek Pond · Spanish Oaks Reservoir · Vivian Park Pond · Burraston Ponds · Payson City Ponds (Memorial Park) · Bountiful Pond · Farmington Pond · Kaysville Ponds · Jensen Nature Park Pond (Syracuse) · Steed Pond (Clearfield) · Glassmans Pond (Ogden) · Fort Buenaventura Pond · Willow Pond (Murray) · Sandy Urban Fishery · Millrace Pond (Taylorsville) · Grantsville Reservoir · Settlement Canyon Reservoir · Vernon Reservoir · Logan River 1st-3rd Dams · Tawa Ponds / Razor Ridge (St. George area) · Skyline Pond (Cedar City area) · Wellsville Reservoir & Hyrum-area ponds