Why Target Them
Tiger trout are not a wild fish; they are a brown and brook cross that the DWR raises and stocks on purpose, and they appear on the state stocking report every year. What you get is a trout that hits like it is angry, which makes them a good target when the pickier fish shut off. Scofield produced the state record at 19 pounds 2 ounces and 37.5 inches in 2013. At Scofield you also cannot fillet trout or remove heads and tails in the field.
How To Catch Them
Where: Scofield, Huntington Res., Palisade, high Uintas
Go-to rig: Casting spoons or worm on slip-sinker
Best bait and lures: Jake's Spin-a-lure, Kastmaster, nightcrawlers
Best time: Early morning; excellent through the ice
Brown × brook hybrid - mean, striped, and hard-fighting.
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Where To Catch Them (12 waters)
Scofield Reservoir · Causey Reservoir · Currant Creek · Panguitch Lake · Boulder Mountain Lakes · Huntington Reservoir (Mammoth) · Electric Lake · Palisade Reservoir · Mirror Lake (Uintas) · Uinta Backcountry Lakes · Millsite Reservoir · Vernon Reservoir
Quick Answers
- How do you catch Tiger Trout in Utah?
- Go-to rig: Casting spoons or worm on slip-sinker Best bait: Jake's Spin-a-lure, Kastmaster, nightcrawlers
- Where can I catch Tiger Trout in Utah?
- Scofield Reservoir, Causey Reservoir, Currant Creek, Panguitch Lake, Boulder Mountain Lakes, Huntington Reservoir (Mammoth), Electric Lake, Palisade Reservoir.
- When do Tiger Trout bite best?
- Early morning; excellent through the ice
- Why fish for Tiger Trout in Utah?
- Because a tiger trout punches well above its size and it is one of the few trout that stays interested through the ice. They are a hatchery hybrid rather than a native fish, and they still count toward the statewide combined limit of 4 trout, which catches people out at waters with tighter rules.