Northern Utah
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Bear Lake
Bear Lake is the second-largest freshwater lake and one of the best places to fish in Utah. It offers excellent fishing, including the popular “Cisco Disco” every January.
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Fishing Jordanelle State Park
Just outside Salt Lake City and Park City, anglers at Jordanelle State Park love the blue ribbon waters that are home to a variety of fish.
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Fishing Pineview Reservoir
The Ogden Valley is a year-round recreation utopia. At the heart of the basin lies a phenomenal record-breaking, warm-water fishery — Pineview Reservoir.
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Logan River
The Logan River offers vast swaths of fisherman access, inordinate insect hatches and a fantastic fly-fishing ambiance for brown, rainbow, cutthroat and brook trout.
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Ogden River
The Ogden River offers fantastic wildlife viewing and some of the best trout in Utah.
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Weber River
Just a short 20 minutes northeast of Park City lies another of Northern Utah’s famous Blue Ribbon fisheries — the Weber River. The Weber humbly rises out of various lakes in the northeastern Uinta Mountains.
Northeastern Utah
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Currant Creek and Reservoir
Currant Creek is an alpine reservoir where sweet fishing holes and beaver dam make for great fishing of native cutthroat trout.
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Duchesne River
The Duchesne River, a tributary of the Green River, drains the southwest slope of the Uinta Mountains, and has become a popular choice for local fisherman.
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Lake Canyon Lake
There is only one reason to fish Lake Canyon Lake, but one is all you need. OK, maybe there are two reasons. More on that later. Let’s start with the prime attraction: the Colorado River cutthroat trout.
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Pelican Lake
Pelican Lake is the fishing pond you always wish your grandparents had on that farm in the country. It isn’t a big lake, but it is a productive fishery.
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Starvation State Park
Don’t let the name scare you away. Starvation Reservoir has top-notch fishing with plenty of walleye, bass, and even trout, to keep your belly full. Plan your trip now.
Southern Utah
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Fremont River
Fish Lake Plateau rises a few miles north of the hoodoos, pinnacles, and arches of Capitol Reef National Park. Nested within the high desert uplift are a few stillwaters that give life to the desert valleys below — this is where the Fremont River’s story begins.
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Kolob Reservoir
The 250-acre Kolob Reservoir sits above 8,000 feet and is surrounded by aspens and evergreens. It is about as close as you can get to a real fishing experience at one of Utah’s Mighty 5® national park destinations.
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Minersville Reservoir
Located about 15 miles west of Beaver and six miles east of Minersville, the Minersville Reservoir is a roughly 900-acre body of water (when full, that is) that’s home to a trout fishery, which produces some really excellent trophy-sized trout fishing.
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Otter Creek State Park
Surrounded by the Parker Mountains to the east, Monroe Mountain to the west and the Sevier Plateau to the southwest, Otter Creek State Park is a popular, yet remote, spot for boating, camping, birdwatching, riding ATVs and especially fishing.
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Panguitch Lake
Panguitch Lake is one of Utah’s most popular fishing destinations, and some of the state’s largest trout are pulled right from its waters.
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Sevier River
The East Fork of the Sevier, just outside of Bryce Canyon National Park, is a river of contrasts.
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Southwest Bass Fishing
St. George and the surrounding area are a mecca for adventure in the Southwest. But it’s not just hiking, mountain biking and motorized recreation on tap here: Enthusiastic anglers, too, will find plenty to keep them busy.
