Fly fishing inUtah
The Green River below Flaming Gorge is one of the top tailwater fisheries in the West.
Utah waters
45 rivers, lakes and creeks with fly picks and reports.
American Fork River
A classic freestone river flowing out of American Fork Canyon, offering good fishing for brown and rainbow trout in a scenic setting.
Flows, flies & reports→riverAshley Creek
A productive freestone stream in northeastern Utah, flowing from the Uinta Mountains and offering diverse fishing for brown, rainbow, and cutthroat trout.
Flows, flies & reports→riverBlacksmith Fork River
A classic freestone river in Cache Valley, offering diverse fishing for wild brown and rainbow trout amidst scenic canyon stretches.
Flows, flies & reports→lakeBlind Lake
A scenic high-elevation lake on Boulder Mountain, offering excellent fly fishing for large brook and tiger trout in a pristine alpine setting.
Flows, flies & reports→lakeCausey Reservoir
A scenic reservoir nestled in a canyon, popular for its tiger muskie, cutthroat, and tiger trout, offering unique fly fishing opportunities, especially from float tubes or kayaks.
Flows, flies & reports→creekClear Creek (Fishlake National Forest)
A picturesque freestone creek flowing through Fishlake National Forest, offering excellent fishing for wild brook and cutthroat trout in a beautiful mountain setting.
Flows, flies & reports→lakeCurrant Creek Reservoir
A high-elevation reservoir known for its trophy-sized cutthroat trout and excellent float tube or pontoon boat fishing opportunities.
Flows, flies & reports→riverDiamond Fork River
A beautiful freestone river known for its healthy population of Bonneville cutthroat trout, often requiring a hike to access prime sections.
Flows, flies & reports→riverDuchesne River
A lengthy and diverse river system with various sections offering good fishing for brown, rainbow, and cutthroat trout, especially in its upper reaches and tailwater sections.
Flows, flies & reports→creekEast Canyon Creek
A productive tailwater flowing out of East Canyon Reservoir, known for its consistent flows and abundance of feisty brown trout.
Flows, flies & reports→riverEast Fork of the Bear River
A beautiful high-elevation freestone river in the Uinta Mountains, known for healthy populations of cutthroat trout and mountain whitefish.
Flows, flies & reports→riverEscalante River (Upper Wilderness Sections)
The remote wilderness sections of the Escalante River offer incredible multi-day backpacking and fly fishing experiences for wild brown and rainbow trout in a stunning canyon environment.
Flows, flies & reports→lakeFish Creek Reservoir
A larger reservoir on Boulder Mountain known for its healthy populations of rainbow, cutthroat, and tiger trout, offering both boat and shore fishing.
Flows, flies & reports→lakeFish Lake
Utah's largest natural mountain lake, offering exceptional fishing for large Mackinaw (Lake Trout), splake, and rainbow trout, often requiring boat access for the best fly fishing.
Flows, flies & reports→lakeFlaming Gorge Reservoir
Large, scenic reservoir known for trophy lake and reservoir trout fishing—great for trolling, streamer fishing, and boat-based fly fishing.
Flows, flies & reports→riverFremont River
A beautiful freestone river flowing through Capitol Reef country, offering excellent fishing for wild brown and rainbow trout amidst spectacular red rock canyons.
Flows, flies & reports→riverGreen River (Below Flaming Gorge)
Classic tailwater below Flaming Gorge Dam noted for prolific trout (especially large browns and rainbows) and consistent dry/nymph action.
Flows, flies & reports→creekHobble Creek
A charming freestone creek near Springville, offering good fishing for wild brown and rainbow trout in both canyon and open valley sections.
Flows, flies & reports→riverHuntington Creek
A designated Blue Ribbon fishery in Central Utah, renowned for its large wild brown and cutthroat trout, often requiring careful stalking.
Flows, flies & reports→creekLake Creek (Heber Valley)
A productive freestone creek in the Heber Valley, offering good nymphing and dry fly fishing for brown and rainbow trout.
Flows, flies & reports→riverLake Fork River
A significant freestone river in the Uinta Basin, known for its healthy populations of wild brown and cutthroat trout, offering diverse fishing opportunities from riffles to deep pools.
Flows, flies & reports→riverLittle Bear River
A northern Utah freestone river that offers good fishing for brown and rainbow trout, particularly in its upper and middle sections before it becomes warmer downstream.
Flows, flies & reports→creekLittle Cottonwood Creek
A picturesque mountain creek flowing out of the Wasatch Front, offering intimate fly fishing for wild brown and cutthroat trout in a pristine alpine setting.
Flows, flies & reports→riverLogan River
A high-quality freestone stream running through Logan Canyon, known for healthy wild trout populations and dry-fly opportunities.
Flows, flies & reports→lakeLost Creek Reservoir
A small, high-elevation reservoir known for its challenging but rewarding stillwater fishing for large, wary rainbow and cutthroat trout.
Flows, flies & reports→creekLower Bouldering Creek
A small, technical spring creek flowing off Boulder Mountain, offering challenging but highly rewarding sight-fishing for large, wary brown trout.
Flows, flies & reports→creekMill Creek (Uinta Mountains)
A classic small freestone creek in the Uinta Mountains, offering excellent fly fishing for brook and cutthroat trout in a pristine, often overlooked setting.
Flows, flies & reports→lakeMill Meadow Reservoir
A high-elevation reservoir on the Sevier Plateau, recognized for its trophy tiger and rainbow trout, often best fished from a float tube or boat.
Flows, flies & reports→riverOgden River
An accessible urban fishery in northern Utah, offering a surprising density of healthy rainbow and brown trout, especially in its restored sections.
Flows, flies & reports→lakeOtter Creek Reservoir
A large, productive reservoir known for its trophy rainbow and cutthroat trout, offering excellent boat and float tube fishing with strong midge and callibaetis hatches.
Flows, flies & reports→lakePanguitch Lake
A large, high-altitude natural lake famous for its trophy trout, including rainbows, cutthroats, and tigers, offering diverse fishing from boats, float tubes, and shore.
Flows, flies & reports→lakePine Lake (Boulder Mountain)
A beautiful high-elevation lake on Boulder Mountain, renowned for its pristine conditions and healthy populations of brook and rainbow trout, ideal for float tube or shore angling.
Flows, flies & reports→riverProvo River
One of Utah's most popular trout rivers, a tailwater and freestone mix with strong hatches and consistent dry-fly fishing.
Flows, flies & reports→creekRed Butte Creek
A unique urban-wildland interface creek known for its native Bonneville cutthroat trout, offering a challenging yet rewarding small-stream experience within Salt Lake City.
Flows, flies & reports→riverRock Creek (Duchesne/Uinta)
A pristine freestone river in the Uinta Mountains, boasting strong populations of brook, cutthroat, and rainbow trout in a remote wilderness setting.
Flows, flies & reports→riverSan Juan River (Utah stretch)
Deep southwestern river that supports trout in colder stretches and native species; offers unique desert canyon fishing and technical opportunities.
Flows, flies & reports→riverSevier River
Southern Utah's longest river, offering unique fishing for large brown trout in its various flows, from high mountain freestone to agricultural tailwater sections.
Flows, flies & reports→creekSheep Creek
A beautiful small freestone creek flowing through Sheep Creek Canyon Geological Area, offering challenging but rewarding fishing for wild brown and rainbow trout.
Flows, flies & reports→spring creekSilver Creek (Park City Area)
A classic spring creek near Park City, famous for its consistent flows and prolific insect hatches, making it a challenging but highly rewarding destination for selective brown and rainbow trout.
Flows, flies & reports→lakeStrawberry Reservoir
Utah's premier high-elevation reservoir offering prolific trout fishing—excellent for fly anglers using both dry/dropper rigs and streamers.
Flows, flies & reports→creekThistle Creek
A small, intimate freestone creek known for its healthy population of wild brown and rainbow trout, offering challenging but rewarding pocket water fishing.
Flows, flies & reports→riverUpper Strawberry River
The pristine headwaters of the Strawberry River, offering excellent freestone fly fishing for wild cutthroat and rainbow trout in a scenic mountain valley.
Flows, flies & reports→riverWeber River
A freestone river with notable trout runs through Ogden Canyon, offering a variety of pocket water, riffles and pools for nymph and dry-fly anglers.
Flows, flies & reports→riverWhiterocks River
A beautiful freestone river in the Uinta Mountains, renowned for its strong populations of wild brown, rainbow, and cutthroat trout, often providing solitude and excellent dry fly fishing.
Flows, flies & reports→riverYellowstone River (Utah Section)
A lesser-known segment of the famous Yellowstone River, flowing through remote parts of the Uinta Mountains, offering a wild and challenging experience for native cutthroat trout.
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