Brook Trout fishing in Northeastern Utah
50 waters in the DWR Northeastern region hold brook trout — 42 with live data, 4 rated Prime or Good right now.
Quick tactics for brook trout
Brookies are aggressive, short-lived char that overpopulate small water — which makes them perfect for fast fishing. In the Uintas and on Boulder Mountain they hit anything that moves, and the fall spawn turns males into the most beautiful fish in Utah.
Any insect, any small fish, anything shiny. Brook trout are rarely selective.
- Small attractor dries — almost any pattern works
- Tiny spinners (size 0–1) on ultralight spin gear
- Small leech or damsel patterns on lakes
- Ice jigs tipped with wax worms in winter
Full seasonal guide to brook trout →
Fishing best right now
All 50 brook trout waters in northeastern Utah
| Water | Right now | Flow / level | Water temp | Stocked | Species |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Fork River | Good | 7 cfs | — | stocked 4mo ago | brown trout, cutthroat trout, brook trout |
| Mirror Lake | Good | — | stocked 2w ago | rainbow trout, brook trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) | |
| Rock Creek (Uintas) | Good | 54 cfs | — | stocked 3mo ago | brown trout, cutthroat trout, brook trout |
| Yellowstone River (Uintas) | Good | 313 cfs | — | stocked 3mo ago | brown trout, cutthroat trout, brook trout |
| Ashley Twin Lake — Uintas South Slope | Fair | — | stocked 3mo ago | brook trout | |
| Blythe Lake — Mirror Lake Hwy | Fair | — | stocked 3mo ago | brook trout | |
| Bonnie Lake — Mirror Lake Hwy | Fair | — | stocked 3mo ago | brook trout | |
| Brook Lake — Uintas, Duchesne County | Fair | — | stocked 3mo ago | brook trout | |
| Browne Lake — Uintas North Slope | Fair | — | stocked 3mo ago | brook trout, cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, … | |
| Bud Lake — Mirror Lake Hwy | Fair | — | stocked 3mo ago | brook trout | |
| Butterfly Lake | Fair | — | stocked 4w ago | rainbow trout, brook trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) | |
| Carter Creek | Fair | — | stocked 16mo ago | brook trout, cutthroat trout, rainbow trout | |
| Cliff Lake (Paradise Park) | Fair | — | stocked 3mo ago | brook trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) | |
| East Park Reservoir | Fair | — | stocked 3mo ago | brook trout, rainbow trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) | |
| Emerald Lake — Mirror Lake Hwy | Fair | — | stocked 3mo ago | brook trout | |
| Fern Lake — Uintas South Slope | Fair | — | stocked 3mo ago | brook trout | |
| Fox Reservoir — Uintas South Slope | Fair | — | stocked 16mo ago | brook trout | |
| Gem Lake — Uintas South Slope | Fair | — | stocked 3mo ago | brook trout | |
| Hoover Lake — Mirror Lake Hwy | Fair | — | stocked 16mo ago | brook trout | |
| Jean Lake — Uintas South Slope | Fair | — | stocked 3mo ago | brook trout | |
| Joan Lake — Mirror Lake Hwy | Fair | — | stocked 3mo ago | brook trout | |
| Jordan Lake — Uintas South Slope | Fair | — | stocked 3mo ago | brook trout | |
| Larvae Lake — Uintas South Slope | Fair | — | stocked 3mo ago | brook trout | |
| Lily Lake — Uintas South Slope | Fair | — | stocked 3mo ago | brook trout | |
| Lily Pad Lake — Uintas South Slope | Fair | — | stocked 3mo ago | brook trout | |
| Long Park Reservoir | Fair | — | stocked 5w ago | brook trout, rainbow trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) | |
| Maba Lake — Mirror Lake Hwy | Fair | — | stocked 3mo ago | brook trout | |
| Marshall Lake — Mirror Lake Hwy | Fair | — | stocked 16mo ago | brook trout | |
| Mill Hollow Reservoir | Fair | — | stocked 5w ago | rainbow trout, brook trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) | |
| Oaks Park Reservoir | Fair | — | stocked 16mo ago | brook trout, rainbow trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) | |
| Pass Lake — Mirror Lake Hwy | Fair | — | stocked 4w ago | brook trout, rainbow trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) | |
| Pinto Lake — Uintas South Slope | Fair | — | stocked 3mo ago | brook trout | |
| Queant Lake — Uintas South Slope | Fair | — | stocked 16mo ago | brook trout, cutthroat trout | |
| Rainbow Lake — Uintas South Slope | Fair | — | stocked 3mo ago | brook trout, tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) | |
| Rudolph Lake No 1 — Uintas South Slope | Fair | — | stocked 3mo ago | brook trout | |
| Scout Lake — Mirror Lake Hwy | Fair | — | stocked 3mo ago | brook trout, rainbow trout | |
| Sonny Lake — Uintas South Slope | Fair | — | stocked 16mo ago | brook trout | |
| South Fork Rock Creek | Fair | — | stocked 2mo ago | brook trout | |
| Survey Lake — Uintas South Slope | Fair | — | stocked 16mo ago | brook trout | |
| Teds Lake — Uintas South Slope | Fair | — | stocked 16mo ago | brook trout | |
| Upper Stillwater Reservoir | Fair | 49% full | — | stocked 2mo ago | brook trout |
| Wyman Lake — Mirror Lake Hwy | Fair | — | stocked 5w ago | brook trout | |
| Bert Lake | — | stocked 5w ago | brook trout, arctic grayling | ||
| Lake D-19 — High Uintas | — | stocked 3mo ago | brook trout | ||
| Lake D-26 — High Uintas | — | stocked 3mo ago | brook trout | ||
| Lake X-86 — High Uintas | — | stocked 3mo ago | brook trout | ||
| Little Montes Reservoir | — | stocked 5mo ago | brook trout, channel catfish, rainbow trout | ||
| Uinta Pond | — | stocked 5mo ago | brook trout, rainbow trout | ||
| Upper Lily Pad | — | stocked 28mo ago | brook trout | ||
| Wolf Creek | — | stocked 14mo ago | brook trout |