Brown Trout fishing in Southern Utah

20 waters in the DWR Southern region hold brown trout — 19 with live data, 5 rated Prime or Good right now.

Quick tactics for brown trout

Browns are ambush predators that own the dark water: undercut banks, log jams, deep seams, tailouts. The big ones feed at night or in low light and eat fish, crayfish, and mice more than insects. They're the wariest trout in the river — one sloppy cast and the pool is done.

Sculpins, minnows, crayfish, big nymphs, terrestrials — and each other. The biggest browns want a meal, not a snack.

• Streamers on a sink tip — sculpin and baitfish patterns, banks and structure
• Double-nymph rig through the deep seams (sow bugs and midges on tailwaters)
• Hopper-dropper along grassy banks in summer
• Jerkbaits and spinners for spin anglers, low light

Full seasonal guide to brown trout →

Fishing best right now

• Jackson Flat ReservoirGood — stocked 5 days ago — fresh fish in the water
• Beaver RiverGood — flows are steady
• East Fork Sevier RiverGood — flows are steady
• Mammoth CreekGood — flows are dropping — often the best window
• Upper Sevier RiverGood — flows are steady

All 20 brown trout waters in southern Utah

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