Howdy anglers, Artificial Lure here with your Salt Lake City fishing report for Friday, May 30, 2025.

Sunrise today came at 6:02 AM and we’ll have daylight all the way through to sunset at 8:47 PM—plenty of time to cast a line. The weather is dialed in for fishing: expect morning temps in the upper 50s, climbing to the mid-70s by afternoon, with light breezes and clear skies.

If you’re wondering about tides, remember that Utah’s freshwaters don’t experience tidal swings, so focus more on water levels and daylight. Water levels are high across the region, with reservoirs like Utah Lake sitting near 93% capacity and still rising, which means fish are active and have spread out, feeding aggressively.

Fish activity is hot right now with recent stockings boosting the action. According to the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, Porcupine Reservoir got over 2,400 rainbow trout around May 20—most averaging around 12 inches. Rainbow Reservoir over in Tooele saw fresh fish in the same window, and Sandy Community Fishery stocked up with chunky 15-inch rainbows in mid-April. These fish are acclimated and hungry, making this a prime time to get out[Utah.gov and Utah Fish Reports].

If you’re a fly angler, the Middle and Lower Provo River are absolute hot spots. Blue winged olive mayfly hatches are still strong; pack some olive Comparaduns or grey No See Ums, sizes 18-20, and aim for afternoon rises. Nymphers are doing well with black or brown zebra midges during the morning. For traditional bait, PowerBait in chartreuse or green is a go-to on stillwaters, and nightcrawlers are a reliable producer if you’re fishing early. Hardware anglers, reach for small silver spoons, soft plastics, and Panther Martin spinners—especially at dawn and dusk when shoreline cruisers are biting hardest.

Notable catches this week include a run of cutthroat trout statewide and some standout browns and bows in the Strawberry Reservoir area, with fish in the 4-to-10-pound range. Bear Lake anglers keep reporting good numbers of cutthroat and lake trout, and Utah Lake continues to yield steady catfish and white bass in the evenings.

For the best shot at full stringers today, hit up:

- Sandy Community Fishery, for those hungry rainbows waiting for a breakfast fly or floating bait.
- Provo River, where the afternoon hatch brings trout up top.
- Strawberry Reservoir, with big bows cruising the shallows.

A reminder: due to low water at Crouse Reservoir, the daily trout limit is temporarily bumped up to eight until year’s end, but you’ll want a small boat since shoreline weeds are thick.

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