Early November Fishing Outlook for Salt Lake City - Trout, Walleye, and Kokanee on the Bite

Artificial Lure here with your Salt Lake City area fishing report for Monday, November 3, 2025. We’re rolling into early November and the mountain air’s got that chilly bite before sunrise. The sun came up at 7:05 AM, with sunset tonight at 5:18 PM, so your best shot for a hot bite is going to be the first few hours after dawn or the last light before dark, when fish are on the prowl. With no tides to worry about in our freshwater lakes and streams, focus on the forecast—clear skies, crisp highs in the mid-40s, and a light northwesterly wind are keeping water temps cool and the fish wary but active. At Deer Creek Reservoir, anglers have been lighting it up on trout—both rainbows and a few lingering browns are feeding heavy before ice-up. Reports from Sportsman’s Warehouse note that all species are fattening up for the winter. Rainbows are keying in on PowerBait and Gulp! in rainbow, chartreuse, or white, fished a couple feet off the bottom behind a casting bubble. Up your odds with garlic, corn, or cheese-scented dough baits. Want action? Jakes Spin-A-Lure, Kastmaster, Panther Martin, and the Rapala Original are all producing. If you’re casting for bass, try soft plastic worms, stick baits, or tube jigs in natural colors. Don’t overlook twister tail grubs and ned rigs for smallies, and if you’re walleye hunting, toss feathered hair jigs in pearl, chartreuse, and two-tone combinations, especially when the light’s low. Provo River is holding strong too, both upper and lower stretches. The lower stretch is now mostly a sub-surface game, but with PMDs and midges still hatching through the morning, and caddis coming off toward evening. On the upper and middle river, flows are good and the menu includes PMDs, caddis, yellow sallies, and the last of the season’s drakes. For best results, go double nymph rigs: try a frenchie, a sow bug, or a pheasant tail as your dropper beneath a small dry fly. Late afternoon, streamer patterns are turning heads in slicks and deeper tailouts. Over at Wasatch Mountain State Park, Snake Creek is a top pick for catch-and-release browns and rainbows. The scenery’s as good as the bite—bring a camera along with your rod. Leech patterns, woolly buggers, and classic streamer flies are working well in moving water with some depth. Strawberry Reservoir has been red hot for kokanee salmon, though it’s slowing a bit for shore anglers. Boat folks with fish finders are still getting into big numbers by trolling in deeper water. Try glow or white tube jigs, especially in the early light. Hot spots for today: - **Deer Creek Reservoir:** Main points and rocky coves for trout, shorelines with quick drop-offs for walleye, bass near the dam and rocky structure. - **Provo River (Middle section, near Charleston access):** Sub-surface flies with a dropper setup, late afternoon streamer runs. If you’re heading to the Uintas, high lakes are still accessible and fishing well—PowerBait and worms remain a sure bet, especially in the backco This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.