Late Fall Fishing in SLC: Unseasonable Warmth, Trout, Walleye & Kokanee Bite

Artificial Lure here with your Salt Lake City area fishing report for Tuesday, November 4, 2025. We’re headed into early November, but it’s feeling like late September out there. Daytime highs are peaking near 70°F, skies are mostly clear, and nights are only dipping into the upper 40s. The weather’s unseasonably mild, with high pressure holding strong through midweek—perfect for chasing trout, walleye, and the tail end of the kokanee bite. According to FOX 13 News, this warm spell holds until late Thursday, when a weak front flirts with the Wasatch, but expect only a few light mountain showers and no significant cool down for a couple more days. Sunrise this morning hit at 7:04 a.m., with golden light pouring in past 5:17 p.m. If you’re an early riser or a dusk angler, the key bite windows line up pretty slick: FishingReminder marks major activity early, from 6:41 to 8:41 a.m., and again this evening from 6:56 to 8:56 p.m.—right around those low-light transitions the local browns love. The moon’s still waxing with the first quarter phase, offering fair bite potential during the minor windows too, from 2:01 to 4:01 p.m. Don’t discount the moonrise and moonset for those trout stacking up in cooler creek inlets. Now on to the report card: Trout action has been steady in the tributaries—City Creek, Red Butte Creek, and the upper stretches of Emigration Creek. Word from local anglers is that the browns are feisty with the recent flush of cooler flows. Nymphing with small stonefly or midge patterns under a tight indicator is getting the job done. The fish are holding to deeper pockets and seams, so a little stealth goes a long way. B’n’M Poles users are raving about their sensitivity and control for deadsticking small jigs—a good trick this week for channel cats and larger trout holding near structure at Decker Lake and Jordan River. Walleye are still on the prowl in these systems, with jerkbaits and fire tiger or shad-patterned swimbaits outperforming standard crankbaits in the clearer sections. Live nightcrawlers or leeches drifted along bottom transitions are producing if lure action slows—keep it slow and close to cover. Kokanee reports are thinning as the spawn wraps, but a few late runners are being caught in deeper pools of Parleys Creek. Bright pink or orange glow jigs tipped with white corn were the top ticket over the past weekend. For panfish, try the Hills Ponds and Baileys Lake—tiny rooster tails and ice jigs tipped with wax worms are getting consistent bites, especially mid-morning. For those looking for hot spots: - Big Cottonwood Creek, especially the bends below the canyon, is holding both rainbow and brown trout - Decker Lake is the best bet for channel cats and a bonus largemouth Rig tip of the week—use fluorocarbon leader with subtle colors in this clear, low fall water to avoid spooking fish. For those bank fishing the local creeks, try classic bread balls or PowerBait nuggets for carp and late-season trout. Remember: Utah This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.