Trout, Cats, and Dusk Bites: A Salt Lake City Fishing Report for June 2025

Artificial Lure here with your Salt Lake City area fishing report for Saturday, June 21, 2025. The weather’s classic June: warm, sunny, and clear, with afternoon highs cruising into the upper 80s. Sunrise hit at 5:56 a.m. and sunset’s coming at 9:01 p.m., so get out early or stay late for those best bites. No tides to worry about in our freshwater lakes and rivers, but water levels are up in the big streams thanks to late snowmelt, so if you’re wading—especially on the Provo and Weber Rivers—keep your eyes sharp and your footing solid. The fish are definitely on the feed. Community ponds are heating up, literally and figuratively. Fairmont Park in Salt Lake got a fresh delivery of 250 rainbow trout and 563 channel catfish earlier this month, and those stockers are still showing up in coolers and stringers all week. Over at Farmington City Reservoir, they also put in 900 channels, so if you’re catfish-inclined, bring some chicken liver or cut bait and settle in for a tug-of-war. River action is prime. The Provo River and Weber River are running strong but fishable, with brown trout, rainbows, and cutthroats taking flies and small lures. PMD and caddis hatches are lighting up the Provo in the evenings, and swinging a pheasant tail nymph or a small beadhead below an indicator is producing steady numbers. For the big cats, Utah Lake stole the show earlier this week: a 24-pound channel catfish was landed—proving the big ones are moving shallow around dusk and after dark. Don’t be surprised to see some largemouth bass mixed in if you’re working the weedy areas or drop-offs with crankbaits or soft plastics, as local anglers have reported solid catches recently. Best lures right now for trout are small spinners, flashy spoons, or PowerBait in chartreuse or salmon peach. For panfish or bass, try small cranks, curly-tail grubs, and worms below a bobber. Catfish are keying on stink baits, cut shad, and chicken liver. Couple of hot spots: - Fairmont Park Pond is stocked and easy to access, perfect for families looking for some quick action. - The Middle Weber River is a local favorite for trout, and with flows evening out, fly anglers are raving about the evening dry fly bite. - Provo River’s lower section is seeing plenty of bug life—expect hungry trout at sunrise and sunset. That wraps it up for today’s Salt Lake City fishing report. Thanks for tuning in—be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss the next bite window. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.