Artificial Lure here with your Salt Lake City fishing report for Saturday, November 15, 2025. We’re rolling into a classic fall transition, and it’s a great time to be out on the water before the first real winter blast hits the Wasatch Front.
Weather-wise, the morning started cool under mostly cloudy skies, temps in the upper 40s at sunup, warming to a high of about 64 before an evening dip toward 45. A fresher breeze is coming in ahead of a weekend system, but Saturday itself should be dry, making for a comfortable day to wet a line. Sunrise was at 7:10 AM, and sunset’s coming up at 5:09 PM—plan your trips accordingly as those daylight hours are squeezing tighter every week. The latest updates from FOX 13 News and The Weather Network point to clear fishing today, but get your gear ready for wet and chillier weather Sunday, with snow predicted up in the Cottonwoods and rain in the valleys.
No tidal swing for us, but this pre-storm pressure drop usually sets off the bite, especially in lowland community waters. At Meeks Lake, just to the north, Fishbox is still rating action as “excellent,” and that’s lining up with local word on Blackridge Reservoir, Utah Lake, and East Canyon as well.
Let’s talk fish: Anglers have been reporting solid catches of **rainbow trout** and **cutthroat** in local reservoirs, with a bonus of some heavy **brown trout** coming out in the evenings. Water temps are dropping just enough to push bigger trout up shallow, and the bite has been best early and late. Utah Lake edges remain alive with **white bass** and **channel catfish**—catfish have been taken by drift-rigging baits, according to north Alabama techniques highlighted by B’n’M Poles don’t be afraid to go old-school and anchor up with cut bait. The Jordan River’s producing its usual late-year mixed bag—carp are still rolling, and a few brave souls have pulled decent-sized trout right below the spillways.
Best baits lately have been **nightcrawlers** under a bobber or on the bottom in moving water, with floating PowerBait taking plenty of stocked trout at local ponds. For lures, keep it simple: a **1/8 oz. gold or silver Kastmaster** is dynamite for anything with fins right now—cast and countdown retrieves are working wonders. If you prefer finesse tactics, a white or chartreuse curly-tail grub on a light jig head or a classic **marabou jig** in black is tough to beat, especially for those staging browns.
As for numbers, neighborhood lakes like Sugarhouse Park and Liberty Park Pond were just stocked last week—anglers have been reporting stringers full of pan-sized rainbows daily. At Utah Lake, bank anglers are averaging 2-5 white bass per hour near Lincoln Beach, mostly on small swimbaits and worms. Browns at East Canyon have been harder to fool, but the few caught have been worth bragging about—bring big nets!
Hot spots this week:
- **Big Cottonwood Creek, up near the mouth**, has been loaded with trout moving up to spawn—try a small spinners or drift a salmon egg beneath undercut banks.
- **Utah Lake, Lincoln Beach jetty**: Action’s steady for white bass and channel cats; just bring a couple rods and get ready for quick bites.
Boat ramps are wide open at reservoirs; Huntington State Park reported 78% capacity and easy launching as of Wednesday, so the waters are still accessible if you want to chase bigger game.
That’s the scoop for your Saturday. Thanks for tuning in to your favorite local fishing report with Artificial Lure. Don’t forget to subscribe, and tight lines out there—let me know what you catch!
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