11-12-2019, 03:29 PM
Yes, browns can be caught in lakes. And, yes some browns do spawn in lakes: "Brown trout prefer to spawn in fast-water sections of streams with gravel substrates (see Spawning habitat section). Lake and river-dwelling brown trout will usually move upstream into tributaries to spawn (Simpson and Wallace 1982, Elliott 1994). However, if no suitable tributaries are available, brown trout in lakes can spawn along rocky shores (Elliott 1994)."
https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOC...209386.pdf
In fact, I can think of a couple places in Utah and one in southwest Wyoming where brown trout do just that--spawn within the lake. However, the success of these spawns is most likely very limited or not successful at all.
The best--as far as numbers--brown trout fishing in a lake in Utah that I can think of would be in Mill Meadow Reservoir; however, the browns do spawn within the Fremont as it enters the reservoir. In a reservoir like Jordanelle, I would suspect that the large majority of brown trout enter the Provo to spawn.
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https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOC...209386.pdf
In fact, I can think of a couple places in Utah and one in southwest Wyoming where brown trout do just that--spawn within the lake. However, the success of these spawns is most likely very limited or not successful at all.
The best--as far as numbers--brown trout fishing in a lake in Utah that I can think of would be in Mill Meadow Reservoir; however, the browns do spawn within the Fremont as it enters the reservoir. In a reservoir like Jordanelle, I would suspect that the large majority of brown trout enter the Provo to spawn.
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