Fishing near Monticello, UT

Monticello sits in San Juan County in southeastern Utah, at the foot of the Abajo Mountains. The fishing scene centers on small high-country lakes in the Manti-La Sal National Forest — Monticello Lake and Foy Lake are the go-to local spots — plus the San Juan River and the vast waters of Lake Powell within the broader region.

Top waters to fish near Monticello

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Black Bullhead

Ameiurus melas

Brown Trout

Salmo trutta

Channel Catfish

Ictalurus punctatus

Common Carp

Cyprinus carpio

Cutthroat Trout

Green Sunfish

Lepomis cyanellus

Mountain Whitefish

Prosopium williamsoni

Rainbow Trout

Smallmouth Bass

Micropterus dolomieu

Walleye

Sander vitreus

Yellow Perch

Perca flavescens

Apache Trout

Oncorhynchus apache

Black Crappie

Pomoxis nigromaculatus

Bluegill

Lepomis macrochirus

Bluegill Sunfish

Lepomis macrochirus

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