UpdatedFri, Oct 30, 2026
What’s biting, what’s planted and what’s open, from Fish Lake to Gunnison Bend. We read the Utah DWR and DEQ pages, put them in plain words and link the source.
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The newest 15 DWR plants in Sanpete, Sevier, Millard, Piute and Wayne counties from the last 60 days. Size is the average length in inches. Fish move and get caught fast.
| Water | County | Species | Fish | Avg. size | Planted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otter Creek Reservoir | Piute | Cutbow | 24,570 | 7.34″ | Oct. 13 |
| Spring Hill Pond #1 | Sanpete | Tiger Trout | 504 | 11.08″ | Oct. 6 |
| Glenwood Pond | Sevier | Rainbow | 280 | 9.59″ | Oct. 1 |
| Koosharem Reservoir | Sevier | Brown Trout | 2,021 | 3.82″ | Oct. 1 |
| Koosharem Reservoir | Sevier | Rainbow | 8,570 | 3.48″ | Oct. 1 |
| Maple Grove Springs | Millard | Rainbow | 200 | 9.95″ | Sept. 24 |
| Barney Lake | Sevier | Cutthroat | 5,009 | 2.24″ | Sept. 14 |
| Manning Meadow Reservoir | Piute | Cutthroat | 15,003 | 2.24″ | Sept. 14 |
| Blind Lake (Boulder Mtn) | Wayne | Arctic Grayling | 2,002 | 1.83″ | Sept. 10 |
| Blue Lake | Sanpete | Arctic Grayling | 3,003 | 1.83″ | Sept. 10 |
| Deep Lake | Sanpete | Arctic Grayling | 2,002 | 1.83″ | Sept. 10 |
| Emerald Lake | Sanpete | Arctic Grayling | 3,003 | 1.83″ | Sept. 10 |
| Gooseberry Reservoir | Sanpete | Arctic Grayling | 3,003 | 1.83″ | Sept. 10 |
| Green Lake (Boulder Mtn) | Wayne | Arctic Grayling | 501 | 1.83″ | Sept. 10 |
| Neffs Reservoir (Thousand Lake Mtn) | Wayne | Arctic Grayling | 403 | 1.83″ | Sept. 10 |
Checked Oct 30, 2026 (America/Denver, MDT) · Source Utah DWR 2026 fish stocking report (pulled Oct 30, 2026)
Ratings and dates are DWR’s own; summaries are ours
Kokanee are catch-and-release only right now. Other fish are biting: perch outside the weed line, splake in 40 to 60 feet of water, and rainbows for trollers and jiggers. Twin Creek stays closed to fishing.
Checked Oct 30, 2026 (America/Denver, MDT) · Source DWR report dated Oct. 13, 2026 · read the DWR report
The water got low this summer, but DWR says fishing held up all year and should improve as the weather cools. DWR plants 7-inch rainbows here in November.
Checked Oct 30, 2026 (America/Denver, MDT) · Source DWR report dated Oct. 13, 2026 · read the DWR report
Drought has been hard on this one. Recent crappie, bluegill and smallmouth bass plants now show good numbers, and the water held enough for warmwater fish even at its lowest.
Checked Oct 30, 2026 (America/Denver, MDT) · Source DWR report dated Oct. 13, 2026 · read the DWR report
Spring rainbows should be a good size by fall. Wild browns and perch fish fair to good. Anglers report 14 to 15-inch wipers near the inlets. DWR added tiger muskie in spring 2026.
Checked Oct 30, 2026 (America/Denver, MDT) · Source DWR report dated Oct. 13, 2026 · read the DWR report
DWR says the reservoir was completely drained in summer 2026 because of drought. The DWR stocking list shows brown and rainbow trout planted Oct. 1.
Checked Oct 30, 2026 (America/Denver, MDT) · Source DWR report dated Oct. 13, 2026 · read the DWR report
DWR says Forsyth was completely drained in summer 2026 because of drought.
Checked Oct 30, 2026 (America/Denver, MDT) · Source DWR report dated Oct. 13, 2026 · read the DWR report
Drained this summer so the dam can be repaired.
Checked Oct 30, 2026 (America/Denver, MDT) · Source DWR report dated Oct. 13, 2026 · read the DWR report
Fall is one of the best times on the mountain. Brook trout and splake feed hard before they spawn. Some lakes close for winter, so check each lake in the fishing guidebook before you go.
Checked Oct 30, 2026 (America/Denver, MDT) · Source DWR report dated Oct. 13, 2026 · read the DWR report
Cooler water is improving the fishing (DWR).
Checked Oct 30, 2026 (America/Denver, MDT) · Source DWR report dated Oct. 13, 2026 · read the DWR report
Brown trout get aggressive before the fall spawn. Streamers, egg patterns, spinners and jigs all work.
Checked Oct 30, 2026 (America/Denver, MDT) · Source DWR report dated Aug. 17, 2026 · read the DWR report
Fall is brown trout time in the canyon. Check river flows at sevierriver.org before you go.
Checked Oct 30, 2026 (America/Denver, MDT) · Source DWR report dated Aug. 17, 2026 · read the DWR report
Native Bonneville cutthroat fishing is good to excellent through the drainage, including Mill, Fish, Shingle and Pole creeks. DWR has found invasive brown trout near Fremont Indian State Park.
Checked Oct 30, 2026 (America/Denver, MDT) · Source DWR report dated Aug. 18, 2026 · read the DWR report
The 2025 Monroe Fire drained the Box Creek reservoirs, so fish there are small. Barney Lake has some fish plus new tiger and cutthroat trout. Manning Meadow is open until Jan. 1, with cutthroat up to 20 inches.
Checked Oct 30, 2026 (America/Denver, MDT) · Source DWR report dated Aug. 18, 2026 · read the DWR report
Few anglers and plenty of fish. DWR stocks channel catfish every year. White crappie and white bass are the most common; largemouth, pike, walleye and perch are here too.
Checked Oct 30, 2026 (America/Denver, MDT) · Source DWR report dated Oct. 13, 2026 · read the DWR report
The Widemouth 2 and Wild Goose fires hit most Millard County streams. Expect forest closures into fall, and ash runoff could kill fish. Where you can get in, streams hold wild trout and some stocked rainbows or tigers.
Checked Oct 30, 2026 (America/Denver, MDT) · Source DWR report dated Aug. 18, 2026 · read the DWR report
Tiger trout hit mouse flies, and Colorado River cutthroat here count toward the Utah Cutthroat Slam.
Checked Oct 30, 2026 (America/Denver, MDT) · Source DWR report dated Sept. 4, 2026 · read the DWR report
Fishing for rainbow and brook trout is fair to good once the weeds die back in fall.
Checked Oct 30, 2026 (America/Denver, MDT) · Source DWR report dated Sept. 4, 2026 · read the DWR report
Rainbows are plentiful, and DWR rates the fall fishing good to excellent.
Checked Oct 30, 2026 (America/Denver, MDT) · Source DWR report dated Sept. 4, 2026 · read the DWR report
Watching No current DWR report. The newest DWR report is from July 2, 2026, so we don’t rate it. DWR’s last note (July 2) said the reservoir would be drained this summer for dam repair. DEQ water page · Palisade State Park
Checked Oct 30, 2026 (America/Denver, MDT) · Source DWR fishing page
Watching No current DWR report. The newest DWR report is from Apr. 9, 2024, so we don’t rate it.
Checked Oct 30, 2026 (America/Denver, MDT) · Source DWR fishing page
Watching No current DWR report. The newest DWR report is from June 2, 2025, so we don’t rate it.
Checked Oct 30, 2026 (America/Denver, MDT) · Source DWR fishing page
Checked Oct 30, 2026 (America/Denver, MDT) · Source Utah DWR fishing reports · Utah DEQ harmful algal blooms and fish advisories
Units on our ground: Fillmore, Fishlake, Manti/San Rafael, Monroe, Boulder/Kaiparowits, Thousand Lakes, Henry Mtns, Parker Mtn
Dates come from the 2026 DWR guidebooks. Your permit’s dates and unit rules always win.
Checked Oct 30, 2026 (America/Denver, MDT) · Source 2026 Big Game Application Guidebook. Hunt only the unit and dates on your permit.
Checked Oct 30, 2026 (America/Denver, MDT) · Source 2026 Big Game Application Guidebook (bull elk hunt tables).
Checked Oct 30, 2026 (America/Denver, MDT) · Source 2026 Big Game Application Guidebook.
Checked Oct 30, 2026 (America/Denver, MDT) · Source 2026–27 Waterfowl, Upland Game & Turkey Guidebook. Harvest reporting is now mandatory.
Checked Oct 30, 2026 (America/Denver, MDT) · Source 2026–27 Waterfowl, Upland Game & Turkey Guidebook.
Checked Oct 30, 2026 (America/Denver, MDT) · Source All 5 of our counties are in the Southern Zone. Nontoxic shot only at Clear Lake and Topaz Slough (Millard), Manti Meadows (Sanpete) and Bicknell Bottoms (Wayne) WMAs. Guidebook.
Checked Oct 30, 2026 (America/Denver, MDT) · Source DWR deer check stations & CWD (updated Oct. 7, 2026) · DWR field regulations