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Bess Lake — Boulder Top North
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Today’s report
Bess Lake — Boulder Top North is a fair bet today. The DWR last stocked Arctic grayling (501 fish) on September 10. This Afternoon's forecast: sunny, 42°F.
- calm, fishable weather
Current conditions
Stocking
Last stocked Sep 10, 2026 — Arctic grayling (501 fish).
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2026 | Arctic grayling | 501 | 1.83" |
| Jul 14, 2026 | brook trout | 247 | 2.77" |
| Jun 23, 2025 | brook trout | 251 | 2.92" |
| Sep 25, 2024 | Arctic grayling | 199 | 2.47" |
| Jun 24, 2024 | brook trout | 246 | 2.63" |
| Jul 10, 2023 | brook trout | 249 | 2.63" |
| Jul 7, 2022 | brook trout | 249 | 2.97" |
| Sep 23, 2021 | Arctic grayling | 258 | 2.65" |
Best time to fish Bess Lake — Boulder Top North
The DWR has stocked Bess Lake — Boulder Top North 9 times over the last 4 seasons, and 100% of those plants landed in June, July, September — the freshest fish and the easiest bite usually follow within a week or two of a stocking.
Species
Location
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Guides & shops for this water
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Regulations
No water-specific rules listed for this water in the current Utah Fishing Guidebook — statewide general rules and daily limits apply (trout limit 4, combined). Verify in the current guidebook before you fish.
This week’s weather
This Afternoon
42°F
Sunny
Tonight
27°F
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
37°F
Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Snow
17% precip
Sunday Night
27°F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
37°F
Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Snow
24% precip
Monday Night
28°F
Slight Chance Light Snow
17% precip
Tuesday
36°F
Chance Light Snow
42% precip
Tuesday Night
29°F
Chance Rain And Snow
26% precip
Wednesday
36°F
Chance Rain And Snow then Slight Chance T-storms
62% precip
Wednesday Night
33°F
Showers And Thunderstorms then Rain And Snow
86% precip