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Big Lake — Boulder Top South

Garfield County · Southern region

Fairconditions
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Today’s report

Big Lake — Boulder Top South is a fair bet today. The DWR last stocked Arctic grayling (1,001 fish) on September 10. This Afternoon's forecast: sunny, 49°F.

Current conditions

Stocking

Last stocked Sep 10, 2026 — Arctic grayling (1,001 fish).

DateSpeciesQuantityAvg length
Sep 10, 2026Arctic grayling1,0011.83"
Jul 14, 2026brook trout2002.77"
Jun 23, 2025brook trout2012.92"
Jun 24, 2024brook trout2052.63"
Jul 10, 2023brook trout1932.63"
Jul 7, 2022brook trout2012.97"
Sep 23, 2021Arctic grayling4942.65"
Jul 6, 2021brook trout2022.71"

Best time to fish Big Lake — Boulder Top South

The DWR has stocked Big Lake — Boulder Top South 8 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

brook trout

Location

38.08080, -111.69350 · Garfield County · 44 mi from Panguitch

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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
49°F
Sunny
Tonight
31°F
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
44°F
Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain And Snow
17% precip
Sunday Night
30°F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
44°F
Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Rain
23% precip
Monday Night
32°F
Slight Chance Light Rain
17% precip
Tuesday
42°F
Chance Light Rain
42% precip
Tuesday Night
33°F
Chance Light Rain
25% precip
Wednesday
42°F
Chance Light Rain then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
68% precip
Wednesday Night
33°F
Showers And Thunderstorms then Rain And Snow
89% precip