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Blanche Lake — Big Cottonwood Cyn

Salt Lake County · Central region

Fairconditions
57°todaySunny

Today’s report

Blanche Lake — Big Cottonwood Cyn is a fair bet today. The DWR last stocked cutthroat trout (4,016 fish) on July 22. This Afternoon's forecast: sunny, 57°F.

Current conditions

Stocking

Last stocked Jul 22, 2026 — cutthroat trout (4,016 fish).

DateSpeciesQuantityAvg length
Jul 22, 2026cutthroat trout4,0162.04"
Jul 22, 2026brook trout9103.03"
Sep 17, 2025cutthroat trout4,0352.26"
Jun 25, 2025brook trout9093.01"
Sep 24, 2024cutthroat trout4,0402.31"
Jul 1, 2024brook trout9122.92"
Sep 19, 2023cutthroat trout4,0012.28"
Jul 14, 2023brook trout9102.68"

Best time to fish Blanche Lake — Big Cottonwood Cyn

The DWR has stocked Blanche Lake — Big Cottonwood Cyn 12 times over the last 5 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 troutcutthroat trout

Location

40.60560, -111.69250 · Salt Lake County · 8 mi from Sandy

Nearby waters (within ~25 mi):

Florence Lake — Big Cottonwood CynSalt Lake CountyFairRed Pine Lake — Little Cottonwood CynSalt Lake CountyFairWhite Pine Lake — Little Cottonwood CynSalt Lake CountyFairTwin Lake — Big Cottonwood CynSalt Lake CountyFairPittsburgh Lake — American Fork CynUtah CountyFairUpper Bells Reservoir — Little Cottonwood CynSalt Lake CountyFairCatherine Lake — Big Cottonwood CynSalt Lake CountyFairMary Lake — Big Cottonwood CynSalt Lake CountyFair

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
57°F
Sunny
Tonight
38°F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
53°F
Mostly Sunny
Sunday Night
38°F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
53°F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
40°F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
52°F
Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
37% precip
Tuesday Night
39°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Light Rain
37% precip
Wednesday
53°F
Slight Chance Light Rain then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
28% precip
Wednesday Night
39°F
Chance Light Rain
41% precip