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Blue Lake — Escalante Mtn
Toughconditions
26°todayChance Snow Showers
Today’s report
Blue Lake — Escalante Mtn is fishing tough today. The DWR last stocked Arctic grayling (150 fish) on September 10. This Afternoon's forecast: chance snow showers, 26°F, 26% chance of precip.
- windy (NNW 20 mph)
Current conditions
Stocking
Last stocked Sep 10, 2026 — Arctic grayling (150 fish).
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2026 | Arctic grayling | 150 | 1.83" |
| Aug 15, 2025 | cutthroat trout | 50 | 2.54" |
| Sep 18, 2023 | cutthroat trout | 51 | 1.31" |
| Sep 26, 2022 | cutthroat trout | 64 | 2.07" |
| Sep 23, 2021 | Arctic grayling | 258 | 2.65" |
| Jul 6, 2021 | splake (lake × brook trout hybrid) | 90 | 3.33" |
Best time to fish Blue Lake — Escalante Mtn
The DWR has stocked Blue Lake — Escalante Mtn 6 times over the last 4 seasons, and 100% of those plants landed in July through September — the freshest fish and the easiest bite usually follow within a week or two of a stocking.
Species
Location
Nearby waters (within ~25 mi):
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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
26°F
Chance Snow Showers
26% precip
Tonight
23°F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
33°F
Mostly Sunny
Thursday Night
23°F
Mostly Clear
Friday
39°F
Sunny
Friday Night
25°F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
40°F
Sunny
Saturday Night
27°F
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
41°F
Mostly Sunny
Sunday Night
28°F
Mostly Clear