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Cottonwood Reservoir — Wasatch Plateau

Uintah County · Northeastern region

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Today’s report

Cottonwood Reservoir — Wasatch Plateau is a fair bet today. The DWR last stocked tiger muskie (pike × muskellunge hybrid) (1,250 fish) on April 27. Today's forecast: sunny, 64°F.

Current conditions

Stocking

Last stocked Apr 27, 2026 — tiger muskie (pike × muskellunge hybrid) (1,250 fish).

DateSpeciesQuantityAvg length
Apr 27, 2026tiger muskie (pike × muskellunge hybrid)1,2502.6"
Jul 30, 2025wiper (white × striped bass hybrid)3,0001.99"
May 12, 2025tiger muskie (pike × muskellunge hybrid)1,2832.8"
Jul 18, 2024wiper (white × striped bass hybrid)2,9702.04"
Apr 16, 2024tiger muskie (pike × muskellunge hybrid)1,2482"
Aug 2, 2023wiper (white × striped bass hybrid)3,4952.55"
May 9, 2023tiger muskie (pike × muskellunge hybrid)1,2442.09"
Nov 9, 2022rainbow trout2,99710.48"

Best time to fish Cottonwood Reservoir — Wasatch Plateau

The DWR has stocked Cottonwood Reservoir — Wasatch Plateau 20 times over the last 4 seasons, and 55% of those plants landed in April, May, July — the freshest fish and the easiest bite usually follow within a week or two of a stocking.

Species

tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid)wiper (white × striped bass hybrid)

Location

39.25340, -111.55740 · Uintah County · 4 mi from Manti

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

Today
64°F
Sunny
Tonight
39°F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
66°F
Sunny
Saturday Night
41°F
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
61°F
Mostly Sunny
Sunday Night
42°F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
61°F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
44°F
Slight Chance Light Rain
22% precip
Tuesday
58°F
Chance Light Rain then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
65% precip
Tuesday Night
42°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Light Rain
54% precip