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Crater Lake — Uintas South Slope
Fairconditions
24°todayMostly Clear
Today’s report
Crater Lake — Uintas South Slope is a fair bet today. The DWR last stocked splake (lake × brook trout hybrid) (500 fish) on July 22. Tonight's forecast: mostly clear, 24°F.
- calm, fishable weather
Current conditions
Stocking
Last stocked Jul 22, 2026 — splake (lake × brook trout hybrid) (500 fish).
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2026 | splake (lake × brook trout hybrid) | 500 | 2.95" |
| Jul 9, 2024 | splake (lake × brook trout hybrid) | 706 | 2.94" |
| Jul 11, 2022 | splake (lake × brook trout hybrid) | 701 | 3.54" |
| Jul 1, 2021 | tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) | 697 | 3.28" |
Best time to fish Crater Lake — Uintas South Slope
The DWR has stocked Crater Lake — Uintas South Slope 4 times over the last 4 seasons, and 100% of those plants landed in July — 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
Tonight
24°F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
45°F
Sunny
Saturday Night
23°F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
41°F
Sunny
Sunday Night
23°F
Mostly Clear
Monday
38°F
Sunny
Monday Night
28°F
Partly Cloudy then Chance Light Snow
25% precip
Tuesday
33°F
Chance Light Snow then Snow Showers Likely
65% precip
Tuesday Night
28°F
Chance Rain And Snow
53% precip
Wednesday
33°F
Chance Light Snow then Chance Snow Showers
46% precip