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Crater Lake — Boulder Top South

Garfield County · Southern region

Toughconditions
27°todayChance Snow Showers

Today’s report

Crater Lake — Boulder Top South is fishing tough today. The DWR last stocked Arctic grayling (299 fish) on September 10. This Afternoon's forecast: chance snow showers, 27°F, 27% chance of precip.

Current conditions

Stocking

Last stocked Sep 10, 2026 — Arctic grayling (299 fish).

DateSpeciesQuantityAvg length
Sep 10, 2026Arctic grayling2991.83"
Jul 14, 2026brook trout2002.77"
Jun 23, 2025brook trout702.92"
Sep 25, 2024Arctic grayling1992.47"
Jun 24, 2024brook trout2052.63"
Jul 10, 2023brook trout1932.63"
Jul 7, 2022brook trout2012.97"
Sep 23, 2021Arctic grayling1512.65"

Best time to fish Crater Lake — Boulder Top South

The DWR has stocked Crater Lake — Boulder Top South 9 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 troutarctic grayling

Location

38.10650, -111.47000 · Garfield County · 56 mi from Panguitch

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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
27°F
Chance Snow Showers
27% precip
Tonight
22°F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
32°F
Mostly Sunny
Thursday Night
21°F
Mostly Clear
Friday
38°F
Sunny
Friday Night
24°F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
38°F
Mostly Sunny
Saturday Night
26°F
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
39°F
Mostly Sunny
Sunday Night
27°F
Mostly Clear