Currant Creek Reservoir
Today’s report
Currant Creek Reservoir is fishing well today. The reservoir is 97% full, about normal for the date, and holding steady over the last month. The DWR last stocked tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) (3,003 fish) on September 28. This Afternoon's forecast: sunny, 60°F.
- pool is healthy (~97% of capacity)
- stocked 19 days ago
- calm, fishable weather
Fishing Currant Creek Reservoir: what to know
Currant Creek Reservoir is a 400-acre lake at 7,600 feet in the mountains east of Heber, up a gravel road from US-40, with a Forest Service campground. Cutthroat, rainbows, and tiger trout in a quiet, no-frills setting.
Ice-out in May through October; summer mornings and evenings; fall shore fishing for cutthroat. Snowed in most winters.
Fly rod with leeches, damsels, and dries in the evening; bait and small spinners from shore. Standard limits.
Current conditions
Stocking
Last stocked Sep 28, 2026 — tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) (3,003 fish).
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2026 | tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) | 3,003 | 5.49" |
| Jun 5, 2026 | tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) | 6,502 | 3.36" |
| May 26, 2026 | rainbow trout | 9,000 | 10" |
| May 13, 2026 | cutthroat trout | 6,261 | 5.27" |
| Apr 24, 2026 | cutthroat trout | 4,794 | 5.03" |
| Oct 20, 2025 | tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) | 2,710 | 5.45" |
| Oct 14, 2025 | tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) | 3,060 | 5.46" |
| Aug 13, 2025 | tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) | 1,879 | 3.45" |
Best time to fish Currant Creek Reservoir
The DWR has stocked Currant Creek Reservoir 38 times over the last 5 seasons, and 87% of those plants landed in May, June, October — the freshest fish and the easiest bite usually follow within a week or two of a stocking.
Species
Location
Nearby waters (within ~25 mi):
Regulations
From the confluence with Water Hollow Creek upstream to the headwaters, including all tributaries to Currant Creek Reservoir, but not the reservoir itself.
- Artificial flies and lures only.
Special rules from the 2026 Utah Fishing Guidebook. Statewide daily limits apply to anything not listed. Rules change — always verify in the current guidebook before you fish.