East Canyon Reservoir
Today’s report
East Canyon Reservoir is fishing well today. The reservoir is 51% full, well below the usual 60% for this time of year, and rising over the last month. The DWR last stocked rainbow trout (960 fish) on October 5. Today's forecast: sunny, 67°F.
- stocked 12 days ago
- calm, fishable weather
Fishing East Canyon Reservoir: what to know
East Canyon is a 680-acre reservoir in the mountains between Salt Lake and Morgan, a state park with a ramp and shore access, an hour from the city. Rainbows are stocked heavily; browns, smallmouth bass, and kokanee round it out.
Spring from shore for rainbows; summer trolling with smallmouth on the rocks; fall trout again. Ices over and fishes well through the ice for rainbows.
Shore bait, trolling pop gear, tubes for the smallmouth. Standard limits.
Current conditions
Stocking
Last stocked Oct 5, 2026 — rainbow trout (960 fish).
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 2026 | rainbow trout | 960 | 11.6" |
| Oct 5, 2026 | rainbow trout | 3,160 | 11.6" |
| Sep 30, 2026 | rainbow trout | 3,200 | 11.6" |
| Apr 8, 2026 | rainbow trout | 2,000 | 10.06" |
| Mar 25, 2026 | kokanee salmon | 34,303 | 2.99" |
| Mar 20, 2026 | kokanee salmon | 33,009 | 2.91" |
| Sep 24, 2025 | rainbow trout | 977 | 11.91" |
| Sep 24, 2025 | rainbow trout | 800 | 11.91" |
Best time to fish East Canyon Reservoir
The DWR has stocked East Canyon Reservoir 45 times over the last 6 seasons, and 69% of those plants landed in March, April, 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):
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.