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East Lake — Boulder Top South

Garfield County · Southern region

Fairconditions▲ was Tough yesterday
27°todayChance Snow Showers

Today’s report

East Lake — Boulder Top South is a fair bet today. The DWR last stocked brook trout (249 fish) on July 13. This Afternoon's forecast: chance snow showers, 27°F, 26% chance of precip.

Current conditions

Stocking

Last stocked Jul 13, 2026 — brook trout (249 fish).

DateSpeciesQuantityAvg length
Jul 13, 2026brook trout2492.93"
Jun 23, 2025brook trout2492.97"
Jun 24, 2024brook trout2492.62"
Jul 10, 2023brook trout2512.57"
Jul 7, 2022brook trout2512.96"
Jul 6, 2021brook trout2512.76"

Best time to fish East Lake — Boulder Top South

The DWR has stocked East Lake — Boulder Top South 6 times over the last 4 seasons, and 100% of those plants landed in June, July — the freshest fish and the easiest bite usually follow within a week or two of a stocking.

Species

brook trout

Location

38.08470, -111.46960 · Garfield County · 56 mi from Panguitch

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Guides & shops for this water

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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
26% precip
Tonight
25°F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
33°F
Mostly Sunny
Thursday Night
24°F
Mostly Clear
Friday
39°F
Sunny
Friday Night
26°F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
39°F
Mostly Sunny
Saturday Night
29°F
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
40°F
Mostly Sunny
Sunday Night
29°F
Mostly Clear