Echo Reservoir
Toxic algae bloom at Echo
- Keep dogs out of the water — blooms can be deadly for them
- Don’t swim, and steer clear of scum when wading or boating
- Don’t drink the water
- Keeping fish? Discard the guts and rinse fillets in clean water
- Echo Resort Boat LaunchWarning
- 1500 North Echo Dam RoadWarning
Today’s report
Echo Reservoir is under a Warning advisory today. The advisory is for a harmful algal bloom at 2 monitored sites and replaces the fishing rating until it’s lifted — keep dogs out of the water and check habs.utah.gov before you go. The reservoir is 30% full, well below the usual 35% for this time of year, and rising over the last month. The DWR last stocked rainbow trout (1,536 fish) on September 29. Today's forecast: sunny, 68°F.
- Warning advisory posted (algal bloom) — it replaces the fishing rating until it’s lifted
- pool is low (~30% of capacity)
- stocked 18 days ago
- calm, fishable weather
Current conditions
Stocking
Last stocked Sep 29, 2026 — rainbow trout (1,536 fish).
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2026 | rainbow trout | 1,908 | 11.63" |
| Sep 29, 2026 | rainbow trout | 1,536 | 12.5" |
| Sep 29, 2026 | rainbow trout | 1,677 | 12.5" |
| Sep 29, 2026 | rainbow trout | 3,339 | 11.63" |
| Sep 29, 2026 | rainbow trout | 1,590 | 11.63" |
| May 18, 2026 | rainbow trout | 960 | 11.6" |
| May 18, 2026 | rainbow trout | 859 | 11.6" |
| May 18, 2026 | rainbow trout | 661 | 11.73" |
Best time to fish Echo Reservoir
The DWR has stocked Echo Reservoir 36 times over the last 5 seasons, and 89% of those plants landed in April, May, 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.