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Emerald Lake — Wasatch Plateau

Sanpete County · Central region

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48°todaySunny

Today’s report

Emerald Lake — Wasatch Plateau is a fair bet today. The DWR last stocked Arctic grayling (3,003 fish) on September 10. This Afternoon's forecast: sunny, 48°F.

Current conditions

Stocking

Last stocked Sep 10, 2026 — Arctic grayling (3,003 fish).

DateSpeciesQuantityAvg length
Sep 10, 2026Arctic grayling3,0031.83"
Jul 23, 2026brook trout543.03"
Jul 22, 2025rainbow trout1,00810.32"
Sep 25, 2024Arctic grayling2992.47"
Jul 16, 2024rainbow trout9999.41"
Jun 18, 2024rainbow trout9999.75"
Jul 26, 2023rainbow trout1,00010"
Jul 7, 2022rainbow trout1,00311.37"

Best time to fish Emerald Lake — Wasatch Plateau

The DWR has stocked Emerald Lake — Wasatch Plateau 10 times over the last 5 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 graylingrainbow trout

Location

39.07440, -111.49750 · Sanpete County · 15 mi from Manti

Nearby waters (within ~25 mi):

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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
48°F
Sunny
Tonight
33°F
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
44°F
Partly Sunny
Sunday Night
33°F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
44°F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
34°F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
42°F
Chance Light Rain
50% precip
Tuesday Night
35°F
Slight Chance Light Rain then Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
42°F
Chance Light Rain then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
49% precip
Wednesday Night
34°F
Light Rain then Rain And Snow
77% precip