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Fremont River

Wayne County · Southern region — Upper river near Bicknell/Torrey; big browns.

Warningadvisory
56cfs · steady76% of seasonal median
Water quality · Warning advisory

High E. coli in the Fremont River

  • Don’t swim, and keep the water out of your mouth
  • Don’t drink the water
Where · issued Aug 28
  • Hickman Bridge TrailheadWarning
  • Fruita Campground CrossingWarning
Site-by-site details · habs.utah.gov ›

Today’s report

Fremont River is under a Warning advisory today. The advisory is for high E. coli 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. Flows are running 55.5 cfs and steady. The DWR last stocked brown trout (4,000 fish) on April 22. NOAA’s forecast holds it near 56 cfs through Saturday. This Afternoon's forecast: sunny, 62°F.

Current conditions · updated 1h ago

55.5 cfs
Flow (steady)
55–73 cfs
72-hr range

Holding steady. NOAA keeps it near 56 cfs through Saturday. Forecasts change; this updates every 6 hours.

Forecast: NOAA / Colorado Basin River Forecast Center, issued Oct 17, 8:16 AM

Flow as of Oct 17, 3:45 PM MT · USGS 09330000

Stocking

Last stocked Apr 22, 2026 — brown trout (4,000 fish).

DateSpeciesQuantityAvg length
Apr 22, 2026brown trout4,0002.97"
Apr 22, 2026brown trout2,0002.97"
Apr 15, 2025brown trout2,0162.66"
Apr 15, 2025brown trout4,0322.66"
Apr 17, 2024brown trout1,9992.59"
Apr 17, 2024brown trout4,0002.59"
Apr 23, 2023brown trout4,0222.81"
Apr 23, 2023brown trout2,0112.81"

Best time to fish Fremont River

The DWR has stocked Fremont River 12 times over the last 6 seasons, and 100% of those plants landed in April — the freshest fish and the easiest bite usually follow within a week or two of a stocking. Flows typically peak in March (about 87 cfs median) and settle to their lowest in June (about 56 cfs) — the wadeable, clear-water window usually opens once flows drop below the seasonal median, and the 72-hour chart above shows where today sits against it.

Species

brown troutrainbow trout

Location

38.33600, -111.54200 · Wayne County · 42 mi from Richfield

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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
62°F
Sunny
Tonight
35°F
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
58°F
Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Rain
16% precip
Sunday Night
34°F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
58°F
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Rain
22% precip
Monday Night
36°F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
57°F
Chance Light Rain
33% precip
Tuesday Night
36°F
Slight Chance Light Rain then Partly Cloudy
17% precip
Wednesday
57°F
Chance Light Rain then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
53% precip
Wednesday Night
35°F
Showers And Thunderstorms then Light Rain
78% precip