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Hacking Lake — Uintas South Slope

Uintah County · Northeastern region

Fairconditions▲ was Tough yesterday
18°todayMostly Clear

Today’s report

Hacking Lake — Uintas South Slope is a fair bet today. The DWR last stocked cutthroat trout (252 fish) on September 21. Tonight's forecast: mostly clear, 18°F.

Current conditions

Stocking

Last stocked Sep 21, 2026 — cutthroat trout (252 fish).

DateSpeciesQuantityAvg length
Sep 21, 2026cutthroat trout2521.78"
Jun 30, 2026tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid)1503.77"
Jun 30, 2026rainbow trout25011.89"
Oct 1, 2025cutthroat trout4982.22"
Jun 19, 2025rainbow trout2509.67"
Jun 19, 2025tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid)1503.58"
Sep 23, 2024cutthroat trout2481.48"
Jul 6, 2024rainbow trout25110.26"

Best time to fish Hacking Lake — Uintas South Slope

The DWR has stocked Hacking Lake — Uintas South Slope 14 times over the last 3 seasons, and 93% 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

cutthroat troutrainbow trouttiger trout (brown × brook hybrid)

Location

40.77410, -109.81180 · Uintah County · 27 mi from Vernal

Nearby waters (within ~25 mi):

Red Lake — Uintas South SlopeDaggett CountyFairAshley Twin Lake — Uintas South SlopeUintah CountyFairEast Fork Carter CreekDaggett CountyFairWest Fork Carter CreekDaggett CountyFairWeyman CreekDaggett CountyFairBrowne Lake — Uintas North SlopeDaggett CountyFairTeds Lake — Uintas South SlopeUintah CountyFairSouth Fork Ashley CreekUintah CountyFair

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

Tonight
18°F
Mostly Clear
Friday
44°F
Sunny
Friday Night
24°F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
46°F
Sunny
Saturday Night
26°F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
42°F
Mostly Sunny
Sunday Night
24°F
Slight Chance Snow Showers then Mostly Clear
Monday
40°F
Slight Chance Snow Showers then Sunny
Monday Night
28°F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
38°F
Chance Snow Showers
44% precip