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Mary Lake — Big Cottonwood Cyn

Salt Lake County · Central region

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Today’s report

Mary Lake — Big Cottonwood Cyn is a fair bet today. The DWR last stocked brook trout (5,000 fish) on July 22. This Afternoon's forecast: sunny, 49°F.

Current conditions

Stocking

Last stocked Jul 22, 2026 — brook trout (5,000 fish).

DateSpeciesQuantityAvg length
Jul 22, 2026brook trout5,0003.03"
Jun 25, 2025brook trout5,0003.01"
Jul 1, 2024brook trout5,0012.92"
Jul 14, 2023brook trout5,0052.68"
Jun 27, 2022brook trout5,0402.75"
Jun 29, 2021brook trout5,0032.79"

Best time to fish Mary Lake — Big Cottonwood Cyn

The DWR has stocked Mary Lake — Big Cottonwood Cyn 6 times over the last 3 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

40.58880, -111.58990 · Salt Lake County · 6 mi from Park City

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
49°F
Sunny
Tonight
35°F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
46°F
Mostly Sunny
Sunday Night
34°F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
46°F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
37°F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
44°F
Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
46% precip
Tuesday Night
36°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Slight Chance Light Rain
37% precip
Wednesday
44°F
Slight Chance Light Rain then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
30% precip
Wednesday Night
35°F
Chance Light Rain
41% precip