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Posey Lake — Escalante Mtn

Garfield County · Southern region

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Today’s report

Posey Lake — Escalante Mtn is a fair bet today. The DWR last stocked splake (lake × brook trout hybrid) (104 fish) on July 13. Today's forecast: sunny, 49°F.

Current conditions

Stocking

Last stocked Jul 13, 2026 — splake (lake × brook trout hybrid) (104 fish).

DateSpeciesQuantityAvg length
Jul 13, 2026brook trout2992.93"
Jul 13, 2026splake (lake × brook trout hybrid)1042.82"
Jul 13, 2026tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid)962.87"
Jun 17, 2026rainbow trout7989.59"
Apr 23, 2026rainbow trout1,0019.83"
Jul 9, 2025rainbow trout2029.73"
Jul 9, 2025rainbow trout94610.33"
Jun 12, 2025rainbow trout6539.44"

Best time to fish Posey Lake — Escalante Mtn

The DWR has stocked Posey Lake — Escalante Mtn 36 times over the last 6 seasons, and 97% of those plants landed in June through August — the freshest fish and the easiest bite usually follow within a week or two of a stocking.

Species

brook troutrainbow troutsplake (lake × brook trout hybrid)tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid)

Location

37.93720, -111.69600 · Garfield County · 41 mi from Panguitch

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

Today
49°F
Sunny
Tonight
30°F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
50°F
Sunny
Saturday Night
32°F
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
45°F
Slight Chance Light Snow then Mostly Cloudy
21% precip
Sunday Night
33°F
Mostly Cloudy
Monday
46°F
Slight Chance Rain And Snow
24% precip
Monday Night
35°F
Chance Light Rain
43% precip
Tuesday
43°F
Light Rain Likely then Showers And Thunderstorms
78% precip
Tuesday Night
34°F
Light Rain Likely then Rain And Snow Likely
73% precip