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Purple Lake — Boulder Mtn
Fairconditions▲ was Tough yesterday
30°todayChance Snow Showers
Today’s report
Purple Lake — Boulder Mtn is a fair bet today. The DWR last stocked brook trout (200 fish) on July 13. This Afternoon's forecast: chance snow showers, 30°F, 25% chance of precip.
Current conditions
Stocking
Last stocked Jul 13, 2026 — brook trout (200 fish).
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 2026 | brook trout | 200 | 2.77" |
| Jun 23, 2025 | brook trout | 201 | 2.92" |
| Jun 24, 2024 | brook trout | 205 | 2.63" |
| Jul 11, 2023 | brook trout | 235 | 2.63" |
| Jul 7, 2022 | brook trout | 201 | 2.97" |
| Jul 6, 2021 | brook trout | 191 | 2.76" |
Best time to fish Purple Lake — Boulder Mtn
The DWR has stocked Purple Lake — Boulder Mtn 6 times over the last 4 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
Location
Nearby waters (within ~25 mi):
Blue Lake — Escalante MtnGarfield CountyToughBlue Lake — North Creek LakesGarfield CountyToughRow Lake 3 — Boulder MtnGarfield CountyFairRow Lake 7 (Banana) — Escalante MtnGarfield CountyFairRow Lake 8 — Boulder MtnGarfield CountyFairSpectacle Lake — Boulder Top SouthGarfield CountyFairRim Lake — Boulder Top SouthGarfield CountyFairSurveyors Lake — Boulder Top NorthGarfield CountyTough
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
30°F
Chance Snow Showers
25% precip
Tonight
24°F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
36°F
Mostly Sunny
Thursday Night
26°F
Mostly Clear
Friday
43°F
Sunny
Friday Night
28°F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
43°F
Mostly Sunny
Saturday Night
30°F
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
44°F
Mostly Sunny
Sunday Night
31°F
Mostly Clear