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Red Butte Creek

Salt Lake County · Central region

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Today’s report

Red Butte Creek is a fair bet today. The DWR last stocked cutthroat trout (100 fish) on August 13, 2025. This Afternoon's forecast: sunny, 70°F.

Current conditions

Stocking

Last stocked Aug 13, 2025 — cutthroat trout (100 fish).

DateSpeciesQuantityAvg length
Aug 13, 2025cutthroat trout1007.93"
Oct 7, 2024cutthroat trout1,0032.89"
Oct 7, 2024cutthroat trout2,0072.89"
Oct 31, 2023cutthroat trout9913.18"
Jun 8, 2022cutthroat trout506.22"
Oct 13, 2021cutthroat trout8332.43"

Best time to fish Red Butte Creek

The DWR has stocked Red Butte Creek 6 times over the last 3 seasons, and 100% of those plants landed in June, August, October — the freshest fish and the easiest bite usually follow within a week or two of a stocking.

Species

cutthroat trout

Location

40.74490, -111.85720 · Salt Lake County · 2 mi from Salt Lake City

Nearby waters (within ~25 mi):

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Regulations

  • Upstream of entrance to Red Butte Canyon Research Natural Area to the headwaters: CLOSED TO FISHING.

Special rules from the 2026 Utah Fishing Guidebook. Statewide daily limits apply to anything not listed. Rules change — always verify in the current guidebook before you fish.

This week’s weather

This Afternoon
70°F
Sunny
Tonight
49°F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
68°F
Mostly Sunny
Sunday Night
49°F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
69°F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
53°F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
68°F
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
18% precip
Tuesday Night
51°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
32% precip
Wednesday
68°F
Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
25% precip
Wednesday Night
50°F
Chance Light Rain
42% precip