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Red Butte Reservoir

Salt Lake County · Central region

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Today’s report

Red Butte Reservoir is a fair bet today. The DWR last stocked cutthroat trout (4,016 fish) on August 13, 2025. This Afternoon's forecast: sunny, 66°F.

Current conditions

Stocking

Last stocked Aug 13, 2025 — cutthroat trout (4,016 fish).

DateSpeciesQuantityAvg length
Aug 13, 2025cutthroat trout4,0162.24"
Oct 7, 2024cutthroat trout3,0102.89"
Jun 11, 2024cutthroat trout1017.25"
Oct 31, 2023cutthroat trout2,0003.18"
Sep 21, 2022cutthroat trout2,3312.09"
Sep 21, 2022cutthroat trout1,6692.3"
Oct 13, 2021cutthroat trout1,6462.43"

Best time to fish Red Butte Reservoir

The DWR has stocked Red Butte Reservoir 7 times over the last 3 seasons, and 86% of those plants landed in June, September, October — the freshest fish and the easiest bite usually follow within a week or two of a stocking.

Species

cutthroat trout

Location

40.77860, -111.80980 · Salt Lake County · 4 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
66°F
Sunny
Tonight
50°F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
63°F
Mostly Sunny
Sunday Night
50°F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
64°F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
51°F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
64°F
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
21% precip
Tuesday Night
49°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Slight Chance Light Rain
32% precip
Wednesday
64°F
Slight Chance Light Rain then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
25% precip
Wednesday Night
49°F
Chance Light Rain
41% precip