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Round Willow Bottom — Escalante Mtn

Garfield County · Southern region

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26°todayPartly Cloudy

Today’s report

Round Willow Bottom — Escalante Mtn is fishing tough today. The DWR last stocked tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) (127 fish) on July 13. Tonight's forecast: partly cloudy, 26°F, 5% chance of precip.

Current conditions

Stocking

Last stocked Jul 13, 2026 — tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) (127 fish).

DateSpeciesQuantityAvg length
Jul 13, 2026tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid)1272.87"
Jul 13, 2026cutthroat trout5002.05"
Aug 5, 2025cutthroat trout4892.27"
Jun 23, 2025tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid)2482.81"
Sep 26, 2024cutthroat trout5001.69"
Sep 18, 2023cutthroat trout4001.79"
Jul 11, 2023tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid)2552.87"
Sep 26, 2022cutthroat trout5122.07"

Best time to fish Round Willow Bottom — Escalante Mtn

The DWR has stocked Round Willow Bottom — Escalante Mtn 10 times over the last 4 seasons, and 90% of those plants landed in June, July, September — the freshest fish and the easiest bite usually follow within a week or two of a stocking.

Species

cutthroat trouttiger trout (brown × brook hybrid)

Location

37.90670, -111.89240 · Garfield County · 30 mi from Panguitch

Nearby waters (within ~25 mi):

Tall Four Reservoir — Escalante MtnGarfield CountyToughBarker Reservoir — North Creek LakesGarfield CountyToughLower Barker Reservoir — North Creek LakesGarfield CountyToughFlat Lake — North Creek LakesGarfield CountyToughYellow Lake — North Creek LakesGarfield CountyToughJoe Lay Lake — North Creek LakesGarfield CountyToughNorth Creek ReservoirGarfield CountyFairTule Lake — Escalante MtnGarfield CountyFair

Regulations

  • CLOSED Jan. 1 through 6 a.m. on the third Saturday of April and Nov. 1–Dec. 31.

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

Tonight
26°F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
38°F
Sunny
Thursday Night
26°F
Mostly Clear
Friday
42°F
Sunny
Friday Night
27°F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
42°F
Mostly Sunny
Saturday Night
29°F
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
42°F
Mostly Sunny
Sunday Night
30°F
Mostly Clear
Monday
42°F
Sunny