Scofield Reservoir
Toxic algae bloom at Scofield
- Keep dogs out of the water — blooms can be deadly for them
- Don’t swim, and steer clear of scum when wading or boating
- Don’t drink the water
- Keeping fish? Discard the guts and rinse fillets in clean water
- Fish Creek Boat RampWarning
- Price River Below Scofield ReservoirWarning
- Eastern Angler Access (SR-96)Warning
- Southwest BeachWarning
- Mountain ViewWarning
- Madsen BayWarning
Today’s report
Scofield Reservoir is under a Warning advisory today. The advisory is for a harmful algal bloom at 6 monitored sites and replaces the fishing rating until it’s lifted — keep dogs out of the water and check habs.utah.gov before you go. The reservoir is 34% full, well below the usual 40% for this time of year, and drawing down over the last month. The DWR last stocked rainbow trout (1,207 fish) on September 2. This Afternoon's forecast: sunny, 52°F.
- Warning advisory posted (algal bloom) — it replaces the fishing rating until it’s lifted
- pool is low (~34% of capacity)
- calm, fishable weather
Fishing Scofield Reservoir: what to know
Scofield is a 2,800-acre reservoir at 7,600 feet in Carbon County, an hour and a half southeast of Provo, with a state park, campgrounds, and easy shore access along its whole west side. It's managed as a cutthroat and tiger trout fishery to control an infamous Utah chub population, with rainbows stocked on top — and the tigers and cutts have grown big on all those chubs.
Ice-out in late April or May is excellent from shore: big tiger trout and cutthroat patrol the flooded edges. Summer fishing is early and late, and algae can bloom in hot years — check the advisory on this page. Fall is the other peak, October through freeze-up, for the biggest tigers. Scofield ices over by December and is one of the most dependable ice-fishing lakes in the state through March.
From shore or through the ice, a jig or a fly tipped with a piece of chub or a nightcrawler is deadly — these fish eat minnows. Trolling pop gear and a worm or a small crankbait covers water in summer. Scofield has a protective slot for cutthroat and tiger trout and encourages harvest of the small rainbows; the specific rules are in the regulations section below and matter here more than most places.
Current conditions
Stocking
Last stocked Sep 2, 2026 — rainbow trout (1,207 fish).
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2026 | rainbow trout | 1,207 | 10.91" |
| Sep 1, 2026 | rainbow trout | 2,109 | 10.91" |
| Jul 21, 2026 | rainbow trout | 3,279 | 10.16" |
| Jul 17, 2026 | walleye | 2,192 | 4.58" |
| Jul 14, 2026 | walleye | 200 | 4.58" |
| Jul 2, 2026 | rainbow trout | 2,100 | 9.41" |
| Jul 2, 2026 | rainbow trout | 1,935 | 9.41" |
| May 28, 2026 | cutthroat trout | 5,112 | 8.75" |
Best time to fish Scofield Reservoir
The DWR has stocked Scofield Reservoir 126 times over the last 6 seasons, and 64% of those plants landed in May, June, October — the freshest fish and the easiest bite usually follow within a week or two of a stocking.
Species
Location
Nearby waters (within ~25 mi):
Regulations
- Limit 4 trout (a combined total).
- No more than 2 may be cutthroat or tiger trout under 15 inches, and no more than 1 may be a cutthroat or tiger trout over 22 inches.
- All cutthroat and tiger trout from 15 to 22 inches must be immediately released.
- Trout may not be filleted, and the heads or tails may not be removed in the field or in transit.
- Any trout with cutthroat markings is considered to be a cutthroat trout. To learn how to identify cutthroat trout in this water, see the graphic on page 49. Sanpete and Utah counties Including Gooseberry Creek.
- CLOSED Jan. 1 through 6 a.m. on the second Saturday of July.
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.