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Upper Bells Reservoir — Little Cottonwood Cyn

Salt Lake County · Central region

Fairconditions
52°todaySunny

Today’s report

Upper Bells Reservoir — Little Cottonwood Cyn is a fair bet today. The DWR last stocked cutthroat trout (3,012 fish) on July 22. This Afternoon's forecast: sunny, 52°F.

Current conditions

Stocking

Last stocked Jul 22, 2026 — cutthroat trout (3,012 fish).

DateSpeciesQuantityAvg length
Jul 22, 2026cutthroat trout3,0122.04"
Sep 17, 2025cutthroat trout2,0182.26"
Sep 24, 2024cutthroat trout3,0192.41"
Sep 19, 2023cutthroat trout4,0012.28"
Sep 21, 2021cutthroat trout2,0002.46"

Best time to fish Upper Bells Reservoir — Little Cottonwood Cyn

The DWR has stocked Upper Bells Reservoir — Little Cottonwood Cyn 5 times over the last 4 seasons, and 100% of those plants landed in July, September — the freshest fish and the easiest bite usually follow within a week or two of a stocking.

Species

cutthroat trout

Location

40.53990, -111.74870 · Salt Lake County · 5 mi from Sandy

Nearby waters (within ~25 mi):

Red Pine Lake — Little Cottonwood CynSalt Lake CountyFairWhite Pine Lake — Little Cottonwood CynSalt Lake CountyFairSilver Lake — American Fork CynUtah CountyFairFlorence Lake — Big Cottonwood CynSalt Lake CountyFairBlanche Lake — Big Cottonwood CynSalt Lake CountyFairSilver Lake Flat Reservoir — American Fork CynUtah CountyFairTibble Fork ReservoirUtah CountyFairAmerican Fork RiverUtah CountyGood

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
52°F
Sunny
Tonight
37°F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
48°F
Mostly Sunny
Sunday Night
37°F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
48°F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
38°F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
47°F
Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
28% precip
Tuesday Night
37°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Light Rain
35% precip
Wednesday
49°F
Slight Chance Light Rain then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
27% precip
Wednesday Night
36°F
Chance Light Rain
41% precip