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Yankee Meadow Reservoir — Cedar Mtn

Iron County · Southern region

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Today’s report

Yankee Meadow Reservoir — Cedar Mtn is a fair bet today. The DWR last stocked cutthroat trout (3,163 fish) on September 15. Today's forecast: sunny, 56°F.

Current conditions

Stocking

Last stocked Sep 15, 2026 — cutthroat trout (3,163 fish).

DateSpeciesQuantityAvg length
Sep 15, 2026cutthroat trout3,1632.24"
Jul 14, 2026brook trout1,9962.77"
May 5, 2026rainbow trout5,0163.19"
Apr 22, 2026rainbow trout1,0409.83"
Sep 9, 2025cutthroat trout4,0071.96"
Jul 22, 2025brook trout2,0093.41"
Jun 3, 2025rainbow trout5,1353.69"
May 21, 2025rainbow trout1,05010.49"

Best time to fish Yankee Meadow Reservoir — Cedar Mtn

The DWR has stocked Yankee Meadow Reservoir — Cedar Mtn 24 times over the last 6 seasons, and 79% of those plants landed in May, June, September — the freshest fish and the easiest bite usually follow within a week or two of a stocking.

Species

brook troutcutthroat troutrainbow trout

Location

37.75080, -112.77400 · Iron County · 17 mi from Cedar City

Nearby waters (within ~25 mi):

Hendrickson Lake — Cedar MtnIron CountyFairBrian Head PondIron CountyFairBunker CreekIron CountyFairDeer CreekIron CountyFairParowan PondIron CountyGoodPanguitch LakeGarfield CountyWarningRed Creek — Cedar MtnIron CountyFairParagonah ReservoirIron CountyFair

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

Today
56°F
Sunny
Tonight
37°F
Clear
Saturday
55°F
Sunny
Saturday Night
40°F
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
50°F
Slight Chance Light Snow then Mostly Cloudy
17% precip
Sunday Night
39°F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
50°F
Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
42% precip
Monday Night
41°F
Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Light Rain
42% precip
Tuesday
48°F
Chance Light Rain then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
74% precip
Tuesday Night
39°F
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Light Rain Likely
68% precip