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Barker Reservoir — North Creek Lakes

Garfield County · Southern region

Fairconditions
47°todayMostly Sunny

Today’s report

Barker Reservoir — North Creek Lakes is a fair bet today. The DWR last stocked brook trout (498 fish) on July 13. This Afternoon's forecast: mostly sunny, 47°F, 8% chance of precip.

Current conditions

Stocking

Last stocked Jul 13, 2026 — brook trout (498 fish).

DateSpeciesQuantityAvg length
Jul 13, 2026brook trout4982.93"
Jun 16, 2026rainbow trout1,01210.54"
Jul 7, 2025rainbow trout1,00110.51"
Jun 23, 2025brook trout4972.97"
Jul 8, 2024rainbow trout1,0029.7"
Jun 25, 2024brook trout4992.62"
Jul 11, 2023brook trout5032.57"
Jun 12, 2023rainbow trout1,00110.19"

Best time to fish Barker Reservoir — North Creek Lakes

The DWR has stocked Barker Reservoir — North Creek Lakes 12 times over the last 6 seasons, and 100% of those plants landed in June, July — the freshest fish and the easiest bite usually follow within a week or two of a stocking.

Species

brook troutrainbow trout

Location

37.92140, -111.82790 · Garfield County · 34 mi from Panguitch

Nearby waters (within ~25 mi):

Lower Barker Reservoir — North Creek LakesGarfield CountyFairTall Four Reservoir — Escalante MtnGarfield CountyFairJoe Lay Lake — North Creek LakesGarfield CountyFairFlat Lake — North Creek LakesGarfield CountyFairYellow Lake — North Creek LakesGarfield CountyFairRound Willow Bottom — Escalante MtnGarfield CountyFairNorth Creek ReservoirGarfield CountyFairTule Lake — Escalante MtnGarfield 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

This Afternoon
47°F
Mostly Sunny
Tonight
38°F
Chance Light Rain
31% precip
Wednesday
44°F
Showers And Thunderstorms
94% precip
Wednesday Night
40°F
Showers And Thunderstorms
93% precip
Thursday
43°F
Showers And Thunderstorms
100% precip
Thursday Night
32°F
Slight Chance T-storms
97% precip
Friday
37°F
Chance Light Snow
29% precip
Friday Night
28°F
Slight Chance Light Snow then Partly Cloudy
18% precip
Saturday
37°F
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Snow
19% precip
Saturday Night
28°F
Partly Cloudy