reservoir
Big Elk Reservoir — Mirror Lake Hwy
Fairconditions
46°todayMostly Sunny
Today’s report
Big Elk Reservoir — Mirror Lake Hwy is a fair bet today. The DWR last stocked tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) (650 fish) on July 24. This Afternoon's forecast: mostly sunny, 46°F, 7% chance of precip.
- calm, fishable weather
Current conditions
Stocking
Last stocked Jul 24, 2026 — tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) (650 fish).
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2026 | tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) | 650 | 3.19" |
| Jul 2, 2025 | tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) | 650 | 3.8" |
| Jul 8, 2024 | tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) | 650 | 2.78" |
| Jul 14, 2023 | tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) | 649 | 2.83" |
| Jun 28, 2022 | tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) | 662 | 2.65" |
Best time to fish Big Elk Reservoir — Mirror Lake Hwy
The DWR has stocked Big Elk Reservoir — Mirror Lake Hwy 5 times over the last 4 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
Location
Nearby waters (within ~25 mi):
North Erickson LakeSummit CountyFairBeaver Lake — Bear River drainageSummit CountyFairBeaver Lake — Provo River drainageSummit CountyFairIsland Lake — Mirror Lake HwySummit CountyFairIsland Lake — Uintas North SlopeSummit CountyFairPot Lake — Mirror Lake HwySummit CountyFairJerry Lake — Mirror Lake HwySummit CountyFairRock Lake — Mirror Lake HwySummit 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
46°F
Mostly Sunny
Tonight
35°F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
47°F
Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
26% precip
Wednesday Night
38°F
Chance Light Rain then Mostly Cloudy
30% precip
Thursday
44°F
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
73% precip
Thursday Night
30°F
Slight Chance T-storms
97% precip
Friday
34°F
Snow Showers
89% precip
Friday Night
26°F
Light Snow Likely
65% precip
Saturday
36°F
Mostly Sunny
Saturday Night
25°F
Partly Cloudy