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Big Lake — Boulder Top South

Garfield County · Southern region

Fairconditions
46°todayMostly Sunny

Today’s report

Big Lake — Boulder Top South is a fair bet today. The DWR last stocked Arctic grayling (1,001 fish) on September 10. This Afternoon's forecast: mostly sunny, 46°F, 5% chance of precip.

Current conditions

Stocking

Last stocked Sep 10, 2026 — Arctic grayling (1,001 fish).

DateSpeciesQuantityAvg length
Sep 10, 2026Arctic grayling1,0011.83"
Jul 14, 2026brook trout2002.77"
Jun 23, 2025brook trout2012.92"
Jun 24, 2024brook trout2052.63"
Jul 10, 2023brook trout1932.63"
Jul 7, 2022brook trout2012.97"
Sep 23, 2021Arctic grayling4942.65"
Jul 6, 2021brook trout2022.71"

Best time to fish Big Lake — Boulder Top South

The DWR has stocked Big Lake — Boulder Top South 8 times over the last 4 seasons, and 100% of those plants landed in June, July, September — the freshest fish and the easiest bite usually follow within a week or two of a stocking.

Species

brook trout

Location

38.08080, -111.69350 · Garfield County · 44 mi from Panguitch

Nearby waters (within ~25 mi):

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Guides & shops for this water

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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
Chance Light Rain
28% precip
Wednesday
44°F
Showers And Thunderstorms
94% precip
Wednesday Night
37°F
Showers And Thunderstorms
89% precip
Thursday
43°F
Showers And Thunderstorms
99% precip
Thursday Night
30°F
Slight Chance T-storms
97% precip
Friday
37°F
Chance Light Snow
30% precip
Friday Night
26°F
Slight Chance Light Snow then Partly Cloudy
21% precip
Saturday
36°F
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Snow
20% precip
Saturday Night
25°F
Partly Cloudy