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Cliff Lake (Smiths Fork)

Summit County · Northern region

Fairconditions
39°todaySlight Chance Snow Showers

Today’s report

Cliff Lake (Smiths Fork) is a fair bet today. The DWR last stocked cutthroat trout (1,605 fish) on September 17, 2025. This Afternoon's forecast: slight chance snow showers, 39°F, 11% chance of precip.

Current conditions

Stocking

Last stocked Sep 17, 2025 — cutthroat trout (1,605 fish).

DateSpeciesQuantityAvg length
Sep 17, 2025cutthroat trout1,6053.38"
Jun 30, 2025cutthroat trout2,7711.84"
Jun 30, 2025cutthroat trout3992.69"
Jul 14, 2023tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid)1,1002.83"
Jun 28, 2022tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid)1,1072.65"

Best time to fish Cliff Lake (Smiths Fork)

The DWR has stocked Cliff Lake (Smiths Fork) 5 times over the last 2 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

cutthroat trouttiger trout (brown × brook hybrid)

Location

40.79120, -110.40750 · Summit County · 40 mi from Roosevelt

Nearby waters (within ~25 mi):

Castle Lake — Uintas North SlopeSummit CountyFairCastle Lake — Weber River drainageSummit CountyFairSmiths Fork Pass Lake — Uintas South SlopeSummit CountyFairEast Red Castle Lake — Uintas South SlopeSummit CountyFairDollar Lake — Uintas North SlopeSummit CountyFairLower Red Castle Lake — Uintas North SlopeSummit CountyFairUpper Red Castle Lake — Uintas South SlopeSummit CountyFairRed Castle Lake — Uintas South SlopeSummit 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
39°F
Slight Chance Snow Showers
Tonight
28°F
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday
38°F
Mostly Cloudy then Chance Snow Showers
38% precip
Wednesday Night
32°F
Light Snow Likely
56% precip
Thursday
37°F
Light Snow Likely then Snow Showers
90% precip
Thursday Night
27°F
Snow Showers
98% precip
Friday
30°F
Snow Showers
84% precip
Friday Night
19°F
Chance Light Snow
44% precip
Saturday
31°F
Slight Chance Light Snow
18% precip
Saturday Night
19°F
Partly Cloudy