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Crater Lake — Uintas South Slope
Fairconditions
39°todayPartly Sunny
Today’s report
Crater Lake — Uintas South Slope is a fair bet today. The DWR last stocked splake (lake × brook trout hybrid) (500 fish) on July 22. This Afternoon's forecast: partly sunny, 39°F, 9% chance of precip.
- calm, fishable weather
Current conditions
Stocking
Last stocked Jul 22, 2026 — splake (lake × brook trout hybrid) (500 fish).
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2026 | splake (lake × brook trout hybrid) | 500 | 2.95" |
| Jul 9, 2024 | splake (lake × brook trout hybrid) | 706 | 2.94" |
| Jul 11, 2022 | splake (lake × brook trout hybrid) | 701 | 3.54" |
| Jul 1, 2021 | tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) | 697 | 3.28" |
Best time to fish Crater Lake — Uintas South Slope
The DWR has stocked Crater Lake — Uintas South Slope 4 times over the last 4 seasons, and 100% of those plants landed in 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):
Deadhorse Lake — Uintas South SlopeSummit CountyFairFall CreekDuchesne CountyFairOweep CreekDuchesne CountyFairTwin Lake — Uintas South SlopeDuchesne CountyFairBobs Lake — Uintas North SlopeSummit CountyFairJean Lake — Uintas South SlopeDuchesne CountyFairRudolph Lake No 1 — Uintas South SlopeDuchesne CountyFairSalamander 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
Partly Sunny
Tonight
29°F
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday
39°F
Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance T-storms
42% precip
Wednesday Night
33°F
Chance Rain And Snow
53% precip
Thursday
37°F
Rain And Snow Likely then Slight Chance T-storms
91% precip
Thursday Night
28°F
Slight Chance T-storms
99% precip
Friday
30°F
Snow Showers
87% precip
Friday Night
20°F
Chance Light Snow
50% precip
Saturday
32°F
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Snow
Saturday Night
19°F
Partly Cloudy