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Crater Lake — Boulder Top South

Garfield County · Southern region

Fairconditions
40°todayMostly Sunny

Today’s report

Crater Lake — Boulder Top South is a fair bet today. The DWR last stocked Arctic grayling (299 fish) on September 10. This Afternoon's forecast: mostly sunny, 40°F, 3% chance of precip.

Current conditions

Stocking

Last stocked Sep 10, 2026 — Arctic grayling (299 fish).

DateSpeciesQuantityAvg length
Sep 10, 2026Arctic grayling2991.83"
Jul 14, 2026brook trout2002.77"
Jun 23, 2025brook trout702.92"
Sep 25, 2024Arctic grayling1992.47"
Jun 24, 2024brook trout2052.63"
Jul 10, 2023brook trout1932.63"
Jul 7, 2022brook trout2012.97"
Sep 23, 2021Arctic grayling1512.65"

Best time to fish Crater Lake — Boulder Top South

The DWR has stocked Crater Lake — Boulder Top South 9 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 troutarctic grayling

Location

38.10650, -111.47000 · Garfield County · 56 mi from Panguitch

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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
40°F
Mostly Sunny
Tonight
32°F
Chance Light Rain
32% precip
Wednesday
38°F
Rain And Snow Likely then Slight Chance T-storms
97% precip
Wednesday Night
34°F
Showers And Thunderstorms
93% precip
Thursday
37°F
Showers And Thunderstorms
100% precip
Thursday Night
26°F
Slight Chance T-storms
95% precip
Friday
31°F
Chance Light Snow
26% precip
Friday Night
23°F
Slight Chance Light Snow then Partly Cloudy
17% precip
Saturday
29°F
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Snow
21% precip
Saturday Night
22°F
Partly Cloudy