reservoir

Currant Creek Reservoir

Wasatch County · Northeastern region — High country between Strawberry and the Uintas.

Goodconditions
96%full15,074 of 15,670 af
Empty96% today94% typical for mid-OctFull pool

Today’s report

Currant Creek Reservoir is fishing well today. The reservoir is 96% full, about normal for the date, and holding steady over the last month. The DWR last stocked tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) (3,003 fish) on September 28. This Afternoon's forecast: mostly sunny, 55°F, 9% chance of precip.

Fishing Currant Creek Reservoir: what to know

Currant Creek Reservoir is a 400-acre lake at 7,600 feet in the mountains east of Heber, up a gravel road from US-40, with a Forest Service campground. Cutthroat, rainbows, and tiger trout in a quiet, no-frills setting.

Ice-out in May through October; summer mornings and evenings; fall shore fishing for cutthroat. Snowed in most winters.

Fly rod with leeches, damsels, and dries in the evening; bait and small spinners from shore. Standard limits.

Current conditions

96% full
Level
15,074af
Storage (-0.2% / 30d)
7676.6ft
Pool elevation

Stocking

Last stocked Sep 28, 2026 — tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) (3,003 fish).

DateSpeciesQuantityAvg length
Sep 28, 2026tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid)3,0035.49"
Jun 5, 2026tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid)6,5023.36"
May 26, 2026rainbow trout9,00010"
May 13, 2026cutthroat trout6,2615.27"
Apr 24, 2026cutthroat trout4,7945.03"
Oct 20, 2025tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid)2,7105.45"
Oct 14, 2025tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid)3,0605.46"
Aug 13, 2025tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid)1,8793.45"

Best time to fish Currant Creek Reservoir

The DWR has stocked Currant Creek Reservoir 38 times over the last 5 seasons, and 87% of those plants landed in May, June, October — the freshest fish and the easiest bite usually follow within a week or two of a stocking.

Species

cutthroat troutrainbow trout

Location

40.33840, -111.05820 · Wasatch County · 22 mi from Heber City

Nearby waters (within ~25 mi):

Currant CreekWasatch CountyGoodMill Hollow ReservoirWasatch CountyFairRed Creek ReservoirDuchesne CountyFairStrawberry ReservoirWasatch CountyWarningIndian CreekWasatch CountyFairIron Mine Lake — Uintas South SlopeWasatch CountyFairBench CreekWasatch CountyFairStrawberry RiverDuchesne CountyGood

Regulations

From the confluence with Water Hollow Creek upstream to the headwaters, including all tributaries to Currant Creek Reservoir, but not the reservoir itself.

  • Artificial flies and lures only.

Special rules from the 2026 Utah Fishing Guidebook. Statewide daily limits apply to anything not listed. Rules change — always verify in the current guidebook before you fish.

This week’s weather

This Afternoon
55°F
Mostly Sunny
Tonight
35°F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
54°F
Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
47% precip
Wednesday Night
38°F
Chance Light Rain
44% precip
Thursday
50°F
Showers And Thunderstorms
90% precip
Thursday Night
34°F
Showers And Thunderstorms
98% precip
Friday
44°F
Slight Chance T-storms
85% precip
Friday Night
28°F
Chance Rain And Snow then Mostly Cloudy
39% precip
Saturday
45°F
Mostly Sunny
Saturday Night
26°F
Partly Cloudy