Duchesne River
Today’s report
Duchesne River is fishing well today. Flows are running 114 cfs and steady. The DWR last stocked rainbow trout (400 fish) on July 1. NOAA’s forecast has it dropping to about 99 cfs by Tuesday, so the next couple of mornings are the ones to fish before it thins out. This Afternoon's forecast: mostly sunny, 57°F, 7% chance of precip.
- flows are steady
- calm, fishable weather
- Forecast: falling to ~99 cfs by Tue (NOAA / Colorado Basin RFC)
Current conditions · updated 59 min ago
Falling all week. About 99 cfs by Tuesday. Forecasts change; this updates every 6 hours.
Forecast: NOAA / Colorado Basin River Forecast Center, issued Oct 20, 8:16 AMFlow as of Oct 20, 12:30 PM MT · USGS 09277500, 09276700
Stocking
Last stocked Jul 1, 2026 — rainbow trout (400 fish).
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2026 | rainbow trout | 400 | 11.4" |
| Jun 11, 2026 | rainbow trout | 400 | 11.38" |
| Jul 2, 2025 | rainbow trout | 400 | 10.35" |
| Jun 16, 2025 | rainbow trout | 399 | 10.07" |
| Jul 22, 2024 | rainbow trout | 400 | 10.56" |
| Jun 26, 2024 | rainbow trout | 400 | 10.12" |
| Jul 18, 2023 | rainbow trout | 398 | 9.95" |
| Jun 29, 2023 | rainbow trout | 399 | 9.43" |
Best time to fish Duchesne River
The DWR has stocked Duchesne River 12 times over the last 6 seasons, and 100% of those plants landed in June, July — the freshest fish and the easiest bite usually follow within a week or two of a stocking. Flows typically peak in June (about 456 cfs median) and settle to their lowest in August (about 86 cfs) — the wadeable, clear-water window usually opens once flows drop below the seasonal median, and the 72-hour chart above shows where today sits against it.
Species
Location
Nearby waters (within ~25 mi):
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.