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Emerald Lake — Wasatch Plateau

Sanpete County · Central region

Fairconditions
45°todayMostly Sunny

Today’s report

Emerald Lake — Wasatch Plateau is a fair bet today. The DWR last stocked Arctic grayling (3,003 fish) on September 10. This Afternoon's forecast: mostly sunny, 45°F, 2% chance of precip.

Current conditions

Stocking

Last stocked Sep 10, 2026 — Arctic grayling (3,003 fish).

DateSpeciesQuantityAvg length
Sep 10, 2026Arctic grayling3,0031.83"
Jul 23, 2026brook trout543.03"
Jul 22, 2025rainbow trout1,00810.32"
Sep 25, 2024Arctic grayling2992.47"
Jul 16, 2024rainbow trout9999.41"
Jun 18, 2024rainbow trout9999.75"
Jul 26, 2023rainbow trout1,00010"
Jul 7, 2022rainbow trout1,00311.37"

Best time to fish Emerald Lake — Wasatch Plateau

The DWR has stocked Emerald Lake — Wasatch Plateau 10 times over the last 5 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 graylingrainbow trout

Location

39.07440, -111.49750 · Sanpete County · 15 mi from Manti

Nearby waters (within ~25 mi):

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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
45°F
Mostly Sunny
Tonight
37°F
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday
43°F
Chance Light Rain then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
70% precip
Wednesday Night
38°F
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Chance Light Rain
69% precip
Thursday
41°F
Showers And Thunderstorms
93% precip
Thursday Night
32°F
Showers And Thunderstorms then Slight Chance T-storms
98% precip
Friday
35°F
Slight Chance Light Snow then Snow Showers Likely
64% precip
Friday Night
28°F
Chance Light Snow
46% precip
Saturday
35°F
Mostly Sunny
Saturday Night
28°F
Partly Cloudy