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Florence Lake — Big Cottonwood Cyn

Salt Lake County · Central region

Fairconditions
37°todayMostly Clear

Today’s report

Florence Lake — Big Cottonwood Cyn is a fair bet today. The DWR last stocked brook trout (500 fish) on July 22. Tonight's forecast: mostly clear, 37°F.

Current conditions

Stocking

Last stocked Jul 22, 2026 — brook trout (500 fish).

DateSpeciesQuantityAvg length
Jul 22, 2026brook trout5003.03"
Jun 25, 2025brook trout5003.01"
Jul 1, 2024brook trout5042.92"
Jul 14, 2023brook trout4942.68"
Jun 27, 2022brook trout5042.75"
Jun 30, 2021brook trout4952.79"

Best time to fish Florence Lake — Big Cottonwood Cyn

The DWR has stocked Florence Lake — Big Cottonwood Cyn 6 times over the last 3 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.

Species

brook trout

Location

40.60520, -111.69650 · Salt Lake County · 8 mi from Sandy

Nearby waters (within ~25 mi):

Blanche Lake — Big Cottonwood CynSalt Lake CountyFairRed Pine Lake — Little Cottonwood CynSalt Lake CountyFairWhite Pine Lake — Little Cottonwood CynSalt Lake CountyFairTwin Lake — Big Cottonwood CynSalt Lake CountyFairUpper Bells Reservoir — Little Cottonwood CynSalt Lake CountyFairPittsburgh Lake — American Fork CynUtah CountyFairCatherine Lake — Big Cottonwood CynSalt Lake CountyFairMary Lake — Big Cottonwood CynSalt Lake 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

Tonight
37°F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
56°F
Sunny
Saturday Night
37°F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
54°F
Sunny
Sunday Night
37°F
Mostly Clear
Monday
53°F
Sunny
Monday Night
39°F
Partly Cloudy then Chance Light Rain
25% precip
Tuesday
49°F
Chance Light Rain then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
58% precip
Tuesday Night
39°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Light Rain
48% precip
Wednesday
50°F
Chance Light Rain then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
38% precip