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Gates Lake — Fishlake Plateau

Sevier County · Southern region

Fairconditions
35°todayChance Light Snow

Today’s report

Gates Lake — Fishlake Plateau is a fair bet today. The DWR last stocked tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) (251 fish) on August 11. Overnight's forecast: chance light snow, 35°F, 25% chance of precip.

Current conditions

Stocking

Last stocked Aug 11, 2026 — tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) (251 fish).

DateSpeciesQuantityAvg length
Aug 11, 2026tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid)2513.37"
Jun 2, 2026rainbow trout80610.13"
Aug 4, 2025tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid)2503.36"
Jun 26, 2025rainbow trout80510.35"
Aug 12, 2024tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid)2553.45"
Jun 24, 2024rainbow trout80410.09"
Aug 8, 2023tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid)2553.31"
Jun 29, 2023rainbow trout80810.7"

Best time to fish Gates Lake — Fishlake Plateau

The DWR has stocked Gates Lake — Fishlake Plateau 12 times over the last 6 seasons, and 100% of those plants landed in June through August — the freshest fish and the easiest bite usually follow within a week or two of a stocking.

Species

rainbow trouttiger trout (brown × brook hybrid)

Location

38.76770, -111.68440 · Sevier County · 22 mi from Richfield

Nearby waters (within ~25 mi):

Hamilton Reservoir — Fishlake PlateauSevier CountyFairFarnsworth Lake — Fishlake PlateauSevier CountyFairSalina Reservoir — Fishlake PlateauSevier CountyFairAbes Reservoir — Fishlake PlateauSevier CountyFairLost Creek Reservoir — Fishlake PlateauSevier CountyFairRex Reservoir — Fishlake PlateauSevier CountyFairKoosharem ReservoirSevier CountyGoodFish LakeSevier 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

Overnight
35°F
Chance Light Snow
25% precip
Sunday
49°F
Slight Chance Light Snow
21% precip
Sunday Night
34°F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
49°F
Mostly Sunny then Chance Light Rain
29% precip
Monday Night
35°F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
47°F
Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
41% precip
Tuesday Night
35°F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
49°F
Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
38% precip
Wednesday Night
39°F
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Light Rain Likely
59% precip
Thursday
45°F
Light Rain then Showers And Thunderstorms
91% precip