Mirror Lake
Today’s report
Mirror Lake is fishing well today. The DWR last stocked tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) (735 fish) on October 6. Tonight's forecast: snow showers likely, 25°F, 59% chance of precip.
- stocked 7 days ago — fresh fish in the water
Fishing Mirror Lake: what to know
Mirror Lake is the signature stop on the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway (UT-150) in the High Uintas, 10,000 feet up and an hour and a half east of Salt Lake. It's a small, heavily stocked lake with a campground, a paved trail around it, and a view of Bald Mountain — the classic family-fishing destination in the Uintas, with brook trout, rainbows, and tiger trout.
The highway opens when the snow allows, typically June, and the lake is ice-free by late June. July through September is the season; the DWR stocks it repeatedly all summer. It's under snow and closed to vehicles from roughly November to May.
Worms and PowerBait from the shore or the fishing pier, small spinners, or a fly rod with a dry fly along the inlet side in the evening. Standard limits. The lake gets crowded on summer weekends — the dozens of other lakes within a few miles of the highway are just as good and empty.
Current conditions
Stocking
Last stocked Oct 6, 2026 — tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) (735 fish).
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2026 | tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) | 735 | 11.08" |
| Aug 31, 2026 | rainbow trout | 750 | 11.24" |
| Aug 24, 2026 | rainbow trout | 750 | 11.24" |
| Aug 12, 2026 | rainbow trout | 750 | 10.77" |
| Aug 3, 2026 | rainbow trout | 752 | 10.5" |
| Jul 27, 2026 | rainbow trout | 750 | 10.77" |
| Jul 21, 2026 | tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) | 624 | 10.6" |
| Jul 20, 2026 | rainbow trout | 822 | 10.77" |
Best time to fish Mirror Lake
The DWR has stocked Mirror Lake 95 times over the last 6 seasons, and 96% 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
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.