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Pine Lake — Paunsaugunt Plateau

Garfield County · Southern region

Fairconditions
53°todayMostly Sunny

Today’s report

Pine Lake — Paunsaugunt Plateau is a fair bet today. The DWR last stocked rainbow trout (2,494 fish) on June 10. Today's forecast: mostly sunny, 53°F, 9% chance of precip.

Current conditions

Stocking

Last stocked Jun 10, 2026 — rainbow trout (2,494 fish).

DateSpeciesQuantityAvg length
Jun 10, 2026rainbow trout2,4949.47"
May 6, 2026tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid)1,5019.67"
Apr 15, 2026rainbow trout3,5109.83"
Sep 9, 2025cutthroat trout4,0071.96"
Jun 11, 2025rainbow trout1,03510.18"
Apr 30, 2025tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid)1,5159.38"
Apr 30, 2025rainbow trout1,6879.38"
Apr 30, 2025rainbow trout1,6909.34"

Best time to fish Pine Lake — Paunsaugunt Plateau

The DWR has stocked Pine Lake — Paunsaugunt Plateau 29 times over the last 6 seasons, and 83% of those plants landed in April through June — the freshest fish and the easiest bite usually follow within a week or two of a stocking.

Species

cutthroat troutrainbow trouttiger trout (brown × brook hybrid)

Location

37.73990, -111.95660 · Garfield County · 27 mi from Panguitch

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

Today
53°F
Mostly Sunny
Tonight
41°F
Chance Light Rain
36% precip
Wednesday
49°F
Showers And Thunderstorms
97% precip
Wednesday Night
43°F
Showers And Thunderstorms
89% precip
Thursday
47°F
Showers And Thunderstorms
100% precip
Thursday Night
35°F
Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Light Rain
85% precip
Friday
42°F
Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Rain
24% precip
Friday Night
30°F
Slight Chance Light Rain then Partly Cloudy
20% precip
Saturday
43°F
Sunny
Saturday Night
31°F
Mostly Clear