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Posey Lake — Escalante Mtn

Garfield County · Southern region

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Today’s report

Posey Lake — Escalante Mtn is fishing tough today. The DWR last stocked splake (lake × brook trout hybrid) (104 fish) on July 13. Today's forecast: showers and thunderstorms, 48°F, 100% chance of precip.

Current conditions

Stocking

Last stocked Jul 13, 2026 — splake (lake × brook trout hybrid) (104 fish).

DateSpeciesQuantityAvg length
Jul 13, 2026brook trout2992.93"
Jul 13, 2026splake (lake × brook trout hybrid)1042.82"
Jul 13, 2026tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid)962.87"
Jun 17, 2026rainbow trout7989.59"
Apr 23, 2026rainbow trout1,0019.83"
Jul 9, 2025rainbow trout2029.73"
Jul 9, 2025rainbow trout94610.33"
Jun 12, 2025rainbow trout6539.44"

Best time to fish Posey Lake — Escalante Mtn

The DWR has stocked Posey Lake — Escalante Mtn 36 times over the last 6 seasons, and 97% 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

brook troutrainbow troutsplake (lake × brook trout hybrid)tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid)

Location

37.93720, -111.69600 · Garfield County · 41 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
48°F
Showers And Thunderstorms
100% precip
Tonight
36°F
Showers And Thunderstorms
97% precip
Columbus Day
42°F
Showers And Thunderstorms
98% precip
Monday Night
30°F
Isolated T-storms
93% precip
Tuesday
39°F
Snow Showers
78% precip
Tuesday Night
25°F
Chance Snow Showers
30% precip
Wednesday
41°F
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Snow Showers
20% precip
Wednesday Night
25°F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
47°F
Sunny
Thursday Night
29°F
Mostly Clear