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Purple Lake — Boulder Mtn

Garfield County · Southern region

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43°todayShowers And Thunderstorms

Today’s report

Purple Lake — Boulder Mtn is fishing tough today. The DWR last stocked brook trout (200 fish) on July 13. Today's forecast: showers and thunderstorms, 43°F, 99% chance of precip.

Current conditions

Stocking

Last stocked Jul 13, 2026 — brook trout (200 fish).

DateSpeciesQuantityAvg length
Jul 13, 2026brook trout2002.77"
Jun 23, 2025brook trout2012.92"
Jun 24, 2024brook trout2052.63"
Jul 11, 2023brook trout2352.63"
Jul 7, 2022brook trout2012.97"
Jul 6, 2021brook trout1912.76"

Best time to fish Purple Lake — Boulder Mtn

The DWR has stocked Purple Lake — Boulder Mtn 6 times over the last 4 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

38.07430, -111.57140 · Garfield County · 50 mi from Panguitch

Nearby waters (within ~25 mi):

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Guides & shops for this water

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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
43°F
Showers And Thunderstorms
99% precip
Tonight
34°F
Showers And Thunderstorms
96% precip
Columbus Day
37°F
Rain And Snow Showers
99% precip
Monday Night
27°F
Isolated T-storms
93% precip
Tuesday
33°F
Snow Showers
79% precip
Tuesday Night
23°F
Chance Snow Showers
36% precip
Wednesday
35°F
Mostly Sunny then Chance Snow Showers
27% precip
Wednesday Night
23°F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
41°F
Sunny
Thursday Night
27°F
Mostly Clear then Slight Chance Snow Showers