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Red Butte Reservoir
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51°todayMostly Clear
Today’s report
Red Butte Reservoir is a fair bet today. The DWR last stocked cutthroat trout (4,016 fish) on August 13, 2025. Tonight's forecast: mostly clear, 51°F, 1% chance of precip.
- calm, fishable weather
Current conditions
Stocking
Last stocked Aug 13, 2025 — cutthroat trout (4,016 fish).
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2025 | cutthroat trout | 4,016 | 2.24" |
| Oct 7, 2024 | cutthroat trout | 3,010 | 2.89" |
| Jun 11, 2024 | cutthroat trout | 101 | 7.25" |
| Oct 31, 2023 | cutthroat trout | 2,000 | 3.18" |
| Sep 21, 2022 | cutthroat trout | 2,331 | 2.09" |
| Sep 21, 2022 | cutthroat trout | 1,669 | 2.3" |
| Oct 13, 2021 | cutthroat trout | 1,646 | 2.43" |
Best time to fish Red Butte Reservoir
The DWR has stocked Red Butte Reservoir 7 times over the last 3 seasons, and 86% of those plants landed in June, September, October — the freshest fish and the easiest bite usually follow within a week or two of a stocking.
Species
Location
Nearby waters (within ~25 mi):
Red Butte CreekSalt Lake CountyFairParleys CreekSalt Lake CountyFairLittle Dell ReservoirSalt Lake CountyFairJordan RiverSalt Lake CountyWarningMill Creek — Millcreek CynSalt Lake CountyGoodJensen Nature Park PondDavis CountyGoodBountiful PondDavis CountyWarningWillow Park PondSalt Lake CountyGood
Regulations
- Upstream of entrance to Red Butte Canyon Research Natural Area to the headwaters: CLOSED TO FISHING.
Special rules from the 2026 Utah Fishing Guidebook. Statewide daily limits apply to anything not listed. Rules change — always verify in the current guidebook before you fish.
This week’s weather
Tonight
51°F
Mostly Clear
Monday
66°F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
53°F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
66°F
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Tuesday Night
51°F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
69°F
Sunny
Wednesday Night
54°F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
65°F
Slight Chance Light Rain then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
73% precip
Thursday Night
45°F
Showers And Thunderstorms
99% precip
Friday
49°F
Showers And Thunderstorms
96% precip