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Round Willow Bottom — Escalante Mtn

Garfield County · Southern region

Fairconditions
41°todayPartly Cloudy

Today’s report

Round Willow Bottom — Escalante Mtn is a fair bet today. The DWR last stocked tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) (127 fish) on July 13. Overnight's forecast: partly cloudy, 41°F, 14% chance of precip.

Current conditions

Stocking

Last stocked Jul 13, 2026 — tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) (127 fish).

DateSpeciesQuantityAvg length
Jul 13, 2026tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid)1272.87"
Jul 13, 2026cutthroat trout5002.05"
Aug 5, 2025cutthroat trout4892.27"
Jun 23, 2025tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid)2482.81"
Sep 26, 2024cutthroat trout5001.69"
Sep 18, 2023cutthroat trout4001.79"
Jul 11, 2023tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid)2552.87"
Sep 26, 2022cutthroat trout5122.07"

Best time to fish Round Willow Bottom — Escalante Mtn

The DWR has stocked Round Willow Bottom — Escalante Mtn 10 times over the last 4 seasons, and 90% of those plants landed in June, July, September — the freshest fish and the easiest bite usually follow within a week or two of a stocking.

Species

cutthroat trouttiger trout (brown × brook hybrid)

Location

37.90670, -111.89240 · Garfield County · 30 mi from Panguitch

Nearby waters (within ~25 mi):

Tall Four Reservoir — Escalante MtnGarfield CountyFairBarker Reservoir — North Creek LakesGarfield CountyFairLower Barker Reservoir — North Creek LakesGarfield CountyFairFlat Lake — North Creek LakesGarfield CountyFairYellow Lake — North Creek LakesGarfield CountyFairJoe Lay Lake — North Creek LakesGarfield CountyFairNorth Creek ReservoirGarfield CountyFairTule Lake — Escalante MtnGarfield CountyFair

Regulations

  • CLOSED Jan. 1 through 6 a.m. on the third Saturday of April and Nov. 1–Dec. 31.

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

Overnight
41°F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
47°F
Showers And Thunderstorms
89% precip
Saturday Night
39°F
Showers And Thunderstorms
98% precip
Sunday
41°F
Showers And Thunderstorms
99% precip
Sunday Night
35°F
Showers And Thunderstorms
98% precip
Columbus Day
36°F
Slight Chance T-storms
98% precip
Monday Night
29°F
Slight Chance T-storms
91% precip
Tuesday
31°F
Snow Showers
83% precip
Tuesday Night
24°F
Chance Snow Showers
32% precip
Wednesday
35°F
Mostly Sunny