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Twin Lake — Big Cottonwood Cyn

Salt Lake County · Central region

Fairconditions
63°todayMostly Sunny

Today’s report

Twin Lake — Big Cottonwood Cyn is a fair bet today. The DWR last stocked cutthroat trout (4,016 fish) on July 22. Today's forecast: mostly sunny, 63°F.

Current conditions

Stocking

Last stocked Jul 22, 2026 — cutthroat trout (4,016 fish).

DateSpeciesQuantityAvg length
Jul 22, 2026cutthroat trout4,0162.04"
Sep 17, 2025cutthroat trout4,0352.26"
Sep 24, 2024cutthroat trout4,0402.31"
Sep 19, 2022cutthroat trout4,0002.43"
Jun 27, 2022brook trout5,0042.75"
Sep 21, 2021cutthroat trout5,0002.46"

Best time to fish Twin Lake — Big Cottonwood Cyn

The DWR has stocked Twin Lake — Big Cottonwood Cyn 6 times over the last 4 seasons, and 100% 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 trout

Location

40.59720, -111.59990 · Salt Lake County · 6 mi from Park City

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
63°F
Mostly Sunny
Tonight
48°F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
59°F
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Tuesday Night
45°F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
59°F
Sunny
Wednesday Night
45°F
Clear
Thursday
59°F
Sunny
Thursday Night
44°F
Clear
Friday
59°F
Sunny
Friday Night
44°F
Mostly Clear