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Upper Bells Reservoir — Little Cottonwood Cyn

Salt Lake County · Central region

Fairconditions
67°todayMostly Sunny

Today’s report

Upper Bells Reservoir — Little Cottonwood Cyn is a fair bet today. The DWR last stocked cutthroat trout (3,012 fish) on July 22. Today's forecast: mostly sunny, 67°F.

Current conditions

Stocking

Last stocked Jul 22, 2026 — cutthroat trout (3,012 fish).

DateSpeciesQuantityAvg length
Jul 22, 2026cutthroat trout3,0122.04"
Sep 17, 2025cutthroat trout2,0182.26"
Sep 24, 2024cutthroat trout3,0192.41"
Sep 19, 2023cutthroat trout4,0012.28"
Sep 21, 2021cutthroat trout2,0002.46"

Best time to fish Upper Bells Reservoir — Little Cottonwood Cyn

The DWR has stocked Upper Bells Reservoir — Little Cottonwood Cyn 5 times over the last 4 seasons, and 100% of those plants landed in July, September — the freshest fish and the easiest bite usually follow within a week or two of a stocking.

Species

cutthroat trout

Location

40.53990, -111.74870 · Salt Lake County · 5 mi from Sandy

Nearby waters (within ~25 mi):

Red Pine Lake — Little Cottonwood CynSalt Lake CountyFairWhite Pine Lake — Little Cottonwood CynSalt Lake CountyFairSilver Lake — American Fork CynUtah CountyGoodFlorence Lake — Big Cottonwood CynSalt Lake CountyFairBlanche Lake — Big Cottonwood CynSalt Lake CountyFairSilver Lake Flat Reservoir — American Fork CynUtah CountyFairTibble Fork ReservoirUtah CountyFairAmerican Fork RiverUtah CountyGood

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
67°F
Mostly Sunny
Tonight
48°F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
64°F
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Tuesday Night
46°F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
64°F
Sunny
Wednesday Night
45°F
Clear
Thursday
63°F
Sunny
Thursday Night
45°F
Clear
Friday
63°F
Sunny
Friday Night
46°F
Mostly Clear