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Yankee Meadow Reservoir — Cedar Mtn

Iron County · Southern region

Fairconditions
48°todaySlight Chance Rain Showers

Today’s report

Yankee Meadow Reservoir — Cedar Mtn is a fair bet today. The DWR last stocked cutthroat trout (3,163 fish) on September 15. Overnight's forecast: slight chance rain showers, 48°F, 15% chance of precip.

Current conditions

Stocking

Last stocked Sep 15, 2026 — cutthroat trout (3,163 fish).

DateSpeciesQuantityAvg length
Sep 15, 2026cutthroat trout3,1632.24"
Jul 14, 2026brook trout1,9962.77"
May 5, 2026rainbow trout5,0163.19"
Apr 22, 2026rainbow trout1,0409.83"
Sep 9, 2025cutthroat trout4,0071.96"
Jul 22, 2025brook trout2,0093.41"
Jun 3, 2025rainbow trout5,1353.69"
May 21, 2025rainbow trout1,05010.49"

Best time to fish Yankee Meadow Reservoir — Cedar Mtn

The DWR has stocked Yankee Meadow Reservoir — Cedar Mtn 24 times over the last 6 seasons, and 79% of those plants landed in May, June, September — the freshest fish and the easiest bite usually follow within a week or two of a stocking.

Species

brook troutcutthroat troutrainbow trout

Location

37.75080, -112.77400 · Iron County · 17 mi from Cedar City

Nearby waters (within ~25 mi):

Hendrickson Lake — Cedar MtnIron CountyFairBrian Head PondIron CountyFairBunker CreekIron CountyFairDeer CreekIron CountyFairParowan PondIron CountyGoodPanguitch LakeGarfield CountyWarningRed Creek — Cedar MtnIron CountyFairParagonah ReservoirIron CountyFair

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

Overnight
48°F
Slight Chance Rain Showers
Saturday
58°F
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
68% precip
Saturday Night
45°F
Showers And Thunderstorms
96% precip
Sunday
50°F
Showers And Thunderstorms
97% precip
Sunday Night
41°F
Showers And Thunderstorms
98% precip
Columbus Day
44°F
Showers And Thunderstorms
96% precip
Monday Night
35°F
Showers And Thunderstorms
93% precip
Tuesday
39°F
Slight Chance T-storms
82% precip
Tuesday Night
30°F
Chance Snow Showers
48% precip
Wednesday
43°F
Mostly Sunny