Big Bear Creek
Fishing and stocking
Cutthroat trout water; one stocking on the 2026 record, in September. One of 37 stocked waters on the Sanpete County record.
Sanpete County · Utah · see it on the national map
The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Cutthroat trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | Cutthroat trout | fry | 7,457 | completed |
When to fish Big Bear Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 10:07 am-12:07 pm and 10:29 pm-12:29 am | 4:25-5:25 am and 4:37-5:37 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:53 am-12:53 pm | 5:33-6:33 am and 5:02-6:02 pm |
Moon: waxing gibbous, 93% lit. These are solunar periods, the traditional feeding-time theory: majors around the moon's transit overhead and underfoot, minors around moonrise and moonset. Theory, not a measurement. Times are Mountain Time (MDT).
What the record actually says
- Last stocked Sep 8
Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Utah fishing forecast
Gear for this water
The last plant has had time to disperse; work outward from the obvious spots.
For the trout (cutthroat trout stocked 1 time here in 2026, moving water)
| Inline spinners | 1/16 to 1/8 oz silver or gold; swing them across the current seams |
| Drifted bait | single salmon egg or half a crawler under light split shot, rolled along the bottom |
| Small jerkbaits | floating minnows in the 2 to 3 inch class for the deeper bends |
Suggestions follow from what the state actually stocks here and what kind of water it is, nothing else. No sponsored placements.
Nearby stocked waters
The closest waters with stocking pages of their own, straight-line miles from this one.
| Water | Distance | Most recent |
|---|---|---|
| Academy Mill Reservoir | 1.7 mi | Jul 14 |
| Petes Hole | 2.5 mi | Jul 20 |
| Marys Lake | 2.7 mi | Jul 8 |
| Soup Bowl Reservoir | 2.7 mi | Jul 20 |
| Cove Lake | 4.2 mi | Jul 8 |
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