Hayden Fork
Fishing and stocking
Stocked June to July in 2026: rainbow trout, 3 plants in all. One of 120 stocked waters on the Summit County record.
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The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Rainbow trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30 | Rainbow trout | adult | 251 | completed |
| Jul 14 | Rainbow trout | adult | 200 | completed |
| Jul 27 | Rainbow trout | adult | 200 | completed |
When to fish Hayden Fork
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 10:05 am-12:05 pm and 10:27 pm-12:27 am | 4:23-5:23 am and 4:35-5:35 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:51 am-12:51 pm | 5:32-6:32 am and 4:59-5:59 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 Jul 27
Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Utah fishing forecast
Gear for this water
It has been a while since the trucks came. The holdovers have spread out and wised up; downsize and fish natural.
For the trout (rainbow trout stocked 3 times here in 2026, moving water)
| 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 |
| Waders or wet-wading boots | stocked stream fish stack in the obvious pools; getting to the next one is the edge |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ruth Lake Branch | 1.2 mi | Jul 24 |
| Hayden Lake Branch | 1.4 mi | Jul 25 |
| Butterfly Lake Z-1 | 1.8 mi | Sep 22 |
| Castle Lake D-14 | 1.9 mi | Sep 21 |
| Lofty Lake W-41 | 1.9 mi | Jul 22 |
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