Little Deer Creek
Fishing and stocking
Cutthroat trout water; one stocking on the 2026 record, in October. One of 16 stocked waters on the Wasatch County record.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5 | Cutthroat trout | fingerling | 1,013 | completed |
When to fish Little Deer Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 10:07 am-12:07 pm and 10:30 pm-12:30 am | 4:26-5:26 am and 4:38-5:38 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:54 am-12:54 pm | 5:35-6:35 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
- Stocked 18 days ago (Oct 5)
Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Utah fishing forecast
Gear for this water
Stocked within the last three weeks: fish are still bunched near the release points and keyed on familiar smells.
For the trout (cutthroat trout stocked 1 time here in 2026, moving water)
| Light spinning rod | 5 to 6.5 ft light or ultralight; short rods cast under branches |
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| American Fork Creek N Fork | 3.1 mi | Oct 5 |
| Pittsburgh Lake | 3.3 mi | Jul 22 |
| Catherine Lake | 3.5 mi | Jul 22 |
| Wasatch Mountain State Park Pond | 3.6 mi | Jul 6 |
| Mary Lake | 3.9 mi | Jul 22 |
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