Uinta River
Fishing, stocking, and current conditions
Rainbow trout water; 3 stockings on the 2026 record, spread May to July. One of 106 stocked waters on the Duchesne County record. A USGS gauge reports from this water, so the conditions card on this page is live.
Duchesne County · Utah · see it on the national map
Water temp 52 °F at DUCHESNE RIVER NEAR RANDLETT, UT, 1 km away USGS site 09302000 · read 6:00 pm this evening
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20 | Rainbow trout | adult | 803 | completed |
| Jul 3 | Rainbow trout | adult | 801 | completed |
| Jul 14 | Rainbow trout | adult | 676 | completed |
When to fish Uinta River
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 10:00 am-12:00 pm and 10:23 pm-12:23 am | 4:18-5:18 am and 4:31-5:31 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:46 am-12:46 pm | 5:27-6:27 am and 4:55-5:55 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 14
- Water 52 °F at a gauge 1 km away, prime coldwater range
- Flow 3926% of the seasonal median
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)
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brough Reservoir | 5.3 mi | Jun 24 |
| Pelican Lake | 6.4 mi | Jun 24 |
| Cottonwood Reservoir | 9.1 mi | Apr 27 |
| Bullock Reservoir | 9.1 mi | Apr 27 |
| Green River | 11 mi | Sep 29 |
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