Yellowstone River
Fishing, stocking, and current conditions
Rainbow trout water; 3 stockings on the 2026 record, spread June 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.
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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 8 | Rainbow trout | adult | 750 | completed |
| Jul 2 | Rainbow trout | adult | 765 | completed |
| Jul 13 | Rainbow trout | adult | 484 | completed |
When to fish Yellowstone River
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 10:03 am-12:03 pm and 10:26 pm-12:26 am | 4:21-5:21 am and 4:33-5:33 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:49 am-12:49 pm | 5:30-6:30 am and 4:57-5:57 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 13
- Flow 492% 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)
| Waders or wet-wading boots | stocked stream fish stack in the obvious pools; getting to the next one is the edge |
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grayling Lake X-56 | 3.7 mi | Sep 21 |
| X- 51 | 3.8 mi | Sep 21 |
| Lily Lake S-15 | 4.2 mi | Jul 20 |
| X- 60 | 4.5 mi | Sep 21 |
| White Miller Lake X-54 | 4.5 mi | Jul 20 |
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