East Canyon Reservoir fishing

East Canyon Reservoir fishing is stocked with Rainbow Trout, Wiper, and Kokanee Salmon on a reservoir. Also recorded: Smallmouth Bass, Brown Trout, Black Crappie, Splake, and Tiger Trout. It is stocked about 9.1 times a year since 2016, most often in September and October. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout, Wiper, and Kokanee Salmon, dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout, and dawn, dusk, and night for Black Crappie.

East Canyon Reservoir
Photo: NPS Staff (Photo Credit: NPS), Public domain
Last stocked
October 5, 2026
· Rainbow Trout
Plants on record
103
Since 2016
Species stocked
3 (+5 also recorded)
Average size
8.4 in
Elevation
5,705 ft

Fish at East Canyon Reservoir

3 stocked · 5 confirmed present

Around the dates East Canyon Reservoir is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 59.4°F in September, 44.8°F in October, 38.6°F in April, 31.8°F in March. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo

Rainbow Trout Stocked · 82 plants · last April 8, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked April 8, 2026 · avg 9.7 in · 82 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide
Wiper Stocked · 10 plants · last July 31, 2025 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked July 31, 2025 · avg 2.1 in · 10 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Wiper species guide
Kokanee Salmon Stocked · 8 plants · last March 25, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked March 25, 2026 · avg 3 in · 8 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Kokanee Salmon species guide

How East Canyon Reservoir is stocked

Source: Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.

Echo Reservoir (9.7 mi), Little Dell Reservoir (10.8 mi), Rockport Reservoir (12.7 mi), Bountiful Pond (17.3 mi), and Adams Reservoir (21.2 mi) were stocked more recently. Echo Reservoir is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Rockport Reservoir is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Kokanee Salmon, Bountiful Pond is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Wiper, and Adams Reservoir is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Wiper.

Fish stocked in 2016

80,842

Fish stocked in 2017

70,296

Fish stocked in 2018

72,023

Fish stocked in 2019

91,222

Fish stocked in 2020

83,382

Fish stocked in 2021

80,646

Fish stocked in 2022

47,767

Fish stocked in 2023

32,212

Fish stocked in 2024

86,398

Fish stocked in 2025

87,195

Fish stocked in 2026

69,312

Stocking history

Source: Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
October 5, 2026Rainbow Trout3,16011.6 inreport
October 5, 2026Rainbow Trout96011.6 inreport
September 30, 2026Rainbow Trout3,20011.6 inreport
April 8, 2026Rainbow Trout2,00010.06 inreport
March 25, 2026Kokanee Salmon34,3032.99 inreport
March 20, 2026Kokanee Salmon33,0092.91 inreport
September 24, 2025Rainbow Trout17811.91 inreport
September 24, 2025Rainbow Trout80011.91 inreport
September 24, 2025Rainbow Trout97711.91 inreport
September 24, 2025Rainbow Trout97711.91 inreport
September 24, 2025Rainbow Trout97711.91 inreport
September 24, 2025Rainbow Trout97711.91 inreport
September 24, 2025Rainbow Trout97711.91 inreport
September 23, 2025Rainbow Trout1,33211.91 inreport
September 23, 2025Rainbow Trout1,33211.91 inreport
July 31, 2025Wiper10,8831.99 inreport
May 22, 2025Kokanee Salmon59,7842.71 inreport
April 29, 2025Rainbow Trout4,48012.5 inreport
April 29, 2025Rainbow Trout52112.5 inreport
April 9, 2025Rainbow Trout3,00010.06 inreport
November 8, 2024Rainbow Trout1,94410.5 inreport
September 24, 2024Rainbow Trout2,32211.33 inreport
September 24, 2024Rainbow Trout6,19211.33 inreport
July 18, 2024Wiper15,1202.04 inreport
May 2, 2024Kokanee Salmon55,8203.28 inreport
April 18, 2024Rainbow Trout5,00010.92 inreport
September 26, 2023Rainbow Trout4,78212.6 inreport
September 26, 2023Rainbow Trout3,95012.6 inreport
August 17, 2023Wiper18,4802.25 inreport
May 9, 2023Rainbow Trout1,66810.77 inreport
May 9, 2023Rainbow Trout3,33211.21 inreport
September 27, 2022Rainbow Trout4,06012.13 inreport
September 27, 2022Rainbow Trout4,48012.13 inreport
July 28, 2022Wiper15,2001.86 inreport
April 4, 2022Kokanee Salmon19,0242.62 inreport
March 30, 2022Rainbow Trout98311.86 inreport
March 30, 2022Rainbow Trout4,02011.86 inreport
November 4, 2021Rainbow Trout1,50011.16 inreport
November 3, 2021Rainbow Trout1,00010.17 inreport
September 28, 2021Rainbow Trout9,8558.81 inreport
September 28, 2021Rainbow Trout5,6588.81 inreport
September 27, 2021Rainbow Trout11,6808.81 inreport
September 27, 2021Rainbow Trout3,6508.81 inreport
September 27, 2021Rainbow Trout5,4758.81 inreport
September 16, 2021Rainbow Trout1509.88 inreport
September 14, 2021Rainbow Trout2,00011.6 inreport
August 12, 2021Wiper16,5592.15 inreport
April 5, 2021Rainbow Trout3,9989.01 inreport
April 2, 2021Kokanee Salmon15,0612.72 inreport
March 30, 2021Rainbow Trout4,0608.55 inreport
October 23, 2020Rainbow Trout20010 inreport
October 14, 2020Rainbow Trout1,5507.94 inreport
October 14, 2020Rainbow Trout1,6257.27 inreport
October 14, 2020Rainbow Trout2,2807.6 inreport
October 13, 2020Rainbow Trout7,9807.6 inreport
October 13, 2020Rainbow Trout8,9707.27 inreport
October 13, 2020Rainbow Trout9,1007.27 inreport
October 13, 2020Rainbow Trout6,2407.27 inreport
October 13, 2020Rainbow Trout7,9807.6 inreport
October 13, 2020Rainbow Trout3,01410.07 inreport
August 13, 2020Wiper10,1052.2 inreport
April 24, 2020Kokanee Salmon16,9653.37 inreport
April 2, 2020Rainbow Trout3,6968.69 inreport
April 2, 2020Rainbow Trout3,6778.69 inreport
October 10, 2019Wiper10,1133.18 inreport
October 7, 2019Rainbow Trout4,2257.11 inreport
October 6, 2019Rainbow Trout9,1007.11 inreport
October 3, 2019Rainbow Trout2509.65 inreport
September 18, 2019Rainbow Trout18,6458.96 inreport
September 17, 2019Rainbow Trout22,0828.68 inreport
May 13, 2019Kokanee Salmon10,0243.71 inreport
May 7, 2019Rainbow Trout8,7753.22 inreport
April 9, 2019Rainbow Trout3,0809.33 inreport
April 9, 2019Rainbow Trout4,9289.33 inreport
November 20, 2018Rainbow Trout1,78410.39 inreport
November 19, 2018Rainbow Trout3,12210.39 inreport
September 26, 2018Rainbow Trout1008.3 inreport
September 26, 2018Rainbow Trout2,1567.99 inreport
September 25, 2018Rainbow Trout7,8407.99 inreport
September 24, 2018Rainbow Trout16,0828.2 inreport
September 24, 2018Rainbow Trout15,4028.2 inreport
September 24, 2018Rainbow Trout11,5528.2 inreport
July 18, 2018Wiper5,9841.51 inreport
April 3, 2018Rainbow Trout8,0019.75 inreport
October 31, 2017Rainbow Trout23,03410.44 inreport
October 25, 2017Rainbow Trout3,4408.64 inreport
October 25, 2017Rainbow Trout3,0008.06 inreport
October 25, 2017Rainbow Trout6,8808.64 inreport
October 24, 2017Rainbow Trout7,7408.64 inreport
October 24, 2017Rainbow Trout3,4408.64 inreport
September 28, 2017Rainbow Trout16116.09 inreport
August 9, 2017Wiper15,0002.01 inreport
March 28, 2017Rainbow Trout5,0678.51 inreport
March 28, 2017Rainbow Trout2,5348.51 inreport
December 5, 2016Rainbow Trout2,8846.63 inreport
November 14, 2016Rainbow Trout11212.13 inreport
October 3, 2016Rainbow Trout9,0258.7 inreport
October 3, 2016Rainbow Trout4,00010 inreport
October 3, 2016Rainbow Trout14,12510 inreport
October 3, 2016Rainbow Trout8,25010 inreport
October 3, 2016Rainbow Trout16,7208.7 inreport
July 6, 2016Wiper17,7271.56 inreport
April 4, 2016Rainbow Trout7,9997.54 inreport

Access and facts

Water type
reservoir
Nearest town
Morgan
Shore access
Yes
Boat ramp
Yes
Fee required
Yes
Facilities
camping, restrooms, cleaning station, dock

East Canyon State Park sits 12 miles south of Morgan on SR-66 with a $20 entrance fee. Dixie Creek Campground plus ADA accessible yurts and cabins offer restrooms and showers, covered pavilions, picnic tables and fire pits. Primitive angler parking lots and SR-65 pullouts reach other shores.

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Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources before you go.

About East Canyon Reservoir

Photo of East Canyon Reservoir
NPS Staff (Photo Credit: NPS), Public domain

Nearest lakes

Echo Reservoir 9.7 mi last stocked September 29, 2026 Little Dell Reservoir 10.8 mi last stocked June 25, 2026 Rockport Reservoir 12.7 mi last stocked September 28, 2026 Bountiful Pond 17.3 mi last stocked October 7, 2026 Adams Reservoir 21.2 mi last stocked October 5, 2026

Public land at East Canyon Reservoir

East Canyon Reservoir is less than 0.1 miles outside the edge of East Canyon State Park.

Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.

Common questions

What fish are at East Canyon Reservoir?

Fishing East Canyon Reservoir usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 82 of 100 plants on record, ahead of Wiper and one more. Rainbow Trout was last stocked April 8, 2026, averaging 9.7 in. Wiper was last stocked July 31, 2025, averaging 2.1 in. Kokanee Salmon was last stocked March 25, 2026, averaging 3 in. Smallmouth Bass, Brown Trout, Black Crappie, and Splake, plus 1 more are recorded here outside the stocking reports.

When is East Canyon Reservoir stocked?

Last stocked October 5, 2026. It is stocked about 9.1 times a year since 2016, most often in September and October.

How big are the fish stocked at East Canyon Reservoir?

Stocked fish average 8.4 in. Rainbow Trout average 9.7 in. Wiper average 2.1 in. Kokanee Salmon average 3 in.

How do you get on East Canyon Reservoir?

Shore fishing is available, there is a boat ramp, and a fee is required. The nearest town is Morgan. Facilities include camping, restrooms, cleaning station, and dock. East Canyon State Park sits 12 miles south of Morgan on SR-66 with a $20 entrance fee. Dixie Creek Campground plus ADA accessible yurts and cabins offer restrooms and showers, covered pavilions, picnic tables and fire pits. Primitive angler parking lots and SR-65 pullouts reach other shores.

Which lakes near East Canyon Reservoir were stocked more recently?

Echo Reservoir (9.7 mi), Little Dell Reservoir (10.8 mi), Rockport Reservoir (12.7 mi), Bountiful Pond (17.3 mi), and Adams Reservoir (21.2 mi) were stocked more recently. Echo Reservoir is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Rockport Reservoir is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Kokanee Salmon, Bountiful Pond is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Wiper, and Adams Reservoir is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Wiper.

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