Echo Reservoir fishing

Echo Reservoir was last stocked on Sept. 29, 2026 with 10,050 rainbow trout (11.9 in. average), according to the Utah DWR fish stocking report. It is a reservoir in Summit County, Utah. From 2021 to 2026, DWR stocked 111,606 fish here, the 4th most of 183 stocked waters in Summit County.

Summit County

Stocking data fetched Nov. 10, 2026.

Last stockedSept. 29, 202642 days ago, rainbow trout

Fish stocked in 202618,95113 records

Records since 202149History back to 2002

Stocked species3rainbow trout, cutthroat trout and channel catfish

Recent stockings at Echo Reservoir

Sept. 29, 202610,050 rainbow trout, 11.9 in. average
May 18, 20268,901 rainbow trout, 11.6 in. average
Sept. 23, 20257,400 rainbow trout, 11.9 in. average
Sept. 22, 20252,646 rainbow trout, 11.9 in. average
April 30, 20258,995 rainbow trout, 11.9 in. average
Oct. 25, 202410,004 cutthroat trout, 2.5 in. average

Newest first, from the Utah DWR stocking report. Full stocking history.

Echo Reservoir facts

Last stocked: Sept. 29, 2026 (42 days ago): 10,050 rainbow trout
Stockings in 2026: 13 (18,951 fish): 18,951 rainbow trout
County: Summit County
Stocked since 2021: rainbow trout, cutthroat trout and channel catfish
Likely catch (DWR): brown trout, rainbow trout, smallmouth bass and yellow perch
Average size stocked: 11.0 in. (2021 to 2026)
County rank: 4th most fish of 183 stocked waters in Summit County since 2021
Name in DWR report: ECHO RES
Nearest water: Weber River (Echo Reservoir to Wanship Dam), 5.4 mi
Rules: Statewide rules (no water-specific entry in the 2026 guidebook)

Latest fishing report

DWR report dated Sept. 17, 202654 days old, seasonal outlook

Fall outlook: cooling water draws trout toward the shallows, while warmwater fish (smallmouth bass here) move deeper. For rainbow trout, shore anglers can fish a worm or dough bait on the bottom in the shallows, and boaters can troll crankbaits, pop gear with a worm, or a dodger paired with a squid, at any depth from just below the surface to 40 feet down. Smallmouth bass eat mainly crayfish and yellow perch: cast spinnerbaits, crankbaits, twist tail grubs or tube jigs straight out from shore. For walleye, try worm-tipped jigs weighing between 1/4 and 1/2 ounce where the shoreline changes from rocks and cobbles to sand, working near the bank on warm afternoons, deeper in the morning and early in the day. From a boat, look for yellow perch schools in 6 to 30 feet of water and jig a worm-tipped jig or spoon straight down once you find them; from shore, work sandy shorelines or the area near sunken brush with a worm fished beneath a bobber or dropped to the bottom.

Our summary of the Utah DWR fishing report dated Sept. 17, 2026, in our own words. Read the original on DWR Fish Utah.

Echo Reservoir stocking report, last 12 months

Echo Reservoir: DWR stocking records since Nov. 10, 2025, newest first.

Sept. 29, 2026	Rainbow trout	1,677	12.5 in.
Sept. 29, 2026	Rainbow trout	1,536	12.5 in.
Sept. 29, 2026	Rainbow trout	1,590	11.6 in.
Sept. 29, 2026	Rainbow trout	3,339	11.6 in.
Sept. 29, 2026	Rainbow trout	1,908	11.6 in.
May 18, 2026	Rainbow trout	661	11.7 in.
May 18, 2026	Rainbow trout	960	11.6 in.
May 18, 2026	Rainbow trout	859	11.6 in.
May 18, 2026	Rainbow trout	661	11.7 in.
May 18, 2026	Rainbow trout	1,440	11.6 in.
May 18, 2026	Rainbow trout	1,440	11.6 in.
May 18, 2026	Rainbow trout	1,440	11.6 in.
May 18, 2026	Rainbow trout	1,440	11.6 in.

Source: Utah DWR fish stocking report. Stocking data fetched Nov. 10, 2026; newest record dated Nov. 19, 2026. DWR posts stockings after they happen and does not publish schedules.

Echo Reservoir stocking profile

First record in the DWR report: Sept. 23, 2002. Since then DWR has logged 211 stockings here in 23 different years, 1,843,617 fish in all.
Species stocked 2021 to 2026, by share of fish: rainbow trout 91% (101,220 fish), cutthroat trout 9% (10,004 fish) and channel catfish 0% (382 fish).
Busiest months in the record: April (28% of records) and September (26% of records).
Stocked fish averaged 11.0 in. from 2021 to 2026 (per-record averages ranged from 2.5 to 13.6 in.).
Fish stocked 2021 to 2026: 111,606, the 4th most of 183 stocked waters in Summit County and 56th of 1,076 statewide.
Nearest other water with a page: Weber River (Echo Reservoir to Wanship Dam), 5.4 mi away.

Computed from Utah DWR stocking records (fish counts and average lengths as DWR reports them). Past stocking is history, not a schedule.

When is Echo Reservoir stocked?

Based on DWR stocking records, 2021 to 2025. Stocked in 5 of those 5 years.

mid to late Aprilstocked in 4 of the last 5 years, mostly rainbow trout.

late Septemberstocked in 4 of the last 5 years, mostly rainbow trout.

2025 stocking: 15 records, first on April 30, last on Sept. 23.

Years with a stocking in each third of the month, 2021 to 2025:012345

DWR does not publish stocking schedules. This is past stocking, not a promise. How we read patterns.

Echo Reservoir stocking history by year

Echo Reservoir: DWR stocking records per year. Fish counts are totals of all records that year; average length is weighted by the number of fish.
Year	Records	Fish	Avg. length	Species
2026	13	18,951	11.8 in.	Rainbow trout
2025	15	19,041	11.9 in.	Rainbow trout
2024	4	24,030	8.2 in.	Cutthroat trout, Rainbow trout
2023	7	17,610	12.1 in.	Rainbow trout, Channel catfish
2022	5	15,979	11.4 in.	Rainbow trout
2021	5	15,995	11.6 in.	Rainbow trout
2020	9	122,981	4.4 in.	Rainbow trout
2019	12	445,540	0.8 in.	Rainbow trout, Walleye
2018	10	426,117	1.3 in.	Rainbow trout, Walleye
2017	9	145,361	3.5 in.	Rainbow trout, Walleye
2016	5	50,001	9.0 in.	Rainbow trout
2015	11	70,033	7.8 in.	Channel catfish, Rainbow trout
2014	6	51,522	9.0 in.	Channel catfish, Rainbow trout
2013	15	114,111	7.5 in.	Rainbow trout
2011	5	36,146	8.5 in.	Rainbow trout
2010	6	46,248	8.3 in.	Channel catfish, Rainbow trout
2008	17	58,212	8.1 in.	Rainbow trout
2007	19	42,282	6.5 in.	Rainbow trout
2006	16	20,699	11.0 in.	Rainbow trout
2005	3	21,107	10.3 in.	Rainbow trout
2004	5	18,976	9.4 in.	Rainbow trout
2003	9	19,001	10.3 in.	Rainbow trout
2002	5	43,674	7.3 in.	Rainbow trout

All stocking records 2021 to Nov. 10, 2025 (36)

Echo Reservoir: DWR stocking records 2021 to Nov. 10, 2025.

Sept. 23, 2025	Rainbow trout	1,036	11.9 in.
Sept. 23, 2025	Rainbow trout	1,036	11.9 in.
Sept. 23, 2025	Rainbow trout	1,332	11.9 in.
Sept. 23, 2025	Rainbow trout	1,332	11.9 in.
Sept. 23, 2025	Rainbow trout	1,332	11.9 in.
Sept. 23, 2025	Rainbow trout	1,332	11.9 in.
Sept. 22, 2025	Rainbow trout	1,323	11.9 in.
Sept. 22, 2025	Rainbow trout	1,323	11.9 in.
April 30, 2025	Rainbow trout	1,179	12.4 in.
April 30, 2025	Rainbow trout	1,179	12.4 in.
April 30, 2025	Rainbow trout	1,179	12.4 in.
April 30, 2025	Rainbow trout	590	12.4 in.
April 30, 2025	Rainbow trout	1,650	11.5 in.
April 30, 2025	Rainbow trout	1,650	11.5 in.
April 30, 2025	Rainbow trout	1,568	11.5 in.
Oct. 25, 2024	Cutthroat trout	10,004	2.5 in.
Sept. 23, 2024	Rainbow trout	5,023	11.3 in.
April 30, 2024	Rainbow trout	4,752	12.4 in.
April 29, 2024	Rainbow trout	4,251	13.2 in.
Sept. 26, 2023	Rainbow trout	2,594	12.6 in.
Sept. 26, 2023	Rainbow trout	1,875	12.6 in.
Sept. 26, 2023	Rainbow trout	2,000	12.6 in.
June 26, 2023	Rainbow trout	1,750	12.6 in.
June 1, 2023	Channel catfish	382	13.6 in.
May 2, 2023	Rainbow trout	6,600	11.5 in.
May 2, 2023	Rainbow trout	2,409	11.5 in.
Sept. 27, 2022	Rainbow trout	5,525	11.4 in.
Sept. 27, 2022	Rainbow trout	1,125	11.9 in.
April 18, 2022	Rainbow trout	2,907	11.4 in.
April 18, 2022	Rainbow trout	3,042	11.4 in.
April 18, 2022	Rainbow trout	3,380	11.4 in.
Oct. 25, 2021	Rainbow trout	2,260	12.1 in.
Oct. 25, 2021	Rainbow trout	2,260	12.1 in.
April 19, 2021	Rainbow trout	6,715	11.4 in.
April 19, 2021	Rainbow trout	2,040	11.4 in.
April 19, 2021	Rainbow trout	2,720	11.4 in.

Fishing rules

No water-specific entry for Echo Reservoir in the 2026 guidebook: statewide limits apply unless a group entry (such as a drainage) covers it.

From the 2026 Utah Fishing Guidebook, in our own words. Rules can change mid-year: check wildlife.utah.gov/guidebooks before fishing.

Access and facilities

Boating: Boat ramp
Camping: Camp host, Primitive tent camping, RV camping
Accessible: Docks
Facilities: Restrooms
Other activities: Swimming, Waterskiing

Facility list from DWR Fish Utah. Check with the land manager before you go; facilities close seasonally.

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Echo Reservoir questions

When is Echo Reservoir stocked?

DWR does not publish stocking schedules. Past records show Echo Reservoir was stocked in mid to late April (4 of the last 5 years) and late September (4 of the last 5 years). The most recent stocking in the DWR report is dated Sept. 29, 2026.

What fish are in Echo Reservoir?

DWR lists brown trout, rainbow trout, smallmouth bass and yellow perch as likely catches and black crappie, channel catfish and common carp as possible. Since 2021 DWR has stocked rainbow trout, cutthroat trout and channel catfish.

Sources

Stocking: Utah DWR fish stocking report, fetched Nov. 10, 2026. Size, program, species and facilities: DWR Fish Utah. Location: Utah DWR, USGS NHD. Rules: 2026 Utah Fishing Guidebook. Page built Nov. 10, 2026. Found an error? Tell us. Verify rules with DWR before fishing.