Palisade Reservoir & State Park fishing
Palisade Reservoir & State Park was last stocked on June 9, 2026 with 1,617 rainbow trout (9.8 in. average), according to the Utah DWR fish stocking report. It is a 76-acre reservoir in Sanpete County, Utah, listed by DWR as a State Park. From 2021 to 2026, DWR stocked 116,887 fish here, the 2nd most of 71 stocked waters in Sanpete County.
Recent stockings at Palisade Reservoir & State Park
- June 9, 20261,617 rainbow trout, 9.8 in. average
- June 2, 20261,200 rainbow trout, 11.6 in. average
- May 11, 20263,955 tiger trout, 2.9 in. average
- May 6, 20261,584 rainbow trout, 11.2 in. average
- April 16, 2026992 rainbow trout, 9.2 in. average
- March 23, 20261,000 rainbow trout, 10.5 in. average
Newest first, from the Utah DWR stocking report. Full stocking history.
Palisade Reservoir & State Park facts
- Last stocked
- June 9, 2026 (154 days ago): 1,617 rainbow trout
- Stockings in 2026
- 8 (12,350 fish): 8,395 rainbow trout and 3,955 tiger trout
- County
- Sanpete County
- Size
- 76 acres
- DWR program
- State Park
- Stocked since 2021
- rainbow trout, tiger trout, wiper, black crappie, bluegill, cutthroat trout and white crappie
- Likely catch (DWR)
- rainbow trout and tiger trout
- Average size stocked
- 6.9 in. (2021 to 2026)
- County rank
- 2nd most fish of 71 stocked waters in Sanpete County since 2021
- Name in DWR report
- PALISADE RES
- Nearest water
- Nine Mile Reservoir, 3 mi
- Rules
- Statewide rules (no water-specific entry in the 2026 guidebook)
Palisade Reservoir & State Park stocking report, last 12 months
| June 9, 2026 | Rainbow trout | 1,617 | 9.8 in. |
| June 2, 2026 | Rainbow trout | 1,200 | 11.6 in. |
| May 11, 2026 | Tiger trout | 3,955 | 2.9 in. |
| May 6, 2026 | Rainbow trout | 1,584 | 11.2 in. |
| April 16, 2026 | Rainbow trout | 992 | 9.2 in. |
| March 23, 2026 | Rainbow trout | 1,000 | 10.5 in. |
| March 10, 2026 | Rainbow trout | 1,001 | 10.3 in. |
| March 10, 2026 | Rainbow trout | 1,001 | 10.3 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.
Palisade Reservoir & State Park stocking profile
- First record in the DWR report: April 9, 2002. Since then DWR has logged 215 stockings here in 25 different years, 432,686 fish in all.
- Species stocked 2021 to 2026, by share of fish: rainbow trout 46% (53,872 fish), tiger trout 19% (22,597 fish), bluegill 16% (18,369 fish), white crappie 9% (10,001 fish), black crappie 5% (5,994 fish), wiper 3% (3,774 fish) and cutthroat trout 2% (2,280 fish).
- Busiest months in the record: May (27% of records) and June (20% of records).
- Stocked fish averaged 6.9 in. from 2021 to 2026 (per-record averages ranged from 2.6 to 17.9 in.). The yearly average was 7.2 in. in 2021 and 6.3 in. in 2025.
- Fish stocked 2021 to 2026: 116,887, the 2nd most of 71 stocked waters in Sanpete County and 53rd of 1,076 statewide.
- Nearest other water with a page: Nine Mile Reservoir, 3 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 Palisade Reservoir & State Park stocked?
Based on DWR stocking records, 2021 to 2025. Stocked in 5 of those 5 years.
2025 stocking: 13 records, first on March 27, last on Oct. 30.
DWR does not publish stocking schedules. This is past stocking, not a promise. How we read patterns.
Palisade Reservoir & State Park stocking history by year
| Year | Records | Fish | Avg. length | Species |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 12,350 | 8.0 in. | Rainbow trout, Tiger trout |
| 2025 | 13 | 24,653 | 6.3 in. | Rainbow trout, Tiger trout, Wiper, White crappie |
| 2024 | 15 | 23,586 | 6.4 in. | Bluegill, Tiger trout, Rainbow trout, Wiper, Black crappie |
| 2023 | 9 | 18,316 | 7.4 in. | Tiger trout, Rainbow trout, Wiper, Black crappie |
| 2022 | 15 | 26,364 | 7.0 in. | Rainbow trout, Bluegill, Wiper, Black crappie |
| 2021 | 7 | 11,618 | 7.2 in. | Tiger trout, Cutthroat trout, Rainbow trout |
| 2020 | 10 | 25,945 | 5.2 in. | Rainbow trout, Sucker, Wiper, Tiger trout |
| 2019 | 9 | 17,065 | 6.9 in. | Rainbow trout, Tiger trout |
| 2018 | 16 | 18,246 | 8.0 in. | Rainbow trout, Tiger trout |
| 2017 | 8 | 16,417 | 6.7 in. | Rainbow trout, Tiger trout |
| 2016 | 15 | 23,171 | 8.0 in. | Rainbow trout, Tiger trout |
| 2015 | 11 | 17,306 | 7.8 in. | Tiger trout, Rainbow trout |
| 2014 | 10 | 16,453 | 6.6 in. | Rainbow trout, Tiger trout |
| 2013 | 10 | 16,241 | 7.5 in. | Rainbow trout, Tiger trout |
| 2012 | 12 | 24,523 | 4.8 in. | Cutthroat trout, Rainbow trout, Tiger trout |
| 2011 | 8 | 22,080 | 5.6 in. | Rainbow trout, Tiger trout |
| 2010 | 5 | 14,003 | 6.1 in. | Rainbow trout, Tiger trout |
| 2009 | 4 | 11,980 | 5.5 in. | Rainbow trout, Tiger trout |
| 2008 | 6 | 17,669 | 5.2 in. | Cutthroat trout, Tiger trout, Rainbow trout |
| 2007 | 5 | 9,837 | 6.8 in. | Rainbow trout, Tiger trout |
| 2006 | 2 | 9,997 | 5.2 in. | Tiger trout, Cutthroat trout |
| 2005 | 4 | 13,105 | 6.1 in. | Tiger trout, Rainbow trout, Cutthroat trout |
| 2004 | 4 | 13,009 | 6.0 in. | Tiger trout, Rainbow trout, Cutthroat trout |
| 2003 | 4 | 12,964 | 6.1 in. | Tiger trout, Rainbow trout, Cutthroat trout |
| 2002 | 5 | 15,788 | 6.9 in. | Tiger trout, Rainbow trout, Cutthroat trout |
All stocking records 2021 to Nov. 10, 2025 (59)
| Oct. 30, 2025 | Rainbow trout | 770 | 11.8 in. |
| Oct. 30, 2025 | Rainbow trout | 770 | 11.8 in. |
| July 30, 2025 | Tiger trout | 4,050 | 3.8 in. |
| June 24, 2025 | Rainbow trout | 1,203 | 10.0 in. |
| June 3, 2025 | Wiper | 700 | 7.5 in. |
| May 19, 2025 | Rainbow trout | 286 | 13.4 in. |
| May 8, 2025 | Rainbow trout | 2,002 | 9.6 in. |
| May 7, 2025 | White crappie | 10,001 | 3.1 in. |
| April 29, 2025 | Rainbow trout | 843 | 13.4 in. |
| April 7, 2025 | Rainbow trout | 1,007 | 11.0 in. |
| April 7, 2025 | Rainbow trout | 1,007 | 5.2 in. |
| March 27, 2025 | Rainbow trout | 760 | 10.8 in. |
| March 27, 2025 | Rainbow trout | 1,254 | 10.8 in. |
| Oct. 3, 2024 | Bluegill | 8,359 | 3.4 in. |
| Aug. 13, 2024 | Tiger trout | 3,996 | 5.1 in. |
| July 11, 2024 | Tiger trout | 506 | 10.9 in. |
| July 11, 2024 | Rainbow trout | 507 | 9.9 in. |
| June 12, 2024 | Rainbow trout | 704 | 9.2 in. |
| May 29, 2024 | Rainbow trout | 750 | 10.8 in. |
| May 29, 2024 | Rainbow trout | 750 | 10.8 in. |
| May 23, 2024 | Wiper | 718 | 9.2 in. |
| May 15, 2024 | Black crappie | 1,992 | 2.8 in. |
| May 7, 2024 | Rainbow trout | 998 | 10.6 in. |
| May 7, 2024 | Rainbow trout | 306 | 15.1 in. |
| April 10, 2024 | Rainbow trout | 1,001 | 10.4 in. |
| April 10, 2024 | Rainbow trout | 1,001 | 10.4 in. |
| March 21, 2024 | Rainbow trout | 999 | 10.1 in. |
| March 21, 2024 | Rainbow trout | 999 | 10.1 in. |
| July 13, 2023 | Tiger trout | 6,090 | 4.0 in. |
| June 27, 2023 | Rainbow trout | 703 | 11.0 in. |
| May 23, 2023 | Rainbow trout | 1,500 | 10.1 in. |
| May 16, 2023 | Wiper | 702 | 7.5 in. |
| May 11, 2023 | Rainbow trout | 2,000 | 10.1 in. |
| May 4, 2023 | Black crappie | 2,000 | 3.1 in. |
| April 24, 2023 | Rainbow trout | 1,998 | 9.8 in. |
| March 29, 2023 | Rainbow trout | 1,293 | 13.8 in. |
| March 22, 2023 | Rainbow trout | 2,030 | 9.5 in. |
| Nov. 8, 2022 | Rainbow trout | 2,000 | 11.7 in. |
| Nov. 8, 2022 | Rainbow trout | 2,000 | 11.7 in. |
| Oct. 27, 2022 | Rainbow trout | 1,001 | 12.4 in. |
| Sept. 22, 2022 | Bluegill | 10,010 | 2.6 in. |
| June 29, 2022 | Wiper | 502 | 7.4 in. |
| June 20, 2022 | Rainbow trout | 789 | 11.2 in. |
| May 26, 2022 | Wiper | 1,152 | 9.2 in. |
| May 12, 2022 | Rainbow trout | 306 | 16.7 in. |
| May 11, 2022 | Rainbow trout | 1,001 | 10.4 in. |
| May 11, 2022 | Rainbow trout | 1,001 | 10.4 in. |
| May 10, 2022 | Rainbow trout | 602 | 12.1 in. |
| May 4, 2022 | Black crappie | 2,002 | 2.6 in. |
| April 11, 2022 | Rainbow trout | 1,998 | 9.8 in. |
| March 15, 2022 | Rainbow trout | 1,000 | 9.2 in. |
| March 15, 2022 | Rainbow trout | 1,000 | 9.2 in. |
| July 8, 2021 | Tiger trout | 4,000 | 4.5 in. |
| May 13, 2021 | Cutthroat trout | 1,980 | 2.8 in. |
| May 10, 2021 | Cutthroat trout | 300 | 17.9 in. |
| May 4, 2021 | Rainbow trout | 999 | 10.4 in. |
| May 3, 2021 | Rainbow trout | 347 | 15.8 in. |
| April 6, 2021 | Rainbow trout | 1,992 | 10.1 in. |
| March 9, 2021 | Rainbow trout | 2,000 | 9.3 in. |
Fishing rules
No water-specific entry for Palisade Reservoir & State Park 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
- Other activities
- Hiking, OHV or 4WD trails, Swimming, Wildlife watching
- Facilities
- Drinking water, Electrical hookups, Fire rings, Picnic tables, Showers
- Boating
- Boat ramp, Hand launch
- Camping
- Cabins, Camp host, Primitive tent camping, RV camping
- Accessible
- Restrooms
Facility list from DWR Fish Utah. Check with the land manager before you go; facilities close seasonally.
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Palisade Reservoir & State Park questions
When is Palisade Reservoir & State Park stocked?
DWR does not publish stocking schedules. Past records show Palisade Reservoir & State Park was stocked in late March to early April (4 of the last 5 years), mid to late April (3 of the last 5 years), early to mid May (5 of the last 5 years), late May (3 of the last 5 years), early to mid June (3 of the last 5 years), late June (3 of the last 5 years) and early to mid July (3 of the last 5 years). The most recent stocking in the DWR report is dated June 9, 2026.
What fish are in Palisade Reservoir & State Park?
DWR lists rainbow trout and tiger trout as likely catches and cutthroat trout as possible. Since 2021 DWR has stocked rainbow trout, tiger trout, wiper, black crappie, bluegill, cutthroat trout and white crappie.
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.