Trial Lake (A-61) fishing
Trial Lake (A-61) was last stocked on Sept. 22, 2026 with 5,001 arctic grayling and 495 tiger trout (3.2 in. average), according to the Utah DWR fish stocking report. It is a lake in Summit County, Utah. From 2021 to 2026, DWR stocked 99,763 fish here, the 5th most of 183 stocked waters in Summit County.
Recent stockings at Trial Lake (A-61)
- Sept. 22, 20265,001 arctic grayling and 495 tiger trout, 3.2 in. average
- Aug. 10, 20261,500 rainbow trout, 10.8 in. average
- July 29, 20261,501 rainbow trout, 11.0 in. average
- July 15, 20261,500 rainbow trout, 10.8 in. average
- July 14, 2026504 tiger trout, 11.7 in. average
- June 29, 20261,499 rainbow trout, 10.5 in. average
Newest first, from the Utah DWR stocking report. Full stocking history.
Trial Lake (A-61) facts
- Last stocked
- Sept. 22, 2026 (49 days ago): 5,001 arctic grayling and 495 tiger trout
- Stockings in 2026
- 12 (18,211 fish): 9,207 rainbow trout, 5,001 arctic grayling, 2,002 tiger trout and 2,001 brook trout
- County
- Summit County
- Stocked since 2021
- rainbow trout, tiger trout, brook trout, arctic grayling and cutthroat trout
- Average size stocked
- 8.8 in. (2021 to 2026)
- County rank
- 5th most fish of 183 stocked waters in Summit County since 2021
- Name in DWR report
- TRIAL L A-61
- Nearest water
- Lily Lake Lower (A-25), 0.4 mi
- Rules
- Statewide rules (no water-specific entry in the 2026 guidebook)
Trial Lake (A-61) stocking report, last 12 months
| Sept. 22, 2026 | Arctic grayling | 5,001 | 2.4 in. |
| Sept. 22, 2026 | Tiger trout | 495 | 12.0 in. |
| Aug. 10, 2026 | Rainbow trout | 1,500 | 10.8 in. |
| July 29, 2026 | Rainbow trout | 1,501 | 11.0 in. |
| July 15, 2026 | Rainbow trout | 1,500 | 10.8 in. |
| July 14, 2026 | Tiger trout | 504 | 11.7 in. |
| June 29, 2026 | Rainbow trout | 1,499 | 10.5 in. |
| June 24, 2026 | Brook trout | 2,001 | 3.0 in. |
| June 16, 2026 | Rainbow trout | 1,502 | 9.8 in. |
| June 3, 2026 | Tiger trout | 1,003 | 9.9 in. |
| June 1, 2026 | Rainbow trout | 677 | 10.1 in. |
| June 1, 2026 | Rainbow trout | 1,028 | 10.1 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.
Trial Lake (A-61) stocking profile
- First record in the DWR report: June 3, 2002. Since then DWR has logged 479 stockings here in 25 different years, 627,791 fish in all.
- Species stocked 2021 to 2026, by share of fish: rainbow trout 53% (53,171 fish), tiger trout 25% (24,788 fish), brook trout 12% (11,671 fish), arctic grayling 10% (9,951 fish) and cutthroat trout 0% (182 fish).
- Busiest months in the record: July (39% of records) and August (32% of records).
- Stocked fish averaged 8.8 in. from 2021 to 2026 (per-record averages ranged from 2.4 to 15.2 in.). The yearly average was 7.2 in. in 2021 and 10.1 in. in 2025.
- Fish stocked 2021 to 2026: 99,763, the 5th most of 183 stocked waters in Summit County and 66th of 1,076 statewide.
- Nearest other water with a page: Lily Lake Lower (A-25), 0.4 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 Trial Lake (A-61) stocked?
Based on DWR stocking records, 2021 to 2025. Stocked in 5 of those 5 years.
2025 stocking: 16 records, first on June 23, last on Aug. 11.
DWR does not publish stocking schedules. This is past stocking, not a promise. How we read patterns.
Trial Lake (A-61) stocking history by year
| Year | Records | Fish | Avg. length | Species |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 18,211 | 7.5 in. | Arctic grayling, Tiger trout, Rainbow trout, Brook trout |
| 2025 | 16 | 12,876 | 10.1 in. | Rainbow trout, Tiger trout, Brook trout |
| 2024 | 17 | 15,426 | 9.8 in. | Tiger trout, Rainbow trout, Brook trout |
| 2023 | 16 | 16,552 | 9.7 in. | Tiger trout, Rainbow trout, Brook trout |
| 2022 | 15 | 17,658 | 8.9 in. | Rainbow trout, Tiger trout, Brook trout |
| 2021 | 15 | 19,040 | 7.2 in. | Arctic grayling, Rainbow trout, Tiger trout, Cutthroat trout, Brook trout |
| 2020 | 23 | 29,784 | 7.1 in. | Arctic grayling, Tiger trout, Rainbow trout, Brook trout |
| 2019 | 19 | 20,867 | 7.7 in. | Arctic grayling, Rainbow trout, Tiger trout, Brook trout |
| 2018 | 11 | 12,609 | 8.6 in. | Rainbow trout, Tiger trout, Brook trout |
| 2017 | 18 | 20,779 | 7.9 in. | Arctic grayling, Rainbow trout, Tiger trout, Brook trout |
| 2016 | 25 | 19,765 | 8.8 in. | Rainbow trout, Tiger trout, Brook trout |
| 2015 | 23 | 19,315 | 7.9 in. | Rainbow trout, Arctic grayling, Tiger trout |
| 2014 | 21 | 32,326 | 6.9 in. | Arctic grayling, Rainbow trout, Tiger trout, Brook trout |
| 2013 | 20 | 29,578 | 5.6 in. | Arctic grayling, Rainbow trout, Tiger trout, Brook trout |
| 2012 | 26 | 28,122 | 6.1 in. | Tiger trout, Rainbow trout, Brook trout |
| 2011 | 13 | 16,423 | 8.9 in. | Rainbow trout, Tiger trout |
| 2010 | 19 | 26,591 | 7.4 in. | Rainbow trout, Tiger trout, Brook trout |
| 2009 | 20 | 29,303 | 7.5 in. | Rainbow trout, Brook trout, Tiger trout |
| 2008 | 21 | 42,496 | 6.2 in. | Rainbow trout, Arctic grayling, Tiger trout, Brook trout |
| 2007 | 20 | 34,127 | 6.4 in. | Tiger trout, Rainbow trout, Arctic grayling, Brook trout |
| 2006 | 18 | 37,778 | 6.3 in. | Rainbow trout, Tiger trout, Arctic grayling, Brook trout |
| 2005 | 18 | 29,015 | 7.5 in. | Rainbow trout, Brook trout, Tiger trout |
| 2004 | 24 | 29,573 | 7.6 in. | Rainbow trout, Tiger trout, Brook trout |
| 2003 | 26 | 39,070 | 6.4 in. | Rainbow trout, Brook trout |
| 2002 | 23 | 30,507 | 6.8 in. | Rainbow trout, Brook trout |
All stocking records 2021 to Nov. 10, 2025 (79)
| Aug. 11, 2025 | Rainbow trout | 1,053 | 12.4 in. |
| Aug. 11, 2025 | Rainbow trout | 546 | 12.4 in. |
| Aug. 6, 2025 | Tiger trout | 500 | 11.3 in. |
| July 30, 2025 | Tiger trout | 500 | 11.3 in. |
| July 28, 2025 | Rainbow trout | 748 | 12.4 in. |
| July 28, 2025 | Rainbow trout | 748 | 12.4 in. |
| July 23, 2025 | Brook trout | 916 | 3.2 in. |
| July 21, 2025 | Rainbow trout | 242 | 10.4 in. |
| July 21, 2025 | Rainbow trout | 1,254 | 10.4 in. |
| July 11, 2025 | Brook trout | 759 | 3.6 in. |
| July 10, 2025 | Tiger trout | 500 | 11.1 in. |
| July 7, 2025 | Rainbow trout | 750 | 10.8 in. |
| July 7, 2025 | Rainbow trout | 750 | 10.8 in. |
| July 1, 2025 | Rainbow trout | 1,500 | 10.1 in. |
| June 23, 2025 | Rainbow trout | 1,606 | 10.4 in. |
| June 23, 2025 | Tiger trout | 504 | 11.1 in. |
| Oct. 21, 2024 | Tiger trout | 364 | 12.1 in. |
| Aug. 28, 2024 | Rainbow trout | 505 | 11.0 in. |
| Aug. 19, 2024 | Tiger trout | 916 | 10.6 in. |
| Aug. 12, 2024 | Tiger trout | 628 | 10.6 in. |
| Aug. 12, 2024 | Rainbow trout | 1,150 | 10.3 in. |
| Aug. 5, 2024 | Rainbow trout | 506 | 10.3 in. |
| July 31, 2024 | Tiger trout | 721 | 10.6 in. |
| July 29, 2024 | Rainbow trout | 1,012 | 10.3 in. |
| July 16, 2024 | Brook trout | 1,620 | 3.8 in. |
| July 15, 2024 | Rainbow trout | 1,311 | 10.3 in. |
| July 15, 2024 | Tiger trout | 306 | 10.2 in. |
| July 3, 2024 | Tiger trout | 1,000 | 10.0 in. |
| July 1, 2024 | Rainbow trout | 1,530 | 11.2 in. |
| July 1, 2024 | Brook trout | 372 | 2.9 in. |
| June 26, 2024 | Rainbow trout | 1,260 | 11.2 in. |
| June 20, 2024 | Tiger trout | 1,001 | 9.9 in. |
| June 17, 2024 | Rainbow trout | 1,224 | 12.3 in. |
| Sept. 13, 2023 | Tiger trout | 770 | 10.4 in. |
| Aug. 28, 2023 | Rainbow trout | 518 | 12.1 in. |
| Aug. 22, 2023 | Tiger trout | 1,200 | 9.4 in. |
| Aug. 21, 2023 | Rainbow trout | 778 | 12.1 in. |
| Aug. 14, 2023 | Tiger trout | 600 | 9.4 in. |
| Aug. 8, 2023 | Rainbow trout | 1,000 | 11.7 in. |
| Aug. 2, 2023 | Rainbow trout | 1,071 | 12.1 in. |
| Aug. 1, 2023 | Rainbow trout | 502 | 9.5 in. |
| July 18, 2023 | Tiger trout | 992 | 9.2 in. |
| July 17, 2023 | Brook trout | 2,002 | 2.7 in. |
| July 17, 2023 | Rainbow trout | 1,001 | 11.3 in. |
| July 10, 2023 | Rainbow trout | 1,204 | 11.2 in. |
| July 5, 2023 | Tiger trout | 1,008 | 9.2 in. |
| July 3, 2023 | Rainbow trout | 1,400 | 11.3 in. |
| June 29, 2023 | Rainbow trout | 1,504 | 11.6 in. |
| June 29, 2023 | Tiger trout | 1,002 | 9.4 in. |
| Aug. 29, 2022 | Rainbow trout | 1,000 | 10.3 in. |
| Aug. 23, 2022 | Rainbow trout | 301 | 10.3 in. |
| Aug. 16, 2022 | Tiger trout | 1,002 | 9.6 in. |
| Aug. 15, 2022 | Rainbow trout | 1,000 | 10.0 in. |
| Aug. 1, 2022 | Rainbow trout | 1,000 | 10.0 in. |
| July 21, 2022 | Rainbow trout | 1,800 | 10.0 in. |
| July 19, 2022 | Rainbow trout | 1,000 | 10.1 in. |
| July 18, 2022 | Tiger trout | 1,002 | 9.4 in. |
| July 6, 2022 | Tiger trout | 998 | 9.5 in. |
| July 5, 2022 | Rainbow trout | 1,507 | 10.1 in. |
| July 4, 2022 | Brook trout | 2,000 | 2.9 in. |
| June 22, 2022 | Tiger trout | 1,000 | 9.4 in. |
| June 21, 2022 | Rainbow trout | 1,504 | 9.2 in. |
| June 17, 2022 | Tiger trout | 1,344 | 9.2 in. |
| June 14, 2022 | Rainbow trout | 1,200 | 9.4 in. |
| Sept. 28, 2021 | Arctic grayling | 4,950 | 3.0 in. |
| Aug. 17, 2021 | Rainbow trout | 728 | 12.1 in. |
| Aug. 2, 2021 | Tiger trout | 851 | 9.3 in. |
| Aug. 2, 2021 | Rainbow trout | 1,001 | 10.1 in. |
| July 27, 2021 | Cutthroat trout | 182 | 15.2 in. |
| July 20, 2021 | Tiger trout | 510 | 9.0 in. |
| July 20, 2021 | Tiger trout | 507 | 9.6 in. |
| July 19, 2021 | Rainbow trout | 1,020 | 9.3 in. |
| July 6, 2021 | Tiger trout | 999 | 9.4 in. |
| July 6, 2021 | Rainbow trout | 1,499 | 9.3 in. |
| July 1, 2021 | Brook trout | 2,001 | 2.8 in. |
| June 23, 2021 | Tiger trout | 1,002 | 9.4 in. |
| June 21, 2021 | Rainbow trout | 1,530 | 9.3 in. |
| June 10, 2021 | Rainbow trout | 1,201 | 9.3 in. |
| June 10, 2021 | Tiger trout | 1,059 | 9.4 in. |
Fishing rules
No water-specific entry for Trial Lake (A-61) 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.
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Trial Lake (A-61) questions
When is Trial Lake (A-61) stocked?
DWR does not publish stocking schedules. Past records show Trial Lake (A-61) was stocked in early to mid June (3 of the last 5 years), late June to early July (5 of the last 5 years), mid to late July (5 of the last 5 years), early to mid August (5 of the last 5 years) and late August (3 of the last 5 years). The most recent stocking in the DWR report is dated Sept. 22, 2026.
What fish are in Trial Lake (A-61)?
Since 2021 DWR has stocked rainbow trout, tiger trout, brook trout, arctic grayling and cutthroat trout.
Stocking: Utah DWR fish stocking report, fetched Nov. 10, 2026. 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.