Wellsville Reservoir fishing
Wellsville Reservoir was last stocked on Oct. 27, 2026 with 800 rainbow trout (10.7 in. average), according to the Utah DWR fish stocking report. It is a 7-acre reservoir in Cache County, Utah, listed by DWR as a Community Fishing water. From 2021 to 2026, DWR stocked 57,057 fish here, the 4th most of 13 stocked waters in Cache County.
Recent stockings at Wellsville Reservoir
- Oct. 27, 2026800 rainbow trout, 10.7 in. average
- Sept. 25, 2026300 rainbow trout, 11.7 in. average
- Sept. 17, 20261,299 rainbow trout, 12.3 in. average
- June 1, 2026740 rainbow trout, 10.8 in. average
- May 11, 2026925 rainbow trout, 10.8 in. average
- April 28, 2026930 rainbow trout, 9.9 in. average
Newest first, from the Utah DWR stocking report. Full stocking history.
Wellsville Reservoir facts
- Last stocked
- Oct. 27, 2026 (14 days ago): 800 rainbow trout
- Stockings in 2026
- 8 (6,430 fish): 6,430 rainbow trout
- County
- Cache County
- Size
- 7 acres
- DWR program
- Community Fishing water
- Stocked since 2021
- rainbow trout, tiger trout, cutthroat trout, wiper and bluegill
- Likely catch (DWR)
- bluegill, common carp, largemouth bass and rainbow trout
- Average size stocked
- 10.3 in. (2021 to 2026)
- County rank
- 4th most fish of 13 stocked waters in Cache County since 2021
- Name in DWR report
- WELLSVILLE RES
- Nearest water
- Hyrum Reservoir, 3.8 mi
- Rules
- Water-specific rules in the 2026 guidebook
Wellsville Reservoir stocking report, last 12 months
| Oct. 27, 2026 | Rainbow trout | 800 | 10.7 in. |
| Sept. 25, 2026 | Rainbow trout | 300 | 11.7 in. |
| Sept. 17, 2026 | Rainbow trout | 1,299 | 12.3 in. |
| June 1, 2026 | Rainbow trout | 740 | 10.8 in. |
| May 11, 2026 | Rainbow trout | 925 | 10.8 in. |
| April 28, 2026 | Rainbow trout | 930 | 9.9 in. |
| April 14, 2026 | Rainbow trout | 1,111 | 9.3 in. |
| March 13, 2026 | Rainbow trout | 325 | 17.1 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.
Wellsville Reservoir stocking profile
- First record in the DWR report: May 21, 2002. Since then DWR has logged 222 stockings here in 25 different years, 267,916 fish in all.
- Species stocked 2021 to 2026, by share of fish: rainbow trout 84% (48,038 fish), bluegill 8% (4,518 fish), wiper 4% (2,350 fish), tiger trout 2% (1,314 fish) and cutthroat trout 1% (837 fish).
- Busiest months in the record: May (26% of records) and April (16% of records).
- Stocked fish averaged 10.3 in. from 2021 to 2026 (per-record averages ranged from 3.4 to 23.2 in.). The yearly average was 10.1 in. in 2021 and 12.3 in. in 2025.
- Fish stocked 2021 to 2026: 57,057, the 4th most of 13 stocked waters in Cache County and 105th of 1,076 statewide.
- Nearest other water with a page: Hyrum Reservoir, 3.8 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 Wellsville Reservoir stocked?
Based on DWR stocking records, 2021 to 2025. Stocked in 5 of those 5 years.
2025 stocking: 10 records, first on April 3, last on Oct. 8.
DWR does not publish stocking schedules. This is past stocking, not a promise. How we read patterns.
Wellsville Reservoir stocking history by year
| Year | Records | Fish | Avg. length | Species |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 6,430 | 11.1 in. | Rainbow trout |
| 2025 | 10 | 7,243 | 12.3 in. | Tiger trout, Rainbow trout, Cutthroat trout |
| 2024 | 11 | 11,761 | 8.3 in. | Rainbow trout, Tiger trout, Bluegill |
| 2023 | 10 | 9,004 | 10.7 in. | Rainbow trout, Tiger trout, Wiper |
| 2022 | 11 | 10,318 | 10.5 in. | Rainbow trout, Wiper |
| 2021 | 15 | 12,301 | 10.1 in. | Rainbow trout, Wiper |
| 2020 | 10 | 12,138 | 9.2 in. | Rainbow trout, Largemouth bass |
| 2019 | 9 | 11,220 | 10.7 in. | Rainbow trout |
| 2018 | 15 | 12,600 | 10.2 in. | Rainbow trout |
| 2017 | 10 | 11,947 | 9.4 in. | Rainbow trout, Wiper |
| 2016 | 11 | 19,845 | 6.9 in. | Rainbow trout, Bluegill, Wiper |
| 2015 | 12 | 21,149 | 6.4 in. | Rainbow trout, Bluegill, Largemouth bass |
| 2014 | 14 | 20,757 | 7.5 in. | Rainbow trout, Largemouth bass, Bluegill |
| 2013 | 10 | 16,536 | 6.2 in. | Rainbow trout, Bluegill, Largemouth bass |
| 2012 | 10 | 9,391 | 9.8 in. | Rainbow trout, Brook trout |
| 2011 | 7 | 9,084 | 11.8 in. | Brown trout, Rainbow trout, Cutthroat trout |
| 2010 | 14 | 12,200 | 11.4 in. | Rainbow trout |
| 2009 | 6 | 6,198 | 10.7 in. | Rainbow trout, Trout (mixed), Cutthroat trout |
| 2008 | 2 | 4,066 | 9.7 in. | Rainbow trout |
| 2007 | 5 | 8,782 | 8.1 in. | Rainbow trout |
| 2006 | 8 | 8,290 | 9.2 in. | Rainbow trout |
| 2005 | 3 | 5,856 | 6.9 in. | Rainbow trout |
| 2004 | 4 | 6,629 | 7.3 in. | Rainbow trout |
| 2003 | 4 | 6,649 | 7.3 in. | Rainbow trout, Cutthroat trout |
| 2002 | 3 | 7,522 | 7.3 in. | Rainbow trout |
All stocking records 2021 to Nov. 10, 2025 (57)
| Oct. 8, 2025 | Tiger trout | 207 | 11.4 in. |
| Oct. 8, 2025 | Tiger trout | 193 | 11.4 in. |
| Oct. 8, 2025 | Rainbow trout | 1,005 | 10.7 in. |
| Oct. 1, 2025 | Rainbow trout | 1,300 | 10.4 in. |
| June 18, 2025 | Cutthroat trout | 125 | 17.9 in. |
| June 17, 2025 | Cutthroat trout | 312 | 18.1 in. |
| June 11, 2025 | Cutthroat trout | 400 | 17.9 in. |
| May 22, 2025 | Rainbow trout | 700 | 10.9 in. |
| April 16, 2025 | Rainbow trout | 1,601 | 12.8 in. |
| April 3, 2025 | Rainbow trout | 1,400 | 12.1 in. |
| Oct. 29, 2024 | Rainbow trout | 126 | 18.1 in. |
| Oct. 28, 2024 | Rainbow trout | 500 | 10.2 in. |
| Oct. 16, 2024 | Tiger trout | 414 | 11.2 in. |
| Oct. 15, 2024 | Rainbow trout | 399 | 18.1 in. |
| Oct. 3, 2024 | Bluegill | 4,518 | 3.4 in. |
| Sept. 12, 2024 | Rainbow trout | 1,300 | 12.5 in. |
| June 7, 2024 | Rainbow trout | 500 | 12.0 in. |
| May 21, 2024 | Rainbow trout | 1,001 | 9.9 in. |
| April 29, 2024 | Rainbow trout | 1,702 | 9.5 in. |
| April 18, 2024 | Rainbow trout | 300 | 17.1 in. |
| March 26, 2024 | Rainbow trout | 1,001 | 9.5 in. |
| Oct. 14, 2023 | Rainbow trout | 1,100 | 10.2 in. |
| Oct. 11, 2023 | Tiger trout | 500 | 11.5 in. |
| July 17, 2023 | Rainbow trout | 900 | 10.9 in. |
| July 5, 2023 | Rainbow trout | 900 | 10.9 in. |
| July 3, 2023 | Wiper | 500 | 8.0 in. |
| June 13, 2023 | Rainbow trout | 801 | 10.3 in. |
| May 22, 2023 | Rainbow trout | 800 | 11.0 in. |
| May 10, 2023 | Rainbow trout | 801 | 11.4 in. |
| April 26, 2023 | Rainbow trout | 701 | 11.0 in. |
| April 17, 2023 | Rainbow trout | 2,001 | 11.0 in. |
| Nov. 2, 2022 | Rainbow trout | 803 | 11.8 in. |
| Oct. 24, 2022 | Rainbow trout | 1,000 | 11.4 in. |
| Oct. 13, 2022 | Rainbow trout | 1,007 | 11.7 in. |
| Sept. 19, 2022 | Rainbow trout | 1,001 | 11.2 in. |
| July 11, 2022 | Wiper | 999 | 7.4 in. |
| June 9, 2022 | Rainbow trout | 1,000 | 10.5 in. |
| May 31, 2022 | Rainbow trout | 1,200 | 10.8 in. |
| May 18, 2022 | Rainbow trout | 308 | 15.2 in. |
| May 17, 2022 | Rainbow trout | 1,000 | 10.2 in. |
| May 3, 2022 | Rainbow trout | 1,000 | 9.9 in. |
| April 20, 2022 | Rainbow trout | 1,000 | 9.1 in. |
| Nov. 3, 2021 | Rainbow trout | 803 | 11.9 in. |
| Oct. 19, 2021 | Rainbow trout | 1,000 | 11.6 in. |
| Oct. 5, 2021 | Rainbow trout | 100 | 23.2 in. |
| Oct. 4, 2021 | Rainbow trout | 999 | 10.4 in. |
| Sept. 21, 2021 | Rainbow trout | 999 | 10.1 in. |
| June 9, 2021 | Rainbow trout | 955 | 14.4 in. |
| June 9, 2021 | Rainbow trout | 146 | 14.4 in. |
| June 9, 2021 | Rainbow trout | 1,000 | 8.3 in. |
| June 8, 2021 | Wiper | 851 | 7.8 in. |
| May 13, 2021 | Rainbow trout | 1,198 | 9.3 in. |
| May 6, 2021 | Rainbow trout | 1,001 | 9.4 in. |
| April 27, 2021 | Rainbow trout | 252 | 15.8 in. |
| April 20, 2021 | Rainbow trout | 999 | 8.7 in. |
| April 6, 2021 | Rainbow trout | 998 | 8.0 in. |
| March 23, 2021 | Rainbow trout | 1,000 | 7.9 in. |
Fishing rules
- Daily limit: 2 fish; common carp are not counted.
- Tiger muskie may not be kept; release every one right away.
- Anglers are asked to release all largemouth bass voluntarily.
- Open only while the community park is open to the public.
- Spanish Oaks Reservoir and Manila Creek Pond: closed Dec. 1 until 6 a.m. on the last Saturday of February.
From the 2026 Utah Fishing Guidebook, in our own words. Rules can change mid-year: check wildlife.utah.gov/guidebooks before fishing. See statewide limits.
Access and facilities
- Facilities
- Restrooms
- Accessible
- Fishing piers, Picnic tables
Facility list from DWR Fish Utah. Check with the land manager before you go; facilities close seasonally.
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Wellsville Reservoir questions
When is Wellsville Reservoir stocked?
DWR does not publish stocking schedules. Past records show Wellsville Reservoir was stocked in late March to early April (3 of the last 5 years), mid to late April (5 of the last 5 years), early May (3 of the last 5 years), late May to early June (5 of the last 5 years), mid to late September (3 of the last 5 years), early to mid October (5 of the last 5 years) and late October to early November (3 of the last 5 years). The most recent stocking in the DWR report is dated Oct. 27, 2026.
What fish are in Wellsville Reservoir?
DWR lists bluegill, common carp, largemouth bass and rainbow trout as likely catches. Since 2021 DWR has stocked rainbow trout, tiger trout, cutthroat trout, wiper and bluegill.
Are there special fishing rules at Wellsville Reservoir?
Yes. The 2026 Utah Fishing Guidebook lists rules for this water, summarized on this page. Check the guidebook and DWR updates before fishing.
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.