Beaver River fishing

Beaver River was last stocked on June 30, 2026 with 115 rainbow trout (10.5 in. average), according to the Utah DWR fish stocking report. It is a river or stream in Beaver County, Utah. From 2021 to 2026, DWR stocked 89,972 fish here, the 2nd most of 17 stocked waters in Beaver County.

Beaver County

Stocking data fetched Nov. 10, 2026.

Last stockedJune 30, 2026133 days ago, rainbow trout

Fish stocked in 202613,44810 records

Records since 202167History back to 2002

Stocked species2rainbow trout and brown trout

Recent stockings at Beaver River

June 30, 2026115 rainbow trout, 10.5 in. average
June 17, 2026607 rainbow trout, 9.8 in. average
May 14, 2026664 rainbow trout, 9.6 in. average
May 4, 20262,006 brown trout, 3.3 in. average
April 21, 2026520 rainbow trout, 9.8 in. average
April 6, 20266,003 brown trout and 3,000 rainbow trout, 2.9 in. average

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

Beaver River facts

Last stocked: June 30, 2026 (133 days ago): 115 rainbow trout
Stockings in 2026: 10 (13,448 fish): 8,009 brown trout and 5,439 rainbow trout
County: Beaver County
Stocked since 2021: rainbow trout and brown trout
Average size stocked: 4.6 in. (2021 to 2026)
County rank: 2nd most fish of 17 stocked waters in Beaver County since 2021
Name in DWR report: BEAVER R
Nearest water: Little Reservoir, 1.7 mi
Rules: Water-specific rules in the 2026 guidebook

Beaver River stocking report, last 12 months

Beaver River: DWR stocking records since Nov. 10, 2025, newest first.

June 30, 2026	Rainbow trout	115	10.5 in.
June 17, 2026	Rainbow trout	103	10.5 in.
June 17, 2026	Rainbow trout	504	9.6 in.
May 14, 2026	Rainbow trout	508	9.5 in.
May 14, 2026	Rainbow trout	156	10.1 in.
May 4, 2026	Brown trout	2,006	3.3 in.
April 21, 2026	Rainbow trout	520	9.8 in.
April 6, 2026	Rainbow trout	3,000	4.0 in.
April 6, 2026	Brown trout	6,003	2.4 in.
March 16, 2026	Rainbow trout	533	9.8 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.

Beaver River stocking profile

First record in the DWR report: April 29, 2002. Since then DWR has logged 222 stockings here in 25 different years, 455,345 fish in all.
Species stocked 2021 to 2026, by share of fish: brown trout 58% (52,610 fish) and rainbow trout 42% (37,362 fish).
Busiest months in the record: June (25% of records) and May (24% of records).
Stocked fish averaged 4.6 in. from 2021 to 2026 (per-record averages ranged from 2.4 to 11.9 in.).
Fish stocked 2021 to 2026: 89,972, the 2nd most of 17 stocked waters in Beaver County and 75th of 1,076 statewide.
Nearest other water with a page: Little Reservoir, 1.7 mi away.
Other water with this name: Beaver River, Upper in Beaver County, 1.8 mi away.
Other water with this name: Beaver River, Lower in Beaver County, 19.4 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 Beaver River stocked?

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

mid Marchstocked in 3 of the last 5 years, mostly rainbow trout.

late March to early Aprilstocked in 3 of the last 5 years, mostly rainbow trout and brown trout.

mid Aprilstocked in 3 of the last 5 years, mostly brown trout and rainbow trout.

mid to late Maystocked in 5 of the last 5 years, mostly rainbow trout and brown trout.

mid Junestocked in 3 of the last 5 years, mostly rainbow trout.

late June to early Julystocked in 3 of the last 5 years, mostly rainbow trout.

mid Julystocked in 4 of the last 5 years, mostly rainbow trout.

early to mid Auguststocked in 3 of the last 5 years, mostly rainbow trout.

2025 stocking: 11 records, first on March 25, last on Aug. 12.

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.

Beaver River stocking history by year

Beaver River: 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	10	13,448	4.2 in.	Rainbow trout, Brown trout
2025	11	14,100	4.6 in.	Rainbow trout, Brown trout
2024	11	14,059	4.4 in.	Rainbow trout, Brown trout
2023	12	14,058	5.0 in.	Rainbow trout, Brown trout
2022	11	16,893	4.5 in.	Rainbow trout, Brown trout
2021	12	17,414	4.8 in.	Rainbow trout, Brown trout
2020	12	21,510	4.5 in.	Rainbow trout, Brown trout
2019	10	21,804	4.2 in.	Rainbow trout, Brown trout
2018	13	38,629	3.9 in.	Rainbow trout, Tiger trout, Brown trout
2017	10	21,144	4.8 in.	Rainbow trout, Brown trout, Brook trout
2016	10	36,260	4.7 in.	Rainbow trout, Brown trout
2015	10	17,392	5.0 in.	Rainbow trout, Brown trout
2014	10	17,427	5.3 in.	Rainbow trout, Brown trout
2013	12	28,140	4.0 in.	Rainbow trout, Brown trout
2012	12	22,498	4.8 in.	Rainbow trout, Brown trout
2011	9	17,895	5.3 in.	Rainbow trout, Brown trout
2010	8	16,719	5.1 in.	Rainbow trout, Brown trout
2009	6	14,521	5.0 in.	Rainbow trout, Brown trout
2008	4	14,535	4.7 in.	Rainbow trout, Brown trout
2007	7	13,711	5.1 in.	Rainbow trout, Brown trout
2006	2	10,041	5.2 in.	Brown trout
2005	4	13,900	6.1 in.	Rainbow trout, Brown trout
2004	6	15,051	6.0 in.	Rainbow trout, Brown trout
2003	5	12,417	4.3 in.	Brown trout, Rainbow trout
2002	5	11,779	6.0 in.	Rainbow trout, Brown trout

All stocking records 2021 to Nov. 10, 2025 (57)

Beaver River: DWR stocking records 2021 to Nov. 10, 2025.

Aug. 12, 2025	Rainbow trout	151	9.1 in.
July 15, 2025	Rainbow trout	200	10.5 in.
June 11, 2025	Rainbow trout	200	10.3 in.
June 11, 2025	Rainbow trout	529	10.2 in.
May 21, 2025	Rainbow trout	520	9.8 in.
May 20, 2025	Brown trout	2,100	3.5 in.
May 20, 2025	Rainbow trout	240	10.2 in.
April 17, 2025	Rainbow trout	504	10.0 in.
April 17, 2025	Brown trout	6,063	2.7 in.
March 25, 2025	Rainbow trout	3,082	3.8 in.
March 25, 2025	Rainbow trout	511	11.9 in.
July 29, 2024	Rainbow trout	156	9.8 in.
July 8, 2024	Rainbow trout	520	9.8 in.
July 2, 2024	Rainbow trout	216	9.7 in.
June 12, 2024	Rainbow trout	200	9.9 in.
May 21, 2024	Rainbow trout	200	9.9 in.
May 21, 2024	Rainbow trout	499	10.2 in.
April 22, 2024	Brown trout	2,180	2.9 in.
April 18, 2024	Rainbow trout	504	10.1 in.
April 18, 2024	Brown trout	6,060	2.6 in.
March 20, 2024	Rainbow trout	3,020	3.7 in.
March 20, 2024	Rainbow trout	504	10.9 in.
Aug. 15, 2023	Rainbow trout	144	8.8 in.
July 19, 2023	Rainbow trout	156	9.9 in.
July 19, 2023	Rainbow trout	403	10.6 in.
June 29, 2023	Rainbow trout	133	10.7 in.
June 7, 2023	Rainbow trout	198	10.2 in.
June 7, 2023	Rainbow trout	504	9.9 in.
May 24, 2023	Rainbow trout	184	10.0 in.
May 23, 2023	Brown trout	6,080	3.5 in.
May 23, 2023	Rainbow trout	3,105	4.5 in.
May 23, 2023	Brown trout	2,048	3.5 in.
May 23, 2023	Rainbow trout	495	10.8 in.
March 14, 2023	Rainbow trout	608	10.1 in.
July 14, 2022	Rainbow trout	506	10.5 in.
July 14, 2022	Rainbow trout	200	10.3 in.
June 15, 2022	Rainbow trout	502	10.1 in.
June 15, 2022	Rainbow trout	222	10.1 in.
May 18, 2022	Brown trout	2,000	4.0 in.
May 18, 2022	Rainbow trout	200	11.0 in.
May 18, 2022	Rainbow trout	402	10.8 in.
April 18, 2022	Brown trout	8,034	3.0 in.
April 18, 2022	Rainbow trout	153	10.0 in.
March 23, 2022	Rainbow trout	4,074	4.0 in.
March 23, 2022	Rainbow trout	600	9.9 in.
Aug. 2, 2021	Rainbow trout	158	10.1 in.
July 13, 2021	Rainbow trout	147	10.5 in.
July 13, 2021	Rainbow trout	518	10.1 in.
June 23, 2021	Rainbow trout	158	10.5 in.
June 9, 2021	Rainbow trout	516	9.9 in.
May 18, 2021	Rainbow trout	158	10.5 in.
May 18, 2021	Rainbow trout	1,000	10.6 in.
April 27, 2021	Brown trout	2,006	3.9 in.
April 22, 2021	Rainbow trout	158	10.5 in.
April 5, 2021	Brown trout	8,030	3.3 in.
April 5, 2021	Rainbow trout	531	9.5 in.
March 17, 2021	Rainbow trout	4,034	3.7 in.

Fishing rules

Beaver River, Beaver County2026 guidebook, p. 29

Sections: Minersville Reservoir upstream to the bridge at Greenville.

Closed Jan. 1 until 6 a.m. on the second Saturday of July.

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.

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Beaver River questions

When is Beaver River stocked?

DWR does not publish stocking schedules. Past records show Beaver River was stocked in mid March (3 of the last 5 years), late March to early April (3 of the last 5 years), mid April (3 of the last 5 years), mid to late May (5 of the last 5 years), mid June (3 of the last 5 years), late June to early July (3 of the last 5 years), mid July (4 of the last 5 years) and early to mid August (3 of the last 5 years). The most recent stocking in the DWR report is dated June 30, 2026.

What fish are in Beaver River?

Since 2021 DWR has stocked rainbow trout and brown trout.

Are there special fishing rules at Beaver River?

Yes. The 2026 Utah Fishing Guidebook lists rules for this water, summarized on this page. Check the guidebook and DWR updates before fishing.

Sources

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.