Utah Mountain Lake Areas
24 Utah mountain lake areas and drainages from DWR, including the Uinta basins, Boulder Mountain and the Tushar lakes.
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Utah fishing areas from A through Z
B
- Boulder Mountain LakesGarfield County
M
- Millard County StreamsMillard County
- Monroe Mountain LakesSevier County
T
- Thousand Lake MountainWayne County
- Tushar (Beaver) Mountain LakesBeaver County
U
- Uinta Mountains, Bear RiverSummit County
- Uinta Mountains, Beaver Creek ForksSummit County
- Uinta Mountains, Blacks ForkSummit County
- Uinta Mountains, Burnt ForkSummit County
- Uinta Mountains, Dry GulchDuchesne County
- Uinta Mountains, Duchesne RiverDuchesne County
- Uinta Mountains, Henrys ForkSummit County
- Uinta Mountains, Lake ForkDuchesne County
- Uinta Mountains, Mirror Lake HighwaySummit County
- Uinta Mountains, North Slope EastDaggett County
- Uinta Mountains, North Slope Roadside LakesSummit County
- Uinta Mountains, Provo RiverSummit County
- Uinta Mountains, Rock CreekDuchesne County
- Uinta Mountains, Smiths ForkSummit County
- Uinta Mountains, South Slope EastUintah County
- Uinta Mountains, Uinta RiverDuchesne County
- Uinta Mountains, Weber RiverSummit County
- Uinta Mountains, WhiterocksDuchesne County
- Uinta Mountains, Yellowstone/Swift CreekDuchesne County
The Utah fishing areas list, explained
What is a fishing area page?
DWR describes some high country as one water, such as a Uinta drainage or Boulder Mountain; each of those 24 areas has a page.
Are the single lakes listed too?
Named lakes inside an area appear on its page where the NHD layer maps them nearby; DWR lake pages are linked when they exist.
Which county is shown for an area?
The county holding the DWR map point; most areas cross more than one county.
Do these pages show stocking?
They print the stocking rows that DWR serves on the area page, with dates.
Are roads into these areas open all year?
DWR access notes are quoted as written; snow closes many high roads, so check the forest service before going.
Which Utah sources do the area rules quote?
Fish Utah rule text and the 2027 guidebook, dated to the edition they come from.
Which areas are in the Uintas?
19 of the area pages cover Uinta Mountains drainages.
Is there a list of every Utah water?
Yes, the Utah A to Z page lists every lake, area and stream with a page.
DWR rules and Utah directories next to the fishing areas list
- Every Utah fishing page, A to Zreservoirs, mountain areas, streams, counties, towns and fish together
- Utah license prices and statewide limitsDWR fees plus the 2027 and 2026 guidebook limits side by side
- Rules for specific Utah watersevery heading in the guidebook list, linked where a page exists
- Utah border-water licensingBear Lake, Lake Powell and Flaming Gorge
- What the 2027 Utah guidebook changesnative game fish, the baitfish rename, NEW water entries
- Blue Ribbon fisheries of Utahreservoirs and streams DWR flags as Blue Ribbon
- Utah community fisheriescity and park ponds under the shared two-fish rule
- Ice fishing notes for Utahwhat DWR writes about winter ice on each water
- Utah Free Fishing Daythe one June Saturday with no license needed
- Utah state record fishfive DWR record categories, weights and lengths
- Utah stocking in 2026the DWR year-to-date table by county and species
- Utah reservoir levels and stream gaugesdated Reclamation values and live USGS readings
- Utah boat rampsUGRC and DWR launch points by county
- Utah shore fishing accessDWR bank and pier points
- Utah bait and tackle shopscounters, fly shops and marinas in four map quadrants
- Utah fishing guideslisted guide services with towns and phones
- Utah fishing tournamentsDWR-authorized events and posted results
- Protected and prohibited fish in Utahmust-release natives and fish you may not let go