Utah Fishing Tournaments
Team bass, ice derbies, carp removal and trout days on Utah water, by month and by lake.
Photo of Mantua Reservoir: Christopher Eugene Lee, Public domain
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The DWR authorized list and Utah host pages give 8 events still to come, plus 11 published results; every water with its own event page links from the lists below, and a statewide day with no single water sits in its own band.
Utah event dates by month
November 2026
| Date | Event | Water | Organizer | Start point | Utah county |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-14 | SUBA Sand Hollow Fall | Sand Hollow Reservoir | Southern Utah Bass Anglers | Washington County | |
| 2026-11-21 | UBTT Team Challenge, Sand Hollow | Sand Hollow Reservoir | Ultimate Bass Team Tour, LLC (Cedar City, Utah) | Washington County |
December 2026
| Date | Event | Water | Organizer | Start point | Utah county |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-12-05 | UBTT Southern Utah Division, Sand Hollow (start of 2027 season) | Sand Hollow Reservoir | Ultimate Bass Team Tour, LLC (Cedar City, Utah) | Washington County |
January 2027
| Date | Event | Water | Organizer | Start point | Utah county |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027-01-10 | NIFT | Mantua Reservoir | NIFT | Box Elder County | |
| 2027-01-22 | Burbot Bash | Flaming Gorge Reservoir | Burbot Bash (sponsor listed by DWR: Daggett County) | Daggett County | |
| 2027-01-31 | Frozen Frenzy- Scofield Reservoir | Scofield Reservoir | Frozen Frenzy | Carbon County |
February 2027
| Date | Event | Water | Organizer | Start point | Utah county |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027-02-06 | Frozen Frenzy- Strawberry Reservoir | Strawberry Reservoir | Frozen Frenzy | Wasatch County |
June 2027
| Date | Event | Water | Organizer | Start point | Utah county |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027-06-26 | 15th Annual Ducks Unlimited Fishing Derby | Flaming Gorge Reservoir | Ducks Unlimited | Daggett County |
Utah DWR list and host pages, read November 2026.
Utah events open on any public water
These Utah events name no single lake or river: the organizer prints them as open statewide, so they appear here and on no water page. Utah limits still apply wherever an entry is caught.
| Date | Event | Host | Format as printed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-27 | 3rd Annual Utah Black Friday Trout Tournament | Outdoors With Andrew (tournament organizer's own site) | statewide virtual catch-photo-release on FishDonkey, 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM; two longest eligible trout combined length; lake trout not eligible; adult and youth (16 and under) divisions |
Organizer pages linked in each row; retrieved November 2026.
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Winter fields on Utah reservoirs fish through the ice; DWR lists each by water and date, and the host pages set the rules. Ice conditions are never confirmed here: check with the host before walking out.
| Date | Event | Water | Host |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027-01-22 | Burbot Bash | Flaming Gorge Reservoir | Burbot Bash (sponsor listed by DWR: Daggett County) |
| 2027-01-31 | Frozen Frenzy- Scofield Reservoir | Scofield Reservoir | Frozen Frenzy |
| 2027-02-06 | Frozen Frenzy- Strawberry Reservoir | Strawberry Reservoir | Frozen Frenzy |
Utah DWR authorized tournament list and host pages, linked in each row; retrieved November 2026.
Utah rows the hosts left undated
A few Utah results print a season or year but no event day, so they stay on their water pages with the host wording instead of on the dated calendar.
| Water page or event | Rows or note | Hosts |
|---|---|---|
| Utah Lake events | 1 row | Utah Lake Authority |
Utah host pages, linked from each water page or row.
Utah waters with events
- Cutler Reservoir tournaments0 upcoming, 1 result
- Echo Reservoir tournaments0 upcoming, 1 result
- Flaming Gorge Reservoir tournaments2 upcoming, 0 results
- Jordanelle Reservoir tournaments0 upcoming, 2 results
- Lake Powell tournaments0 upcoming, 1 result
- Mantua Reservoir tournaments1 upcoming, 2 results
- Pineview Reservoir tournaments0 upcoming, 2 results
- Sand Hollow Reservoir tournaments3 upcoming, 0 results
- Scofield Reservoir tournaments1 upcoming, 0 results
- Strawberry Reservoir tournaments1 upcoming, 0 results
- Utah Lake tournaments0 upcoming, 2 results
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Beehive State water shown with Utah Fishing Tournaments
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Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Jim Hedd, CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Bernard Spragg. NZ, Public domain
Shorelines near the Utah Fishing Utah weigh-ins, photographed
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Photo: Michael Jolley, CC BY 2.0
Photo: David Wilson, CC BY 2.0
Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY-SA 4.0
Utah contest fishing, asked and answered
Which Utah waters carry the most event rows?
Mantua Reservoir, Sand Hollow Reservoir, Utah Lake and Flaming Gorge Reservoir lead the Utah rows, counting winners posted without an event day.
How many Utah events are still to come?
8 future dates on single waters as of November 2026, 3 of them ice derbies, next to 11 dated Utah winners.
Where were these Utah dates read?
From the Utah DWR authorized tournament list and the host pages (Ultimate Bass Team Tour, Utah B.A.S.S. Nation, the Utah Lake Authority and others), one link a row.
Does Utah publish a list of approved fishing events?
DWR posts an authorized tournament list by water, organization and date; this calendar reads it and adds dates the hosts print on their own pages.
Which Utah host appears most?
Ultimate Bass Team Tour, LLC (Cedar City, Utah), with 2 dated events.
What is the next Utah event on the list?
SUBA Sand Hollow Fall on Sand Hollow Reservoir, 2026-11-14.
Are there Utah events with no single water?
3rd Annual Utah Black Friday Trout Tournament runs statewide: the organizer prints it as statewide virtual catch-photo-release on FishDonkey, 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM; two longest eligible trout combined length; lake trout not eligible; adult and youth (16 and under) divisions.
Why is the Utah winning-bag average so short?
Only 7 dated Utah results print a one-day five-fish bass limit; carp counts, catfish lengths and multi-day totals appear as printed.
Which Utah guidebook covers an event day?
The limits here are from the 2027 Utah Fishing Guidebook, which takes effect January 1, 2027; the 2026 Utah Fishing Guidebook stays in force through December 31, 2026 and differs only where a row says so.
How do I find a Utah event close to me?
Press the near-me button up top and it sorts the six closest coming Utah events by distance from you.
How Utah events sit under the guidebooks
Every date on this Utah calendar was read from the DWR authorized tournament list or the organizer that printed it (Burbot Bash (sponsor listed by DWR: Daggett County), Ducks Unlimited, Frozen Frenzy, NIFT, Outdoors With Andrew (organizer's own site), Southern Utah Bass Anglers, Ultimate Bass Team Tour, LLC (Cedar City, Utah) and Utah B.A.S.S. Nation (UTBN)), each linked in its row.
An entrant keeps fish under the same rules as any other angler on the water. The limits here are from the 2027 Utah Fishing Guidebook, which takes effect January 1, 2027; the 2026 Utah Fishing Guidebook stays in force through December 31, 2026 and differs only where a row says so.
Bear Lake (with Idaho), Lake Powell (with Arizona) and Flaming Gorge Reservoir (with Wyoming) cross a state line; the guidebook's border-waters notes set what a Utah license covers on each.
2027 and 2026 Utah Fishing Guidebooks as read November 11, 2026; the DWR authorized tournament list and host pages linked in the tables.
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