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Bess Lake Btn

Utah DWR logged 2 trout stocking dates at Bess Lake Btn in 2026 so far, 748 fish in all. The latest was on Sep 10, 2026. Utah DWR lists it as “Bess L Btn”.

Utah DWR data pulled . Latest record in the Utah DWR data for any water: Nov 4, 2026.

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Bess Lake Btn in numbers

fish stocked in 2026, through Nov 6
748
by the same date in 2025
251
in all of 2025
251
Stocking log

Every stocking record

Counts include small fish (fingerlings) as well as catchable trout; the average length tells them apart. Every trout release Utah DWR lists for this water in the last two years, newest first, then yearly totals since 2020. Average length is the figure DWR gives for each batch.

Last stocked, Sep 10, 2026501Arctic grayling, avg 1.83 in
2026 · 748 fish on 2 dates
DateSpeciesFishAvg. length
Sep 10Arctic grayling501 fish5011.83 in
Jul 14Brook trout247 fish2472.77 in
2025 · 251 fish on 1 date
DateSpeciesFishAvg. length
Jun 23Brook trout251 fish2512.92 in
Every year since 2020
YearStocking datesFish
20262748
20251251
20242445
20231249
20221249
20212510
20202562
2020 – 2026

Trout stocked each year

2026 is outlined because the year is not over. The tallest full year is yellow.

  1. 5622020: 562 fish
  2. 5102021: 510 fish
  3. 2492022: 249 fish
  4. 2492023: 249 fish
  5. 4452024: 445 fish
  6. 2512025: 251 fish
  7. 7482026: 748 fish

What is stocked here

All records since 2020
SpeciesFishShare
Brook trout1,75058%
Arctic grayling1,26442%

Where it is

Utah trout stockingAll Garfield County watersRecently stocked in Utah

No single map point is given for this water in the USGS names database, so no map is shown.

Also in Garfield County: Panguitch Lake, Posey Lake, Pine Lake, Mammoth Creek, East Fork Sevier River, Deer Creek Lake Ebs, North Creek, Sevier River.

Source: DWR fish stocking report, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. Pulled . Check the agency and the current fishing rules before you go.