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Stocking Report

Black Crappie stocking in Utah

53 recorded stockings, 15 waters, averaging 5.95" at release, from Utah Division of Wildlife Resources records. Every water links to its own page.

Latest recorded stocking: May 19, 2025

When black crappie goes in

62% of recorded stockings happen in May.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. 4%Apr
  5. 62%May
  6. 9%Jun
  7. 9%Jul
  8. 2%Aug
  9. 8%Sep
  10. 6%Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

Share of all recorded black crappie stockings in Utah, by calendar month. Stocking does not guarantee fish are present. Check current regulations and access before you go.

States run two very different stocking calendars. We looked at all 114,145 records to work out why.

Where black crappie gets stocked in Utah

WaterCountyStockingsFishLast recorded
Red Fleet ReservoirUintah11231,350May 16, 2024
Starvation ReservoirDuchesne6245,398May 4, 2022
GUNLOCK RESNot reported68,251Sep 19, 2018
WIDE HOLLOW RESNot reported523,056Jun 8, 2023
Jackson Flat ReservoirKane546,745Jun 7, 2023
WILLOW SPRING PONDNot reported3706Aug 27, 2024
PALISADE RESNot reported35,994May 15, 2024
LEIGH HILL RESNot reported3571Jul 11, 2023
GARRISON RES(PRUESS)Not reported3421May 7, 2015
Baker ReservoirWashington2506May 19, 2025
PIUTE RESNot reported241,064May 19, 2024
Newcastle ReservoirIron11,041May 13, 2024
PAROWAN PONDNot reported1113Jun 15, 2023
Recapture ReservoirSan Juan14,000May 4, 2023
REDMOND LNot reported110,000May 4, 2023

See everything Utah stocks in the full Utah stocking report, or browse every mapped water in the Utah fishing spot finder.

Source: Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, from its fish stocking report and its 1979 to 2024 stocking archive.

Black Crappie stocking in other states