Millions of additional fish were released at bodies of water across Utah this year, as state wildlife officials continued to ...

Utah's Division of Wildlife Resources stocked 11.6 million fish across 655 water bodies in 2025, a decrease of 1 million from ...

Over 11.6 million fish were stocked in Utah's waterbodies by the DWR in 2025 to maintain fishing opportunities.

SALT LAKE CITY — Stocking fish in Utah waterbodies dates back to 1871 when fish were transported from other states by train and were dropped into lakes along the route. In 1897, Utah opened its first ...

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — More than 12.8 million fish were stocked in Utah’s waterbodies in 2024, the highest figure in the past five years. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources released ...

A spring wave of fish stockings has Utah County’s bodies of water full of fish as the calendar officially turns to summer Friday. Lakes, rivers and ponds statewide are stocked with fish throughout the ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Despite the state's extreme drought conditions in 2021, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR) stocked a whopping 9,616,203 fish in 615 water bodies to ensure that native fish ...

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Megan McNeil coaxed the final rainbow trout out of a Utah Division of Wildlife Resources stocking truck, using the broken handle of a net to prod the holdout to escape the metal tank. Slipping through ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Making a splash to enhance fishing experiences and bolster native fish populations, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources went all-in by releasing an impressive 10,634,431 fish ...