Utah DWR season dates, fishing reports and fresh stocking for Iron, Beaver and Garfield counties.
Hunting seasons, fishing reports and fresh stocking for Iron, Beaver and Garfield counties only, straight from the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. Dates and rules change. Always check your DWR guidebook and permit before you go.
Status as of Fri Oct 30, 2026 (MT), from the DWR 2026 guidebooks. Unit lists show only the units that touch Iron, Beaver or Garfield. Your permit and the guidebook map decide where you can hunt.
| Status | Hunt | Dates | Units / area | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open now | Deer · limited-entry muzzleloader on general-season units | Oct 28–Nov 5 | Beaver East · Beaver West · Mt Dutton · Panguitch Lake · Southwest Desert · Zion (Iron side) | DWR guidebook |
| Ends Sat Oct 31 | Deer · Paunsaugunt limited-entry rifle (DB1004) | Oct 17–31 | Paunsaugunt (Garfield) | DWR guidebook |
| Open now | Elk · general-season muzzleloader (any bull + spike units) | Oct 28–Nov 5 | General-season units, check your unit | DWR guidebook |
| Last day today | Mourning dove | Sept 1–Oct 30 | Statewide | DWR guidebook |
| Open now | Ducks, mergansers, coots, snipe · Southern Zone | Oct 10, 2026–Jan 23, 2027 | Southern Zone | DWR guidebook |
| Open now | Scaup · Southern Zone | Opens Oct 30 · through Jan 23, 2027 | Southern Zone | DWR guidebook |
| Open now | Fall turkey · management harvest | Oct 1, 2026–Feb 28, 2027 | Per guidebook areas | DWR guidebook |
| Open now | Chukar & gray partridge | Sept 26–Feb 15 | Statewide | DWR guidebook |
| Open now | Dusky & ruffed grouse | Sept 1–Dec 31 | Statewide | DWR guidebook |
| Open now | Cottontail rabbit | Sept 1–Feb 28 | Statewide | DWR guidebook |
| Coming up | Youth pheasant | Oct 31–Nov 5 | Statewide (youth only) | DWR guidebook |
| Coming up | Deer · Paunsaugunt late any legal weapon (DB1010) | Nov 2–20 | Paunsaugunt (Garfield) | DWR guidebook |
| Coming up | Elk · limited-entry late rifle bull | Nov 7–15 | Beaver East · Mt Dutton · Panguitch Lake · Boulder · Southwest Desert South | DWR guidebook |
| Coming up | Elk · limited-entry HAMSS | Nov 7–30 | Barney Top/Kaiparowits · Southwest Desert North | DWR guidebook |
| Coming up | Deer · Kaiparowits HAMSS (DB1091) | Nov 7–30 | Kaiparowits (Garfield) | DWR guidebook |
| Coming up | Pheasant | Nov 7–Dec 6 | Statewide | DWR guidebook |
| Coming up | Quail | Nov 7–Dec 31 | Statewide | DWR guidebook |
| Coming up | Elk · limited-entry late archery | Nov 28–Dec 13 | Beaver East · Mt Dutton · Panguitch Lake · Southwest Desert South | DWR guidebook |
| Closed | Deer · general-season buck rifle | Ended Oct 25 | — | DWR guidebook |
| Closed | Pronghorn | Seasons ended | — | DWR guidebook |
Short summaries of DWR's own fishing reports. Each card shows the date DWR last updated it. We don't add our own ratings. Otter Creek, Navajo Lake and Lake Powell are outside our three counties and aren't listed.
Water is low but boats can still launch. Smallmouth bass have been good to excellent. DWR expects trout fishing to improve as the water cools, with rainbows stocked in the fall. Wipers are most active at dawn, dusk and after dark.
DWR report updated Aug 18, 2026 · DWR fishing report
Low but holding up thanks to a conservation pool. Good success on rainbow and brook trout with nightcrawlers and spinners. DWR looks for good to excellent fishing through the rest of fall.
DWR report updated Aug 18, 2026 · DWR fishing report
Fair to good fall fishing expected for tiger, splake, rainbow and cutthroat trout once summer algae settles out. Illegally introduced redside shiners are present.
DWR report updated Aug 18, 2026 · DWR fishing report
Standard rules returned Oct 1: artificial flies and lures only, one trout over 22 inches. Some ash-related fish kills in August from the Cottonwood Fire, but most fish survived. Fair to good trout fishing expected as the water cools.
DWR report updated Oct 07, 2026 · DWR fishing report
Low flows after irrigation ends. Fall brown trout are aggressive before the spawn. Cottonwood Fire debris flows killed fish upstream, but the lower river had no fish kills as of DWR's report.
DWR report updated Aug 17, 2026 · DWR fishing report
Closed. DWR says there has likely been a complete loss of fish after Cottonwood Fire ash and debris flows. The area is closed for flood safety.
DWR report updated Aug 17, 2026 · DWR fishing report
Cottonwood Fire forest closures continue to affect access to the Beaver Mountain lakes this year and likely next spring.
DWR report updated Aug 18, 2026 · DWR fishing report
Good to excellent shore fishing once algae dies off in the cooler weather. All cutthroat and tiger trout 15–22 inches must be released.
DWR report updated Oct 05, 2026 · DWR fishing report
Rainbow and tiger trout are abundant. Good to excellent fishing as the water cools, on popular baits, lures and flies.
DWR report updated Aug 18, 2026 · DWR fishing report
Rainbows to be stocked late October or early November for fair to good winter fishing. Bass and bluegill stay good through fall. DWR listed the reservoir at 25%.
DWR report updated Aug 25, 2026 · DWR fishing report
Drawn very low this summer, so fish survival was likely hurt. Spring and early-summer stocked rainbows and tigers should give some fall fishing.
DWR report updated Aug 18, 2026 · DWR fishing report
Abundant rainbow and tiger trout. DWR expects fair to good fishing as the water cools.
DWR report updated Oct 13, 2026 · DWR fishing report
DWR calls fall some of the best fishing of the year on Boulder Mountain. Check the guidebook for lakes closed through winter, and be ready for snow.
DWR report updated Oct 13, 2026 · DWR fishing report
Fall brown trout are aggressive before the spawn. Ash flows cut fish numbers between Kanab Creek and Tropic Reservoir.
DWR report updated Aug 18, 2026 · DWR fishing report
Lower reaches: fall browns. Upper reaches: good to great for cutthroat and tiger trout as it cools. Whirling disease is present, so clean and dry your waders. The lower creek has private land posted closed.
DWR report updated Aug 18, 2026 · DWR fishing report
The 15 most recent DWR plantings in Iron, Beaver and Garfield counties over the last 60 days, newest first. Water names are as DWR lists them. Size is average length in inches.
| Water | County | Species | Fish | Avg. size | Planted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minersville Res | Beaver | Rainbow | 3,050 | 7.56″ | Oct 13 |
| Minersville Res | Beaver | Rainbow | 21,660 | 7.56″ | Oct 13 |
| Minersville Res | Beaver | Rainbow | 5,800 | 7.52″ | Oct 6 |
| Minersville Res | Beaver | Rainbow | 5,800 | 7.52″ | Oct 6 |
| Wide Hollow Res | Garfield | Tiger Trout | 501 | 11.67″ | Oct 2 |
| Forebay Pond | Iron | Rainbow | 350 | 10.78″ | Sept 30 |
| Leigh Hill Res | Iron | Rainbow | 742 | 10.78″ | Sept 30 |
| Panguitch L | Garfield | Rainbow | 18,400 | 6.79″ | Sept 30 |
| Parowan Pond | Iron | Rainbow | 350 | 10.78″ | Sept 30 |
| Leigh Hill Res | Iron | Rainbow | 1,272 | 10.78″ | Sept 29 |
| Panguitch L | Garfield | Rainbow | 17,955 | 7.35″ | Sept 29 |
| Panguitch L | Garfield | Rainbow | 17,735 | 7.35″ | Sept 28 |
| Newcastle Res | Iron | Rainbow | 2,500 | 9.64″ | Sept 21 |
| Newcastle Res | Iron | Rainbow | 2,500 | 9.64″ | Sept 21 |
| Paragonah Res | Iron | Cutthroat | 2,024 | 2.24″ | Sept 15 |
Source: DWR 2026 fish stocking report · pulled Oct 30, 2026 MT (raw copy saved at build).
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