Escalante Outfitters
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Joe Lay Reservoir
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We don't have curated regulation data for UT yet. Check Utah Division of Wildlife Resources for current rules before fishing.
See full state regulationsA small fishing lake in the North Creek Lakes area. The Department of Wildlife Resourses of Utah (DWR) stocks this reservoir with Brook Trout. Other fishing lakes near Joe Lay Reservoir are Flat Lake, Yellow Lake, Blue Lake, Upper Barker Reservoir, Lower Barker Reservoir, and Dougherty Basin. To hike to these lakes see the Barker Lakes Loop.

Barker Recreation Area
~1 min drive
A worthwhile stop near UT.

Cowpuncher Guard Station
~17 min drive
A worthwhile stop near UT.
Otter Creek, South Point Recreation Site
~34 min drive
A worthwhile stop near UT.

Posey Lake Campground
~12 min drive
A worthwhile stop near UT.
Escalante Ranger District
~8 min drive
A worthwhile stop near UT.
Otter Creek, Fishermans Beach Rec Site
~35 min drive
A worthwhile stop near UT.

Pine Lake Campground
~25 min drive
A worthwhile stop near UT.
Otter Creek, Tamarisk Point Rec Site
~37 min drive
A worthwhile stop near UT.

Aquarius Ranger Station
~39 min drive
A worthwhile stop near UT.
Yellow Lake
~1 min drive
A worthwhile stop near UT.
Local operators near Escalanteoffering guided trips. You book directly with them — Roamze doesn’t take a cut.
Escalante Outfitters
Fishing business nearby (~16 mi away) — hasn't claimed their Roamze page yet
Piute Trail RV Park & Stan's Merc
Fishing business nearby (~30 mi away) — hasn't claimed their Roamze page yet
Bear Valley RV & Campground
Fishing business nearby (~33 mi away) — hasn't claimed their Roamze page yet