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Joe Lay Reservoir

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  • Inside Dixie National Forest

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  • No access route mapped

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About this water

A 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.

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Escalante Outfitters

Fishing business nearby (~16 mi away) — hasn't claimed their Roamze page yet

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Piute Trail RV Park & Stan's Merc

Fishing business nearby (~30 mi away) — hasn't claimed their Roamze page yet

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Bear Valley RV & Campground

Fishing business nearby (~33 mi away) — hasn't claimed their Roamze page yet

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