Lake · Garfield, Utah
Bess Lake
At a glance
- Area
- 2 ha (5 acres)
Who lives here
- Arctic grayling Thymallus arcticusStocked · 2021 · Fish stocking: Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (Fish Stocking Events)
- Brook trout Salvelinus fontinalisStocked · 2023 · Fish stocking: Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (Fish Stocking Events)
Not listed doesn't mean no fish.
Stocking
| Year | Species | Stage | Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2023 | Brook trout | 249 | |
| Jul 10, 2023 | Brook trout | 55 | |
| Jul 7, 2022 | Brook trout | 249 | |
| Jul 7, 2022 | Brook trout | 48 | |
| Sep 23, 2021 | Arctic grayling | 258 | |
| Jul 6, 2021 | Brook trout | 51 | |
| Jul 6, 2021 | Brook trout | 252 | |
| Sep 28, 2020 | Arctic grayling | 306 | |
| Jul 1, 2020 | Brook trout | 256 | |
| Jul 1, 2020 | Brook trout | 61 | |
| Sep 24, 2019 | Arctic grayling | 300 | |
| Oct 9, 2018 | Arctic grayling | 255 | |
| Jun 25, 2018 | Brook trout | 55 | |
| Jun 25, 2018 | Brook trout | 251 | |
| Sep 18, 2017 | Arctic grayling | 250 | |
| Jun 26, 2017 | Brook trout | 105 | |
| Jun 26, 2017 | Brook trout | 255 | |
| Jun 27, 2016 | Brook trout | 300 | |
| Jun 27, 2016 | Brook trout | 150 |
As the agency publishes it. Newest first: 19 of 19.
Getting on the water
No public access site is listed for this water yet.
Listed by public agencies. A listed site doesn't make the water or its shore open to fishing: when in doubt, it's unknown. Check signs and local rules.
The rules
Summary, not the law. Check the official regulations before you fish.
HuntGrid has no rules for this water yet.
Official regulations: Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
What's biting
This water is too small for community summaries: on a small water a summary could point to someone's spot.
About this page
Sources and licences:
- U.S. Geological Survey, National Hydrography Dataset Plus High Resolution (NHDPlus HR); U.S. Census Bureau, TIGER/Line® Shapefiles 2025: counties and states · Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. §105)
- Fish stocking: Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (Fish Stocking Events) · utah.gov's terms (as read by track FA, 2026-10-17): copying "for personal or informational use … if the documents are not modified", accepted under the owner's 2026-10-19 rule; DWR's ArcGIS item 49aac7bce532403c91ace964d5d80093 (UDWR_Fish_Stocking_Events_1979_2024_VIEW, read 2026-10-19) carries a warranty disclaimer only. Shown as DWR published it. Credit the agency; remove the layer if the agency asks.
The outline is drawn from the official water data credited above, without a basemap. These pages show no angler's catches, spots or tracks.