8 miles
Utah · freestone
8 miles
October on the hatch chart — names and sizes, not a catch report.
Filled months are when that insect is on the chart. Best months for this river are lit.
Swipe months to stay on the year
| Insect | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midge (Chironomidae) | ||||||||||||
| Blue-winged Olive | ||||||||||||
| Runoff (high, off-color water) | ||||||||||||
| Caddis | ||||||||||||
| Ant (Terrestrial) | ||||||||||||
| Grasshopper (Terrestrial) |
Hatch-chart nymphs, dries, and streamers for this river. Not a crowdsourced catch report.
Open the Straight Canyon Creek (Cottonwood Creek) fly list →2 listed points. Map is Vellum land and Teal water — a desk chart, not a satellite.
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Live USGS gauge Cottonwood Creek near Orangeville, UT, below Straight Canyon. Official NWIS: 39.26663339, -111.1298922.
Live USGS gauge Cottonwood Creek near Castle Dale, UT, lower reach. Official NWIS: 39.16997188, -110.9382224.
Utah fishing license required. Verify current Utah Division of Wildlife Resources regulations for Cottonwood Creek and Straight Canyon before fishing. Manti-La Sal National Forest borders the upper canyon; use marked public access.
Verify with Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. Retrieved 2026-08-31. Seasons and gear rules change.
Cottonwood Creek runs through Straight Canyon on Highway 29 between Joes Valley Reservoir and Orangeville in Emery County, a stretch anglers commonly call Straight Canyon Creek or, in places, Clear Creek. Manti-La Sal National Forest borders the upper canyon.
This is a small mountain freestone dropping out of the Wasatch Plateau, holding brown and rainbow trout in pocket water and short pools along the canyon road. Flows below Joes Valley Reservoir stay cooler than unregulated nearby streams through summer.
USGS gauges near Orangeville and near Castle Dale track flow on the lower creek below the canyon.
Freestone
Brown Trout · Rainbow Trout
Freestone
Brown Trout · Rainbow Trout
Freestone
Brown Trout · Rainbow Trout
Freestone
Brown Trout · Rainbow Trout
Freestone
Brown Trout · Rainbow Trout
Freestone
Brown Trout · Rainbow Trout
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