# TroutNotify vs UtahStockedFish: Alerts, Pricing & Coverage

Use UtahStockedFish if a free weekly Utah stocking summary is enough. Consider TroutNotify if you want to select specific Utah waters and receive an email after a matching new Utah DWR record is detected.

## Compare the verified facts

| Decision factor | TroutNotify | UtahStockedFish |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Category | Utah trout-stocking alert service | Free Utah stocking report and weekly email |
| Price | $39/year (as of July 2026 — verify current pricing on their site). | $0 (as of July 2026 — verify current pricing on their site). |
| Coverage | Utah only | Utah only |
| Platform / delivery | Email alerts and a web watchlist | Web reports and weekly email |
| Agency data | Yes — Monitors the official Utah DWR fish-stocking report | Yes — Derived from Utah DWR stocking information |
| Stocking alert | Yes — Emails after a new Utah DWR trout row is published and checked | Partial — Weekly email rather than a newly published event alert |

## Three decisions that matter

### Paid focus versus free summary

TroutNotify charges annually for activated alerts. UtahStockedFish is free and offers a weekly email.

### Both are Utah-only

Neither option should be presented as a multi-state service. Both derive their value from Utah DWR stocking information.

### Cadence and selection drive the choice

TroutNotify is built around exact-water selection and a new-record workflow. UtahStockedFish's verified email cadence is weekly.

## Choose by the actual job

### When TroutNotify fits

**TroutNotify**

Utah trout-stocking alert service

Best fit for Utah anglers who want a watchlist of exact waters and an email tied to a newly detected matching DWR row.

- **Price:** $39/year (as of July 2026 — verify current pricing on their site).

- **Coverage:** Utah only

#### What it does

- Follow selected Utah lakes, ponds, and streams
- Newly published trout-stocking email alerts
- Species, quantity, average length, date, and water in each alert
- Free watchlist preview before alert activation

#### Honest limits

- Coverage is Utah only; TroutNotify must not be presented as available in other states.
- Alerts are downstream of Utah DWR publication and scheduled checks, with no guaranteed latency.

### When UtahStockedFish fits

**UtahStockedFish**

Free Utah stocking report and weekly email

Best fit for Utah anglers who prefer a free weekly email and DWR-derived reports and do not need the selected-water workflow.

- **Price:** $0 (as of July 2026 — verify current pricing on their site).

- **Coverage:** Utah only

#### What it does

- Utah DWR-derived stocking reports
- Weekly stocking email
- Free access
- Utah-specific coverage

#### Honest limits

- Coverage is Utah only.
- Weekly delivery is less event-specific than an alert after a newly published record.

## The honest decision

UtahStockedFish is the strongest free pressure on TroutNotify in Utah. The honest paid-versus-free decision is whether a selected-water workflow and event-focused email are worth paying for compared with a weekly summary.

## Sources

- [TroutNotify product and Utah coverage](/) — Current product copy and coverage checked July 2026.
- Public UtahStockedFish product information — Free price, Utah scope, and weekly cadence captured July 2026.

## Questions before you choose

**Q: Is UtahStockedFish free?**

Yes, it was verified at $0 as of July 2026; verify current pricing on its site. Its email cadence is weekly.

**Q: Do both services cover the same state?**

Yes. Both are Utah-only in the information checked here, and both rely on Utah DWR-derived stocking information.

**Q: Why pay for TroutNotify?**

The paid case is the selected-water watchlist and an email after a matching new record is detected. If a free weekly summary meets your needs, UtahStockedFish is the more economical choice.

Updated July 2026