Fish Lake, UT

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Anyone fished at Fish Lake in Utah? I’m going at the end of the month and will have a boat to fish from…

 

https://www.fs.usda.gov/fishlake

 

https://wildlife.utah.gov/hotspots/detailed.php?id=3

 

-Sean

Arlington, VA

[Carl Z.]

I haven't fished Fish Lake, but most of those lakes are deep and trolling (by hand or motor, fly or conventional tackle) is the productive way to fish. 

But I would definitely find some forest service roads that follow a creek and just find a place to fish these smaller creeks for trout in moving water.  Runnoff should be over by then given the drought they had down there.  

If you want to explore the forest service roads, make sure to carry a paper map.  You get out of cell service fast down there.

Carl

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[JKunic]

Fish lake is home waters for me as I grew up in Utah county. You will want to focus your time on the humps on the northern part of the lake if you are going for lakers. Large tube jigs in white and light green are usually the ticket. They will be down 60-80 feet. Slow and steady wins the race, expect long days of jigging. On the fly rod there will be splake and lots of perch along the weedlines about 20 feet out. Should be a fun trip, it is a beautiful place!

[Lane Thurgood]

Many times.  Yes, I've caught small lake trout and rainbow trout and yellow perch.  For lakers you would need a boat, sinking lines, big streamer patterns and lots of luck.  You should find rainbows on the usual--but buggers are definitely in the zone.  And, yes, weedlines as per a prior post. And in shallower water, you should find plenty of willing yellow perch, which is a nice mid-day diversion, especially if kids are involved.

But, if you're there for a few days, let me give you another idea!  Just to the northeast and joined by a stream between is Johnson Reservoir (aka Johnson Valley Reservoir).  When I last fished there, it was a mediocre put-and-take rainbow trout fishery.  Now, there are tiger muskies.  (Link attached.)

https://wildlife.utah.gov/hotspots/detailed.php?id=1162835251

My brother was perch fishing the stream in between Johnson and Fish Lake a couple of years ago when a tiger muskie surprised him (aaaaaand, bit through the line).

Yes, I'd fish Fish Lake, but I'd drive on up to Johnson, as well.  Beautiful country.

On Thursday, May 31, 2018 at 1:17:34 PM UTC-4, Sean Steele wrote:

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Awesome advice! Thanks Lane and “jkunicpa” 😉

 

-Sean

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Hey Lane, can you hit me offlist? – I have some gear questions for Fish Lake. spst...@gmail.com

 

-Sean

 

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Many times.  Yes, I've caught small lake trout and rainbow trout and yellow perch.  For lakers you would need a boat, sinking lines, big streamer patterns and lots of luck.  You should find rainbows on the usual--but buggers are definitely in the zone.  And, yes, weedlines as per a prior post. And in shallower water, you should find plenty of willing yellow perch, which is a nice mid-day diversion, especially if kids are involved.

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