Fishing at Adax Lake, Wasatch County, Utah

• Overview

  Adax Lake stands in Wasatch County, Utah. The bank is 10,128 feet above sea level. The water measures roughly 4 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Most waters listed here for Wasatch County are larger. Nearest place of any size is Oakley, 15 miles away. Kamas is 15 miles away, with Francis at 16 miles. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Adax Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Fish documented in Wasatch County include brown trout, rainbow trout and brook trout. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Fish Adax Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 19°F to 56°F. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late May. Climate averages put the opening at about late May and the closing near mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. The season on Adax Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Olsen Lake, 0.6 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. For Adax Lake in particular, ask before you travel.