Allen Lake Fishing in Summit County, Utah

• Overview

  In Utah, Allen Lake belongs to Summit County. The water sits 10,377 feet up. The water measures roughly 15 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Start from Kamas, 27 miles down the road. Provo is the closest city, 55 miles away. Within a short drive: Daynes Lake 0.7 miles away, Bedground Lake 0.8 miles off, Dale Lake 1 mile away, Jean Lake 1.2 miles off and Jeff Lake 1.3 miles away. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Allen Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Records held for Summit County cover brown trout, rainbow trout and cutthroat trout. The county list is broader than any single water. Fish Allen Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 18°F in December up to 55°F in July. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Ice-out usually falls in early June, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Ice clears near early June and comes back about mid November in a typical year. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. The season on Allen Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Daynes Lake sits 0.7 miles off and takes the overflow. Confirm access to Allen Lake locally before you travel.