Fishing Azure Lake in Wasatch County, Utah

• Overview

  You will find Azure Lake in Wasatch County, Utah. The bank is 10,157 feet above sea level. It covers about 7 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Kamas at 16 miles is the nearest place to stop. The big place round here is Provo, 46 miles distant. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Azure Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Open biodiversity records for Wasatch County list brown trout, rainbow trout, brook trout, black-spotted cutthroat trout and Utah sucker. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. The near bank of Azure Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 57°F at the top of summer and 19°F at the bottom of winter. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough mid May. Averages suggest open water from about mid May through to roughly mid November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. That shapes the year on Azure Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. The nearest alternative is Rock Lake, 0.2 miles out. Signs at Azure Lake carry more weight than any list.