Beaver Lake, Utah: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  You will find Beaver Lake in San Juan County, Utah. Height above sea level is 9,823 feet. At 2 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Most waters listed here for San Juan County are larger. Head to Moab, 20 miles away, for anything you forgot. Then Monticello, 38 miles, and Redlands, 56 miles. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Beaver Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Open biodiversity records for San Juan County list rainbow trout, brook trout and green sunfish. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Beaver Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 58°F, the coldest about 21°F. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Expect Beaver Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. The closest car park is 0.9 miles away, so pack accordingly. A toilet block sits 0.9 miles away. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, Medicine Lakes is 1 mile distant. Check the position at Beaver Lake before loading the car.