Bedground Lake Fishing in Summit County, Utah

• Overview

  Look for Bedground Lake in Summit County, Utah. The bank is 10,525 feet above sea level. At 2 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Our Summit County list holds plenty of bigger water. The town to know is Kamas, 26 miles out. Then Francis, 27 miles, and Oakley, 28 miles. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Bedground Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Fish documented in Summit County include brown trout, rainbow trout, cutthroat trout and brook trout. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. On Bedground Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 55°F at the top of summer and 18°F at the bottom of winter. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Break-up comes around early June, and the run that follows is short and strong. Ice clears near early June and comes back about mid November in a typical year. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. At Bedground Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Failing this one, try Allen Lake, 0.8 miles away. Treat Bedground Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.