Fishing Blizzard Lake in Wasatch County, Utah

• Overview

  Blizzard Lake lies in Wasatch County, in Utah. Height above sea level is 10,318 feet. The water measures roughly 4 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Our Wasatch County list holds plenty of bigger water. Start from Kamas, 20 miles down the road. Provo sits 50 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Blizzard Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. 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. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. On Blizzard Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 56°F and December near 20°F on the long-run figures. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Break-up comes around mid May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Expect the water usable from around mid May until roughly mid November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. At Blizzard Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. If the gate is shut, Joan Lake at 0.2 miles is the nearest alternative. For Blizzard Lake in particular, ask before you travel.