Blue Lake Fishing in Wasatch County, Utah

• Overview

  In Utah, Blue Lake belongs to Wasatch County. The water sits 8,530 feet up. At 4 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Our Wasatch County list holds plenty of bigger water. The nearest place of any size is Francis, 19 miles away. Kamas is 20 miles away, with Oakley at 24 miles. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Blue Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Across Wasatch County, recorded fish include brown trout, rainbow trout, brook trout and black-spotted cutthroat trout. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Fish Blue Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 60°F, the coldest about 22°F. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Blue Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Mapping flags this water as intermittent: it can be dry for part of the year, so check before travelling. There is a car park 90 yards from the bank. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. The nearest alternative is Little Pond, 1.3 miles out. For Blue Lake in particular, ask before you travel.