Carrol Lake Fishing in Duchesne County, Utah

• Overview

  The Duchesne County end of Utah holds Carrol Lake. Around the bank it is pine and birch. With some 32 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Compared with other Utah water on our list, it sits high. The closest town, Roosevelt, is 34 miles distant. Provo sits 80 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Carrol Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Survey and observation records for Duchesne County include brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout and Arctic grayling. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. On Carrol Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 52°F and December reads 17°F. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from mid June. Break-up near mid June, freeze-up near early November: that is the shape of an average year. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Time your trip to Carrol Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Allen Lake sits 0.7 miles off and takes the overflow. Treat Carrol Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.