Coffin Lake, Utah: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Coffin Lake is listed under Summit County, Utah. The water sits 10,866 feet up. It measures about 26 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. It ranks high for size among our Summit County listings. Mountain View is the closest place, 30 miles off. The big place round here is Provo, 86 miles distant. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Coffin Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Summit County records list brown trout, rainbow trout, cutthroat trout and brook trout among the fish reported. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Coffin Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 53°F at the top of summer and 19°F at the bottom of winter. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. After early June the shallows warm and the fish move up. Break-up near early June, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. At Coffin Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Failing this one, try Beaver Lake, 0.9 miles away. Rules at Coffin Lake are worth checking on the day.