Duck Lake Fishing Guide, San Juan County, Utah

• Overview

  Duck Lake lies within the bounds of San Juan County, Utah. Around the bank it is mixed woodland. At 16 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. The closest town, Blanding, is 21 miles distant. Provo is the closest city, 196 miles away. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Duck Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. San Juan County records list rainbow trout, brook trout, green sunfish, black bullhead and brown trout among the fish reported. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Anyone new to Duck Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 25°F in January and 65°F in July. In milder years the surface never sets. It should never be assumed safe, whatever the month says. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. The season on Duck Lake follows the weather closely. After a storm, the water clears from the edges inwards.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. If the gate is shut, Blue Creek Reservoir at 12 miles is the nearest alternative. Check the current arrangement for Duck Lake.