Fishing at East Slide Lake, Duchesne County, Utah

• Overview

  East Slide Lake lies in Duchesne County, Utah. The surface lies 10,344 feet up. The water measures roughly 7 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Our Duchesne County list holds plenty of bigger water. The nearest town is Duchesne, 36 miles away. The nearest city of size is Provo, 66 miles away. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on East Slide Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. 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. Across Duchesne County, recorded fish include brook trout, brown trout and rainbow trout. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. On East Slide Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between December at about 17°F and July at about 53°F, the water has a wide range to work through. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Ice-out usually falls in early June, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Break-up sits around early June on average, with the water closing again about early November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. East Slide Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Failing this one, try Three Lakes, 3.4 miles away. Nothing here settles the position at East Slide Lake for certain.