Fishing at Fehr Lake, Summit County, Utah

• Overview

  Fehr Lake is set in Summit County, Utah. It sits at 10,289 feet above sea level. Surface area runs to about 5 acres — small enough to read in one session. For a base, Kamas sits 21 miles out. Provo sits 52 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Within a short run: Moosehorn Lake 0.5 miles away, Shepard Lake (0.9 miles), Maba Lake 1 mile away, Hoover Lake (1.1 miles) and Blythe Lake 1.2 miles away. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Fehr Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Summit County records list brown trout, rainbow trout, cutthroat trout and brook trout among the fish reported. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. On Fehr Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 54°F, with December the cold end at about 18°F. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Once it clears, about early June, the fishing comes on quickly. From about early June to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Fehr Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Fehr Lake Trailhead gives parking half a mile away. Overnight stays are possible half a mile away. Toilets show in mapping about half a mile away. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Moosehorn Lake, 0.5 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Where Fehr Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.