Fish Lake Fishing near Oakley, Utah

• Overview

  Fish Lake sits in Summit County, out in Utah. The ground round it is lake country bush. Around 59 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. Roughly 1.1 miles of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Size puts it in the front rank of our Summit County list. The closest town, Oakley, is 19 miles away. Beyond it, Kamas at 20 miles and Francis at 21 miles. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Fish Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Fish documented in Summit County include brown trout, rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, brook trout and Utah sucker. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. The shape of Fish Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 57°F in July and bottom out at 20°F in December. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Ice-out usually falls in mid May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Climate averages put the opening at about mid May and the closing near mid November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Fish Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Should this one be busy, Sand Lake is 0.6 miles off. Signs at Fish Lake carry more weight than any list.