Hoover Lake Fishing in Summit County, Utah

• Overview

  Hoover Lake is a Summit County water, in Utah. What surrounds it is rolling bush. It covers about 19 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. For a base, Kamas sits 22 miles out. It is 52 miles to Provo, the nearest city. More in the same country: Maba Lake just 0.2 miles, 0.2 miles away is Shepard Lake, Marshall Lake just 0.3 miles, 1.1 miles away is Fehr Lake and Wilder Lake just 1.6 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Hoover Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Open biodiversity records for Summit County list brown trout, rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, brook trout and Utah sucker. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Hoover Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 18°F to 54°F. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early June. Ice usually gives way near early June, and forms again about mid November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Time your trip to Hoover Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Maba Lake, 0.2 miles away. Treat Hoover Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.