Jane Lake in Wayne County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Look for Jane Lake in the Wayne County part of Utah. The water sits 11,027 feet up. It covers about 2 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is high ground by Utah standards. You are 46 miles from Monroe. Richfield lies 52 miles off, Aurora another 57 miles. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Jane Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Across Wayne County, recorded fish include Arctic grayling, bluehead sucker, flannelmouth sucker and brook trout. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Take Jane Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 58°F; the cold one sits at 20°F. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. The season on Jane Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. 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. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Lee Lake at 0.4 miles is the sensible second choice. Check the current arrangement for Jane Lake.