Joan Lake Fishing near Kamas, Utah

• Overview

  Joan Lake is one of the Wasatch County waters in Utah. It stands 10,079 feet above sea level. Small at around 15 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. The nearest place of any size is Kamas, 20 miles away. For a city, Provo is 50 miles off. More in the same country: Blizzard Lake roughly 0.2 miles, 0.4 miles out stands Echo Lake, Pyramid Lake roughly 0.7 miles, 1.7 miles out stands Marshall Lake and Shepard Lake roughly 1.8 miles. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Joan Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Records held for Wasatch County cover brown trout, rainbow trout, brook trout, black-spotted cutthroat trout and Utah sucker. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Read Joan Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 56°F in July and bottoms out near 20°F in December. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from mid May. On average, mid May opens the water and mid November closes it again. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. On Joan Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Blizzard Lake, 0.2 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. What applies at Joan Lake may have changed since it was mapped.