Fishing at Kibah Lakes, Uintah County, Utah

• Overview

  Out in Uintah County, Utah, sits Kibah Lakes. Country round the bank runs to pine and birch. Maeser is the closest town at 25 miles. Vernal is 28 miles away, with Roosevelt at 29 miles. Near neighbours include: Paul Lake near enough 1.6 miles, 1.9 miles away is Mytoge Lake, Little Elk Lake near enough 1.9 miles, 1.9 miles away is Watkins Lake and Johnson Lake near enough 2.1 miles. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Kibah Lakes

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Open biodiversity records for Uintah County list rainbow trout, channel catfish and common carp. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. At Kibah Lakes the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 53°F and December reads 18°F. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early June. The lid tends to go about early June and return around mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Kibah Lakes runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. If the gate is shut, Paul Lake at 1.6 miles is the nearest alternative. Treat access at Kibah Lakes as something to verify.