Fishing Krebs Lake in Duchesne County, Utah

• Overview

  This water sits in Duchesne County, Utah. Beyond the shoreline you have pine and birch. It covers about 4 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Our Duchesne County list holds plenty of bigger water. Nearest town is Roosevelt, 31 miles off. Then Ballard, 33 miles, and Duchesne, 38 miles. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Krebs Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Survey and observation records for Duchesne County include brook trout, brown trout and rainbow trout. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. At Krebs Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 17°F in December to roughly 52°F in July. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid June. Climate averages put the opening at about mid June and the closing near early November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Krebs Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Failing this one, try Lower Chain Lake, 1 mile away. For Krebs Lake in particular, ask before you travel.