Lake Brimhall Fishing Guide, Salt Lake County, Utah

• Overview

  Set in Salt Lake County, Utah, this is Lake Brimhall. Land around it is lake country bush. About 11 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Nearest town is Park City, 3.9 miles off. After that come Snyderville at 6.5 miles and Midway at 7 miles. The line between counties passes nearby, which can change who manages the water.

• Where to Fish on Lake Brimhall

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Salt Lake County cover rainbow trout, black-spotted cutthroat trout, brown trout and common carp. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Lake Brimhall fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 59°F, with December the cold end at about 22°F. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The lid tends to go about early May and return around late November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. On Lake Brimhall that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Parking within half a mile means no long carry with tackle. You can camp about 70 yards away, going by the mapping. There are toilets mapped about half a mile away. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. For a change of water, Silver Lake is 0.2 miles distant. Check the current arrangement for Lake Brimhall.