Lamb Lakes in Daggett County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  The Daggett County end of Utah holds Lamb Lakes. The surface lies 10,427 feet up. The water measures roughly 6 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. On size it sits at the modest end of our Daggett County list. 28 miles away sits Maeser, the nearest town. It is 100 miles to Provo, the nearest city. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lamb Lakes

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Survey and observation records for Daggett County include rainbow trout, brown trout, brook trout, cutthroat trout and black-spotted cutthroat trout. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. On Lamb Lakes the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 53°F and December reads 18°F. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. The lid usually goes in early June, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The season between ice runs from about early June to mid November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. That shapes the year on Lamb Lakes.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Potter Lake, 1.6 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. For Lamb Lakes, the notice at the access point is the final word.