Fishing at Lily Lake, Duchesne County, Utah

• Overview

  You will find Lily Lake in Duchesne County, Utah. It lies 10,233 feet above sea level. The nearest place of any size is Roosevelt, 30 miles away. For a city, Provo is 82 miles off. Not far off: Lower Chain Lake roughly 1.2 miles, Island Lake within 1.4 miles, Krebs Lake roughly 2.2 miles, Bollie Lake within 3.4 miles and Oke Doke Lake roughly 3.4 miles. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lily Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Fish documented in Duchesne County include brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout, Arctic grayling and black-spotted cutthroat trout. The county list is broader than any single water. Treat Lily Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 55°F in July and bottom out at 19°F in December. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Winter locks it down, and late May brings it back. Break-up near late May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. On Lily Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Should this one be busy, Lower Chain Lake is 1.2 miles off. Treat Lily Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.