Little Superior Lake, Utah: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Out in Duchesne County, Utah, sits Little Superior Lake. The surface lies 11,224 feet up. The water measures roughly 15 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Compared with other Utah water on our list, it sits high. Some 38 miles away sits Mountain View, the nearest settlement. Roosevelt is 39 miles and Duchesne 40 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Little Superior Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Records held for Duchesne County cover brook trout, brown trout and rainbow trout. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Work Little Superior Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 53°F for July and 16°F for December. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Ice-out usually falls in early June, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Averages place the thaw at early June and the freeze at early November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Time your trip to Little Superior Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. High Uintas Wilderness covers this ground, which means extra rules to check. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Superior Lake sits 0.3 miles off and takes the overflow. Check the current arrangement for Little Superior Lake.