Lost Lake Fishing near Kamas, Utah

• Overview

  Wasatch County, Utah, is where Lost Lake sits. The bank is 9,905 feet above sea level. Roughly 69 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The whole outline is near 1.4 miles, and most of it is walkable. On our Wasatch County list it sits near the top for size. The nearest place of any size is Kamas, 18 miles away. Provo is the closest city, 48 miles away. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lost Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Species logged across Wasatch County include brown trout, rainbow trout and brook trout. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Work Lost Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 55°F in July and bottoms out near 19°F in December. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late May. Climate averages put the opening at about late May and the closing near mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Lost Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. There is somewhere to leave the car, half a mile off. There is camping recorded roughly half a mile off. Mapping records toilets within half a mile. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Some banks are open only from a marked point. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Lost Lake Number Two at 0.4 miles is the sensible second choice. The position on Lost Lake is worth confirming on the day.