Fishing Lost Lake Number Two in Wasatch County, Utah

• Overview

  Wasatch County in Utah is where Lost Lake Number Two sits. Elevation runs to 9,938 feet. Small at around 13 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Kamas is the closest place, 18 miles off. The nearest city of size is Provo, 48 miles away. More in the same country: Lilly Lake some 0.3 miles off, Diamond Lake at about 0.4 miles, Lost Lake some 0.4 miles off, Trial Lake at about 0.6 miles and Star Lake some 0.8 miles off. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lost Lake Number Two

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Reported across Wasatch County: brown trout, rainbow trout, brook trout and black-spotted cutthroat trout. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Fish Lost Lake Number Two to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 19°F to 55°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late May. Average temperatures cross freezing around late May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. On Lost Lake Number Two the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. A car park sits roughly half a mile away. You can camp about half a mile away, going by the mapping. There are picnic tables recorded roughly half a mile off. Facilities include toilets around half a mile from here. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Failing this one, try Lilly Lake, 0.3 miles away. Treat Lost Lake Number Two as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.