Fishing Lym Lake in Summit County, Utah

• Overview

  Lym Lake sits in Summit County, out in Utah. Country round the bank runs to mixed forest. It covers about 6 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Some 29 miles away sits Evanston, the nearest settlement. Salt Lake City sits 62 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lym Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Public occurrence data for Summit County names brown trout, rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, brook trout and Utah sucker. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Read Lym Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 55°F and December at 19°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Once it clears, about late May, the fishing comes on quickly. Break-up sits around late May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lym Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Lily Lake is 4.8 miles off. Check the position at Lym Lake before loading the car.