Mill Pond Fishing in Uintah County, Utah

• Overview

  Within Uintah County, Utah, you have Mill Pond. Land around it is pine and birch. Surface area runs to about 3 acres — small enough to read in one session. Our Uintah County list holds plenty of bigger water. Maeser is the closest place, 21 miles off. Further out sit Vernal (24 miles) and Roosevelt (25 miles). Others worth noting: Dead Lake roughly 1 mile, Julius Park Reservoir out at 1.5 miles, Little Elk Lake roughly 2.7 miles and Paul Lake out at 3 miles. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Mill Pond

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Open biodiversity records for Uintah County list rainbow trout, channel catfish and common carp. The county list is broader than any single water. On Mill Pond that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 20°F and July at about 58°F, the water has a wide range to work through. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. The water is typically free of ice between early May and mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. At Mill Pond the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. You can camp about half a mile away, going by the mapping. Facilities run to toilets half a mile from the water. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Dead Lake is 1 mile distant. Check the position on Mill Pond before loading the car.