Fishing at Mohawk Lake, Wasatch County, Utah

• Overview

  Set in Wasatch County, Mohawk Lake is a Utah water. The country here is pine and birch. At about 47 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The full circuit measures close to 1.1 miles on foot. Size puts it in the front rank of our Wasatch County list. Nearest town is Francis, 24 miles off. After that come Kamas at 24 miles and Oakley at 26 miles. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Mohawk Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Public occurrence data for Wasatch County names brown trout, rainbow trout and brook trout. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Mohawk Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 55°F, with December the cold end at about 18°F. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early June. Climate figures give an open season running early June to mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. It holds true on Mohawk Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Betsy Lake at 0.6 miles is the sensible second choice. Ask locally about Mohawk Lake if anything is unclear.