Otter Lake in Piute County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  The Piute County end of Utah holds Otter Lake. This is mixed forest country. This is a pocket water of some 3 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Piute County. The closest town, Beaver, is 15 miles away. Provo is the closest city, 139 miles away. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Otter Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Fish documented in Piute County include black-spotted cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, brown trout, brook trout and mountain sucker. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Work Otter Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 56°F in July and bottom out at 21°F in January. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Ice is part of the season here, ending near mid May. The season between ice runs from about mid May to late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. At Otter Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Parking is close: a car park sits half a mile from the bank. A campsite lies half a mile away for anyone staying over. Mapping records toilets within half a mile. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Mirror Lake is 0.2 miles off. Confirm access to Otter Lake locally before you travel.