Packard Lake Fishing Guide, Summit County, Utah

• Overview

  You will find Packard Lake in Summit County, Utah. Elevation runs to 10,013 feet. At 9 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. You are 23 miles from Kamas. For a city, Provo is 53 miles off. Neighbouring water: Wilder Lake (0.7 miles), 0.7 miles out stands Brooks Lake, Scudder Lake (1.6 miles), 1.7 miles out stands Hoover Lake and Maba Lake (1.7 miles). Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Packard Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Across Summit County, recorded fish include brown trout, rainbow trout and cutthroat trout. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Treat Packard Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 54°F for July and 18°F for December. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Count the season from break-up, usually early June. Ice clears near early June and comes back about mid November in a typical year. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Plan any trip to Packard Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Records list it as a fishing water. There is a campsite half a mile from the water. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. The nearest alternative is Wilder Lake, 0.7 miles out. Treat access at Packard Lake as something to verify.