Picture Lake Fishing Guide, Duchesne County, Utah

• Overview

  Picture Lake is one of the Duchesne County waters in Utah. It sits in mixed forest. It covers about 19 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. The closest town, Kamas, is 35 miles distant. Provo sits 62 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Near neighbours include: Horseshoe Lake 0.7 miles, Three Lakes just 1.2 miles, Cleveland Lake 1.6 miles, Squaw Lake just 1.9 miles and Twin Lakes 2.2 miles. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Picture Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Survey and observation records for Duchesne County include brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout and Arctic grayling. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. At Picture Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 54°F; by December the average is down near 18°F. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. The lid usually goes in early June, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. In an average year the thaw lands around early June and the freeze near mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. That is the shape of the year on Picture Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. 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. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. If the gate is shut, Horseshoe Lake at 0.7 miles is the nearest alternative. Confirm access to Picture Lake locally before you travel.