Fishing Pine Island Lake in Wasatch County, Utah

• Overview

  Look for Pine Island Lake in the Wasatch County part of Utah. Elevation runs to 10,302 feet. At about 82 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Shoreline comes to about 1.8 miles, small enough to learn in a day. It is among the larger waters listed here for Wasatch County. The town to know is Kamas, 24 miles out. Francis is 24 miles away, with Oakley at 26 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Pine Island Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Wasatch County cover brown trout, rainbow trout and brook trout. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Read Pine Island Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 55°F and December at 18°F. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Once it clears, about early June, the fishing comes on quickly. Ice usually gives way near early June, and forms again about mid November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. It holds true on Pine Island Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. If the gate is shut, Lily Pad Lake at 0.4 miles is the nearest alternative. Confirm before you fish Pine Island Lake.