Fishing at Point Lake, Duchesne County, Utah

• Overview

  Within Duchesne County, Utah, you have Point Lake. Elevation runs to 10,725 feet. Small at around 16 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Nearest place of any size is Roosevelt, 31 miles away. Ballard is 33 miles away, with Maeser at 33 miles. Others close at hand: Rasmussen Lakes (1.1 miles), Cirque Lake about 1.3 miles, Cleveland Lake (1.3 miles), Queant Lake about 1.4 miles and Taylor Lake (3 miles). No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Point Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Across Duchesne County, recorded fish include brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout, Arctic grayling and black-spotted cutthroat trout. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Fish Point Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 53°F and December about 17°F. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early June. Averages place the thaw at early June and the freeze at early November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. It sets the rhythm of the year at Point Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, Rasmussen Lakes is 1.1 miles distant. Check the position on Point Lake before loading the car.