Fishing at Rim Lake, Garfield County, Utah

• Overview

  Rim Lake is listed under Garfield County, Utah. The setting is rolling bush on every side. The water measures roughly 6 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Compared with other Utah water on our list, it sits high. Nearest place of any size is Monroe, 51 miles away. Then Panguitch, 53 miles, and Richfield, 57 miles. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Rim Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. County-wide records name brown trout, rainbow trout, brook trout, Arctic grayling and black-spotted cutthroat trout. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. On Rim Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 55°F and January at 20°F. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid May. Break-up near mid May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. The season on Rim Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Four Lakes sits 0.4 miles off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Rim Lake should be assumed from this page alone.