Fishing Sheep Creek Lake in Daggett County, Utah

• Overview

  Sheep Creek Lake is a Daggett County water, in Utah. The ground around here is rolling bush. Roughly 81 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Roughly 2.0 miles of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Maeser lies 32 miles from the water. Provo is the closest city, 105 miles away. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Sheep Creek Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Open biodiversity records for Daggett County list rainbow trout, brown trout, brook trout and cutthroat trout. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. The shape of Sheep Creek Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 58°F and January reads 20°F. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. It sets the rhythm of the year at Sheep Creek Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Public data records a boat ramp 170 yards out. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Long Park Reservoir at 1.6 miles is the sensible second choice. For Sheep Creek Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.