Fishing Stansbury Lake in Tooele County, Utah

• Overview

  Stansbury Lake is a Tooele County water, Utah side. The bank gives way to rolling hill. At about 95 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Few waters listed in Tooele County are bigger. Nearest place of any size is Stansbury park, 0.5 miles away. The big place round here is West Valley City, 16 miles distant. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Stansbury Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Tooele County records list common carp, rainbow trout and smallmouth bass among the fish reported. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Treat Stansbury Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 78°F; by January the average is down near 28°F. The swings are modest, so patterns change slowly. It is not guaranteed from one year to the next. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. It sets the rhythm of the year at Stansbury Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. There is a slipway on the shore, half a mile from the water we list. There is recorded parking some half a mile off. A platform or pier sits within half a mile. Facilities include toilets around half a mile from here. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Mill Pond, 0.5 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing here settles the position at Stansbury Lake for certain.