Superior Lake Fishing in Duchesne County, Utah

• Overview

  Look for Superior Lake in Duchesne County, Utah. Beyond the shoreline you have rolling bush. The water covers some 36 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Utah listings. 38 miles away sits Mountain View, the nearest town. Roosevelt is 39 miles away, with Duchesne at 39 miles. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Superior Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Species logged across Duchesne County include brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout, Arctic grayling and black-spotted cutthroat trout. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Work Superior Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 53°F, while December sits near 16°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Ice-out usually falls in early June, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Climate averages put the opening at about early June and the closing near early November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Plan any trip to Superior Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Part of this sits inside or beside High Uintas Wilderness, so read the notices. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. If the gate is shut, Little Superior Lake at 0.3 miles is the nearest alternative. Where Superior Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.