Tworoose Lake in Duchesne County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Tworoose Lake sits in Duchesne County, out in Utah. The surface lies 10,302 feet up. At 21 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Duchesne lies 33 miles from the water. It is 60 miles to Provo, the nearest city. What else is close: Lily Pad Lake within 0.5 miles, Kidney Lake sits 0.9 miles out, Rudolph Lake within 1.1 miles, Mid Lake sits 1.3 miles out and Island Lake within 1.6 miles. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Tworoose Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Records held for Duchesne County cover brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout, Arctic grayling and black-spotted cutthroat trout. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Tworoose Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 54°F in July and bottoms out near 18°F in December. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early June. The open-water window runs from around early June to about mid November in an average year. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Anyone fishing Tworoose Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. If the gate is shut, Lily Pad Lake at 0.5 miles is the nearest alternative. Treat access at Tworoose Lake as something to verify.