Upper Yellow Pine Lake Fishing Guide, Summit County, Utah

• Overview

  Upper Yellow Pine Lake lies in Summit County, Utah. It stands 9,701 feet above sea level. It is pond-in-a-field scale, with the far bank a short lob away. Most waters listed here for Summit County are larger. Kamas is the closest town at 6.8 miles. For a city, Salt Lake City is 39 miles off. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Upper Yellow Pine Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Summit County records list brown trout, rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, brook trout and Utah sucker among the fish reported. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Upper Yellow Pine Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 60°F and December near 22°F. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Upper Yellow Pine Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. If the gate is shut, Lower Yellow Pine Lake at 0.1 miles is the nearest alternative. Signs at Upper Yellow Pine Lake carry more weight than any list.