Another good one is Brown Duck Basin. It's a steep hike in, but it has a few good lakes there,

May 25, 2024
1:15:31pm

jdub FORMER USER

...and a really nice stream that's fishable. We camped at Brown Duck Lake, and caught several there. Also did well in the stream.

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Fishing high Uintas

lefty

May 25, 12:11pm

I can give you many recommendations. How long do you want to hike? Any

MickShrimpton

May 25, 12:15pm

I’m wanting to try new areas. Hoping for a longer 5+ day trip.

lefty

May 25, 12:18pm

Four Lakes Basin is pretty good. Upper Rock Creek has a lot of good fishing

MickShrimpton

May 25, 12:27pm

Looks like best access is south side via granddaddy basin?

lefty

May 25, 12:38pm

Probably easier via the highline trail. The trailhead is off of the Mirror Lake

MickShrimpton

May 25, 12:43pm

I've always come in from the south at Hades Pass. The trail is steep for about the first 1/4 mile or so,

jdub

May 25, 1:15pm

Just grab a map and go explore. So many great places.

Nakedbootleg

May 25, 12:15pm

Maybe you could BM him a couple.

CougGolf

May 25, 12:17pm

I could, but there’s a chalk circle that’s been drawn on the ground I refuse to

Nakedbootleg

May 25, 12:19pm

Send via BM and I’ll reward your posts with posts of the day for a year.

lefty

May 25, 12:19pm

I've been a lot of places in the Uintas too, and I have lots of favorites. I'll share.

jdub

May 25, 1:39pm

Been to many of these areas. Love Granddaddy area and Smith Morehouse

NYC and Japan

May 25, 3:16pm

Scoutmaster here. Fished about every lake on the Unitas and been where you were

OU Cougar

May 25, 12:19pm

Looking at this area on the map…

lefty

May 25, 12:28pm

Grandaddy is a great option for the sheer number of lakes in a relatively close area.

jdub

May 25, 1:13pm

Aren’t there like 500 lakes in the Uintas with fish in them?

Spiff

May 25, 6:33pm

Good Point. I've dropped a line at least in most of the named ones to clarify

OU Cougar

May 25, 7:36pm

Lofty Loop is a good one. 5 mile loop, several lakes to stop at like Scout

Peter Venkman

May 25, 12:20pm

Speaking of lake fishing, I have almost exclusively fished rivers

Medute

May 25, 12:28pm

Spin cast with a clear bubble filled about 3/4 with water for weight. Trail a

MickShrimpton

May 25, 12:36pm

As a novice, I’ve only used Jake’s. Thanks for the alternatives.

lefty

May 25, 12:40pm

Brass and black and yellow panther martins also work well in the Uintas

Nakedbootleg

May 25, 12:52pm

Another good one is Brown Duck Basin. It's a steep hike in, but it has a few good lakes there,

jdub

May 25, 1:15pm

I’ve heard the Uintas are awful

cougarmeister

May 25, 1:52pm

Great advice here

scrubbed03

May 25, 1:55pm

There are free guidebooks online that give good information on most of

Pinetree

May 25, 2:09pm

Printed these out. Good stuff here. Thank you.

lefty

May 25, 2:40pm

Fish Lake by Richfield in central Utah has amazing fishing. Good trails in the

NYC and Japan

May 25, 3:24pm

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