High Elevation Waters Offer Great Summer Fishing in Utah
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources 07.11.13
You can beat the heat, have fun and enjoy breathtaking scenery by grabbing your fishing pole and heading to Utah’s mountains.
Paul Birdsey, cold water sport fisheries coordinator for the Division of Wildlife Resources, says some of the best summer fishing in Utah is found at high-elevation waters in the state. Those waters include lakes in the Uinta Mountains in northern Utah and the Boulder Mountains down south.
Birdsey says trout feed actively when the water temperature is between 55 and 65 degrees. “Fifty five to 65 degrees is the ideal water temperature for trout,” he says. “It’s also the water temperature the high-elevation lakes remain at throughout the summer. That’s the main reason they’re such great places to fish.”
Tips to help you have a fun and successful time fishing high-elevation waters this summer are available on the Web at http://go.usa.gov/jrt9.
