Cockleburr Lake is a lake in Utah, near Millard County.
Cockleburr Lake is a lake in Millard County, Utah and covers about 23.7 acres, reaches about 13.6 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 129 acre-feet.
The small size of Cockleburr Lake makes quiet casts and short moves more useful than carrying a pile of tackle.
Fish listed for Cockleburr Lake include Black Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Common Carp, and Largemouth Bass.
To begin with black crappie on Cockleburr Lake, fish a small jig or minnow around wood, weeds, and sharp little drops.
The first bluegill pass on Cockleburr Lake should use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets.
While looking for largemouth bass on Cockleburr Lake, work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover.
Start the channel catfish search on Cockleburr Lake by trying to fish cut bait or a nightcrawler on the bottom along a channel edge or warm flat.
Other targets listed here include Common Carp; give each one its own bait and depth instead of trying to catch everything with the same rig; check a protected pocket after sunrise, then make short moves after each pass.
Use wind as a clue; a light push can carry food toward a bank, but hard wind may muddy it, so look for a clean edge near a point or protected pocket; move only after checking the nearby drop.
In spring, start with warming banks, creek mouths, and shallow cover; summer usually pushes the better bite toward the outside weed edge or a nearby drop; fall can bring bait back to windblown points, while winter calls for smaller moves and a slower pace; test the quiet side before the windy side, then keep the presentation close to useful cover.
a medium spinning rod, 8-pound line, a small box of jigs, a few crankbaits, and a simple bottom rig cover most situations; change depth or speed before changing every piece of tackle; fish a small bottom change, then let two bites set the useful depth.
Record the wind, water color, productive depth, and cover after a bite; those four notes are more useful on the next trip than a long list of spots that did not produce; start with the cover closest to deep water, then use the same depth on the next similar feature.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.