Dark Canyon Lake is a lake in Utah, near San Juan County.
Stocking records show that the following fish or strains were stocked here. A historical stocking does not by itself prove that a self-sustaining population remains today.
Dark Canyon Lake is a lake in San Juan County, Utah and covers about 5.4 acres, reaches about 10 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 21.8 acre-feet.
Dark Canyon Lake is small water, so a careful lap around the bank can show most of the useful cover. With little deep water in Dark Canyon Lake, weeds, wind, and water color can matter more than depth alone.
Fish listed for Dark Canyon Lake include Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Common Carp, and Largemouth Bass.
When bluegill are the target on Dark Canyon Lake, use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets.
A useful largemouth bass plan on Dark Canyon Lake is to work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover.
When channel catfish are the target on Dark Canyon Lake, fish cut bait or a nightcrawler on the bottom along a channel edge or warm flat.
When common carp are the target on Dark Canyon Lake, place corn or a dough bait on the bottom along a shallow flat.
Arctic Grayling, Rainbow Trout, and Tiger Trout have also been stocked here; that proves fish were released, but it does not promise that they are still common or easy to catch.
Make one shallow pass and one deeper pass on the same shoreline; that shows whether fish are tight to cover or using the first break; cast across the point tip, then test the drop before leaving.
Early in the year, protected water and the first warm afternoon can be the best clues; as the water heats up, check deeper edges without assuming every fish is on the bottom; cooling fall water often makes points and firm banks useful again; fish the warmest edge early in spring, then keep a worm ready for a slower check.
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; test a shaded bank, then slow the bait when a good edge appears.
At Dark Canyon Lake, 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.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.