Hoover Lake is a lake in Utah, near Duchesne 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.
Hoover Lake is a lake in Duchesne County, Utah and covers about 19.3 acres, reaches about 13 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 100.2 acre-feet.
One weed edge or deeper pocket can hold much of the day’s activity; check the coolest inflow, then work the bottom where the bank turns steep.
Fish listed for Hoover Lake include Brook Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, Utah Chub, and Utah Sucker.
To begin with rainbow trout on Hoover Lake, cast a small spoon, inline spinner, light jig, or fly through cool water.
Arctic Grayling have also been stocked here; that proves fish were released, but it does not promise that they are still common or easy to catch; keep a worm ready for a slower check.
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; try firm bottom before soft silt, then use stronger line beside wood and sharp rock.
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; match lure size to the visible food, then give low-light water a slower bottom pass.
A light spinning rod, thin line, a few small spoons, inline spinners, and jigs cover the listed trout; carry one slightly heavier setup when other fish or windy water call for more control; look for a clean edge beside cover, then separate open-water fish from bank fish.
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; check a protected pocket, then use a smaller lure in clear water.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.