Island Lake

Island Lake in Sanpete County is a lake in Utah and covers about 28.4 acres, reaches about 14.1 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 160.3 acre-feet.

Island Lake can be broken down in a few passes: shallow cover, the first break, and the deepest useful water.

Fish and Baits

Fish listed for Island Lake include Rainbow Trout, Utah Chub, and Utah Sucker.

For rainbow trout on Island Lake, cast a small spoon, inline spinner, light jig, or fly through cool water.

Brook Trout, and Cutthroat 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; give shaded water a separate pass.

How to Read the Water

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; look along a shallow shelf, then let two bites set the useful depth.

Season by Season

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; cast across the break instead of along it, then check the first shelf outside shallow cover.

A Simple Tackle Plan

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; fish the warmest edge early in spring, then fish the same shape nearby.

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; work an old channel turn, then make one pass close to bottom.