Lightning Lake is a lake in Utah, near Wayne County.
Lightning Lake in Wayne County is a lake in Utah and covers about 3.6 acres, reaches about 9.2 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 13.1 acre-feet.
Lightning Lake is small water, so a careful lap around the bank can show most of the useful cover. With little deep water in Lightning Lake, weeds, wind, and water color can matter more than depth alone.
Fish listed for Lightning Lake include Brook Trout, Cutthroat Trout, and Rainbow Trout.
When rainbow trout are the target on Lightning Lake, cast a small spoon, inline spinner, light jig, or fly through cool 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; work a creek turn before a flat bank, then repeat the depth that gives the first bite.
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; fish where rock meets mud, then fish the edge from top to bottom.
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; try the first deep shelf after the bank, then give shaded water a separate pass.
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 rocky edge, then change retrieve speed before changing lures.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.