Lower Yellow Pine Lake

Lower Yellow Pine Lake is a lake in Summit County, Utah and covers about 1 acres, reaches about 7 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 2.8 acre-feet.

The small size of Lower Yellow Pine Lake makes quiet casts and short moves more useful than carrying a pile of tackle. With little deep water in Lower Yellow Pine Lake, weeds, wind, and water color can matter more than depth alone.

Fish and Baits

Fish listed for Lower Yellow Pine Lake include Brook Trout, and Cutthroat Trout.

How to Read the Water

Start where two things meet: weeds and open water, rock and mud, a point and a drop, or clear water and dirty water; fish that edge at more than one depth before leaving it; begin over firm bottom, then fish the windy and calm sides differently.

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; test a shaded bank, then look for a second bite before leaving.

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; use a small lure when bites are scarce, then change retrieve speed before changing lures.

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 the downwind corner for food, then keep line light around small clear-water fish.