Wild Goose Lake

Wild Goose Lake is a lake in Duchesne County, Utah and covers about 2.5 acres, reaches about 8.5 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 8.4 acre-feet.

Wild Goose Lake is small water, so a careful lap around the bank can show most of the useful cover. With little deep water in Wild Goose Lake, weeds, wind, and water color can matter more than depth alone.

Fish and Baits

The fish mix here is not confirmed, so check fresh local information before choosing a target or keeping a catch; keep a bottom rig ready for low light, then keep line light around small clear-water fish.

Begin with one slow bottom presentation and one moving bait, then let bites show whether fish are holding close to cover or roaming open water; work a creek turn before a flat bank, then test the drop before leaving.

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; test the clearest edge, then use one moving lure and one slow bait.

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; fish the first useful drop, then change lure speed before moving.

A Simple Tackle Plan

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; start where bait gathers, then pause longer when cold water slows the bite.

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; start on a firm point, then use a smaller lure in clear water.