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hey does anyone know of a good lake to fish in the high uintahs. im looking for something back in there a ways, at least a half day hike in, prefer a full day hike. thanks in advance
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check out the swift creek drainage. There are many lakes up there, including one without a trail the last mile or so. I did a 12 mile round trip one day up here and got into some extremely nice cutts. If not, just head anywhere and pack in a ways. The farther in you get, the farther away from civilization you will be, and the fishing just gets better each step you take...
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[cool][#0000ff]Look back through some of the recent posts. We have had several threads on lakes in the Uintas.[/#0000ff]
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You could hit round, sand and fish lakes for some grayling action.

Or, go to the West Fork of the Whiterocks river trailhead which is farther away, but you can hike 4 1/2 miles into Queant and Cleveland Lakes, camp there and day hike to Taylor Lake or Ogden Lake (this lake not named on the map, but our scout leader caught a 5 lb. cutt out of it a couple of years ago).

You could then hike 5 more miles in to Fox and Crescent lakes to camp, and day hike to Brook lake and Dime lake, and fish the creeks there too for 100+ fish days for brookies and cutts.
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Here is a couple. But if you got the time I would definitely head somewhere out in the Duchesne/Roosevelt area! Or do the Granddaddys out of Hanna!
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Cat_man, you are talking about the area i was thinking about. hows the fishing on cresent lake. how is the hike? and is it easy to find the trail head from mirror lake highway? thanks for the help guys
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Dangit, I had typed a whole freaking message and then lost it before I posted. Gotta start over now...

I have backpacked in to Queant, Fox and Crescent lakes 3 or 4 times over the last 10 to 15 years, beginning when I was a scout at 12 years old. That area is FANTASTIC!!!

You cannot reach it by taking the mirror lake highway. You have to go all the way to Roosevelt, the very east end of Roosevelt, then head north from there. I do not have exact directions, but I could probably get them for you. When do you leave?

The trailhead to Crescent Lake is approx. 9 miles. The first 4 1/2 miles (to Queant or Cleveland lakes) is relatively flat, with gradual uphills, but is generally an easy hike done in 2 - 3 hours if you are in good shape. (I did it when I was only 12). The second portion, from Cleveland lake up to Fox and Crescent lakes, begins to steepen and climbs Fox/Queant Pass which is pretty steep, but not too bad nor too long. Halfway up the pass is a little pond/lake that has brookies in it that are fun to catch with flies while taking a break on the climb up.

Queant lake and Cleveland lake have brookies in them. The fishing is good in them, but not incredible. Beautiful though. Northeast of Queant is Taylor lake, which has good fishing, but is a somewhat difficult hike with not much of a trail to get to it, but not a long hike. North-northwest of Queant is Ogden lake, which is shown on maps but is not labeled with a name, has cutthroat trout, but not in large numbers. However, they are BIG. One of our scout leaders pulled a 5 lb. cutthroat trout out of it.

Fox and Crescent lakes have both brookies and cutthroats in them. One time I was there with some friends when I was 17, and the cutts were spawning in a stream that was next to our camp, and it was only 2 feet wide, 1 foot deep.

Crescent and Fox have excellent fishing, sometimes incredibly fast action. Fox Creek, which leaves Fox Lake near the little piece of land between the two lakes then head northwest, is fantastic fast fast fishing (100+ fish per day) using small mepps or blue fox spinners, or flies. All brookies in the stream.

To the southeast of Crescent and Fox lakes about 1 mile or so away is Brook Lake. It is very shallow, full of willing brookies, and beautiful.

To the north of Crescent lake, about 1 mile, is Dime Lake, which is shallow, round, and also full of brookies. Some areas of the shore are a little boggy, but there are some good places to fish from too. You can fish it, then fish Fox Creek on your way back to Crescent.

Here is a picture of Queant Lake, taken from our camp on the southwest corner of the lake:




Here is a picture of Fox, Crescent and Brook Lakes taken from a different pass (not Fox/Queant Pass) to the east.

The lake in the bottom left is Brook Lake, the center far back is Crescent Lake (crescent shaped), and the one in the lower right is Fox lake. The open clear area in the far right side of the pic, above Fox Lake, is Fox Creek.


Here is a picture of Fox Creek:



Here is a brookie from Fox Creek:



I hope you go there. I love that place so much. Wish I were the one going!!!
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