Anyone know where I can go to find the names of these lakes?

[Jonthecook]

they don't show up on google maps, and i'm not sure of the best way of finding out what they are called, as well as whether or not they have fish in them. Any tips or advice would be helpful. Not sure how to show where they are, so I am going to post a link that shows driving directions to one of the lakes... wanting as much info as i can find about that surrounding area. Thanks!

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/40.86385...40.9177251
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[joevanoni]

they might be Joyce and Boyer Lakes My friend said there are also lakes called blue lakes.yped in Joce lake on my search engine and it had fishing reports and location of Joyce and Boyer lakes
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[albinotrout]

You will need topographic maps it looks like. Most libraries have them if not universities do. Also the map store at the DNR building will for sure.

Are these in Utah or Wyoming? Wasatch cache NF?

Well I pulled out an old map. Looks like Joyce and Boyer lakes.
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[albinotrout]

Actually I will take those two names back, although the two lakes are in the same drainage.
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[cpierce]

You could contact the National Forest for info on the area, but it looks like much of that whole area is private land.

Good Luck
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[Joe_Dizzy]

[quote albinotrout]

You will need topographic maps...

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This reminds me, great source for customizable topo maps is the Utah Idaho Supply Map World: http://www.uisupply.com/store-locations/

Not sure if every store is equipped, but the one in West Jordan has a full-sized plotter with topographic mapping software... so they can center the map wherever you want, and then print out a customized 7.5 minute quadrangle. They can even print to tear/waterproof paper if you want. Pretty cool.
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[cpierce]

Ponds are owned by a family in Ogden. You could ask them for info and for permission.

http://maps.summitcounty.org/flexviewers/countymap/
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[fishingrod]

The ponds/lakes identified at the end of your mapped road are privately owned and stocked. I am personal friends with the owner and have fished up there for years. Privately gated and monitored. [frown]
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[cpierce]

Nice resource. Thanks for sharing it.
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[ChalkCreekUT]

Fishingrod is correct. Lakes are privately owned and stocked. As for names, that depends on who in the family you ask. Joyce and Boyer lakes are further east on someone else's land.
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[Joe_Dizzy]

Here's a snippet of the Nat Geo Uintas map... as one poster noted, Joyce and Boyer lakes (and Blue Lake) are all a couple clicks to the east... although all the lakes in question seem to fall well within the Wasatch National Forest boundaries. These folks that own the ponds... do they have squatter's rights, or a Crown Grant or something? []


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[WestFork]

[quote Joe_Dizzy]...all the lakes in question seem to fall well within the Wasatch National Forest boundaries. These folks that own the ponds... do they have squatter's rights, or a Crown Grant or something?...[/quote]


You have to be careful, most maps (including Google's) show the Forest Service jurisdiction boundary, which is NOT the actual private vs public boundary. You have to go to a land status map to find the precise private property boundaries.

For instance, for the area you're looking at go here: [url "http://www.mytopo.com/products/hunt-area-unit.cfm?state=UT&species=ELK&gmu=Chalk Creek"]http://www.mytopo.com/...=ELK&gmu=Chalk Creek[/url]
Click the map, then expand to full size. You can see the ponds and lakes in question are well withing private property. You'll also notice the actual green public forest service land is much smaller than as shown on google. Hope that helps.
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