Fishlake N.P. or Boulder Mtn. area

[bigbrown]

My boss and I are going to be in Junction at the end of this month for work and I'm interested in doing some river or creek fishing or bust out the float tube on some lakes. Mostly I would like to find a place where there are some good brookies not just the 6" to 12" ones in the uintas. If someone would be willing to share info that would be great. Thank you
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[christopher30]

I think your closest brookies to junction are going to be on beaver mountain, i think puffer lake has them and some others i'm not really familiar with that area. Boulders are a ways away, but that would be your bet for a big brook.
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[bigbrown]

Is the west side of the boulder not right near there.
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[albinotrout]

What Junction are you talking about?
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[troutfinger]

it is but still a little bit of a haul
you may try what i call kingston river, more towards otter creek end.
there are a couple of turn outs next to the river that have been good fishing for me in the past.
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[bigbrown]

How long would it take to get to some good fishing on the west side? And I'd there anything good on that side? What's the Kingston like?
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[albinotrout]

If you are where I think you are, have you thought about the Great Basin Natl Park?
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[bigbrown]

As far as I know looking at the map there is the the fisklake national forest and the Dixie national forest on the other side. Then the actual fish lake is to the north.
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[albinotrout]

Ok I don't know where you are at then. Looks like I gotta go find a map.[laugh]


Ok found a map. Now I know where you are going. I would recommend contacting the national forest in the area. They may actually have some better information that is updated. They would also know the better fishing holes.
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[JustJim]

Fish Lake would take you an hour to get to.

In Junction, you're 5 minutes from Piute Res. Piute is good for rainbows. Good tubing if the wind isn't blowing. The Sevier river is pretty murky now with the irrigation water running.

The East Fork of the Sevier River above Piute (Kingston Canyon) isn't too bad now. It's running pretty good but I think it's fishable.

Jujnction is about 20 minutes from Otter Creek Res. That had been very good for rainbows in the 14-18" range.

Higher up, Monroe Mtn is on the east side of Piute. You can access via Dry Creek north of Piute Res. Manning Meadow Res opens this week. Artificials only for Bonneville Cutts. There is also stream fishing for small Cutts and Brookies.

Hope this helps. Good luck! Jim
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[bigbrown]

Ok I'll do that
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[bigbrown]

Thank you for the information. Do you know of any smaller lakes even with in two hours of junction?
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[JustJim]

There are some on the west side like Christopher30 said. I have not been up there. He could help you more on that side.

Over by Fish Lake there are several. Johnson, Mill Meadow and Forsyth. 2 hours should put you down toward the boulder as well.

For tubing on a high mountain lake I'd highly recommend Manning on the Monroe. No brookies, but i think it's one of the prettiest spots around. There are some small brookies in the Box Creek streams up there too.

I don't think you'll be bored. There is plenty of opportunities around here.
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[christopher30]

Technically i guess the west side of the boulders is about 30 or more miles from junction, but there aren't alot of lakes there. The majority of boulder lakes are on the east and south slopes and the plateau. You're going to have to drive through wayne county or go south to highway 12 which takes you to alot of the good lakes on the south slope.
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[bigbrown]

I found online an article about lakes up in the area of Blue lake and purple lake near Jacobs valley. is it worth the 2.5 hours from junction? do you know anything about it?
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[nkunz]

A couple of others you might consider checking out are Panguitch and Red Creek res. east of Paragonah. I don't think there are any brookies but some real nice rainbows.
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[brookie]

Blue Lake and Purple Lake both have brooke trout, not particularly big and not a lot of fish. Row Lake nearby is generally planted with good numbers of rainbow. You will need a high clearance vehicle to go the last few miles (Blue and Purple). If you have a real rock crawler, Spectacle Lake (relatively near by) may still have some cutthroats. Roads to most of the lakes on the Boulders are real gear busters. There are some good brookies on the boulders, but most are going to be a hike or tough drive and most people that know which of the 70 or so lakes have good fish, will be pretty tight lipped.
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[bigbrown]

I understand that I have some spots on the weber where we catch slot of 5-11 lbs browns and 3-6 lbs bows, Is there good spots before we get that far? as
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[brookie]

I'm not sure the Boulders are a place you can take a side trip from a job in Junction and expect to catch that monster Brookie. I live in Utah county and have taken a couple trips down each year for the last 3 years. I've fished quite a few lakes and caught fish on most. I even made it to a lake that I am sure holds good fish however I have yet to catch a brooke over 12 inches. I think on a side trip from Junction, I would focus on lakes or streams such as Forsythe, Fish Lake, UM Creek, Freemont River or that Kinston River mentioned above. Good luck
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[bigbrown]

We have a full day to fish. So it not just a few hours.I would also like to fish a creek or river with good action?
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