I made a list some of the best known lakes in the High Uinta’s in Utah that have grayling.
The table below shows lakes where grayling have been recently caught. The table also includes the trailhead, county, trailhead elevation, lake elevation, round trip in miles, size and depth of each lake and the last year (I could find) that someone claimed to catch grayling.
We caught grayling in Marjorie Lake in 2013, but did not catch them in Weir Lake (Read post).
Other reports came from talking with other fishermen and from fishing reports and forums.
High Uinta Lakes with Recent Reports of Arctic Grayling
| Lake | Trailhead | County | Trailhead Elev. (ft) | Lake Elev. (ft) | Round Trip (miles) | Acres | Depth (ft) | Recent Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Dog | Moon Lake | Duchesne | 8,235 | 10,117 | 16 | 6 | 12 | record |
| Marjorie | Crystal Lk | Summit | 10,030 | 9,980 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 2013 |
| Round | Dry Fork | Summit | 8,008 | 9,940 | 7 | 5 | 36 | 2013 |
| Sand | Dry Fork | Summit | 8,008 | 10,140 | 8 | 19 | 41 | 2013 |
| Fish | Dry Fork | Summit | 8,008 | 10,180 | 9 | 46 | 38 | 2013 |
| Carolyn | Highline | Summit | 10,515 | 10,460 | 13 | 5 | 17 | 2012 |
| Weir | Crystal Lk | Summit | 10,030 | 9,940 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 2010 |
| Daynes | Highline | Summit | 10,515 | 10,670 | 19 | 23.2 | 21 | 2010 |
| Allen | Uinta | Duchesne | 7,735 | 10,390 | 18 | 15.2 | 16 | 2010 |
| Azure | Washington Lk | Summit | 10,030 | 10,160 | 4.5 | 9 | 23 | 2009 |
| Hayden Fork -Steam | Hwy 150 | Summit | 2013 |
The information about Big Dog Lake is not recent, but is included because that is where the Utah State record grayling (1 lb 12 oz) was caught in 1998. These are the most common lakes, where most people report catching grayling, but these are only a few of the lakes and streams in Utah with grayling. Arctic grayling can also be found in southern and central Utah.
Any new information would be appreciated and will be used to update the table.
I hope this information helps you plan your next fishing trip.
Good Luck.
Resource for Information on Hiking and Fishing the Lakes of the High Uintas
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Information on “Lakes of the High Uintas”
Type “Lakes of the High Uintas” In the Search Bar. There are 38 titles listed, but look for the titles with a small link icon or the words “open document file”.
Some of the links to the document on the UDWR website have been broken. I left the links for now in hopes they will be repaired or re-directed.
These documents are valuable historical resources and the State of Utah should do a better job of archiving and advertising these documents and maintaining or re-directing links on the website. If anyone is interested in seeing these documents, I have uploaded copies for you to download.
- Lakes of the High Uintas: Ashley Creek drainage
- Lakes of the High Uintas: Provo & Weber River drainages
- Lakes of the High Uintas: Bear River & Blacks Fork drainage
- Lakes of the High Uintas: Smiths Fork, Henrys Fork and Beaver Creek drainage
- Lakes of the High Uintas: Whiterocks River drainage
- Lakes of the High Uintas: Duchesne River drainage
- Lakes of the high Uintas: Yellowstone, Lake Fork & Swift Creek drainages
- Lakes of the high Uintas: Sheep Creek, Carter Creek & Burnt Fork drainages
- Lakes of the high Uintas: Dry Gulch & Uinta River drainages
- Lakes of the high Uintas: Rock Creek drainage
I just caught a grayling today in the upper Provo River just below the Slate River Gorge overlook. 11 inches.
Hi Mark: I guess we shouldn’t be surprised. If grayling are in lakes in the Provo River watershed that they find their way into the upper Provo. But this is the first I have heard of grayling in the upper Provo. Do you have any pictures?
Unexpectedly caught a 13 inch Grayling out of Washington Lake on Wednesday. Caught a lot of brooks all day but this was the only Grayling of the trip. It was my first Grayling, a nice fighter and a great time. I have a couple pics.
Thanks for the info Matt. The U.S. Geological Survey (read post with complete list by state) listed them as established in Washington lake at late as 2007. The same survey also listed them in Trail Lake and Wall lake in that same area.
I would love to see your pictures.
I caught about 4-5 Grayling on the North side of Crystal yesterday 6/20/16.
Various sizes as well. I can send photos if needed!
Hey I caught 2 (12 to 14 inch) Artic grayling today in Utah.
Awesome! Where did you catch them?
July 2016, Big dog lake had winter kill no Grayling.
If you could send those PDF’s that you said you have to me that would be much appreciated. Getting ready to do a trip next week!
Alex: Links to the PDF documents for the Lakes of the High Uintas have been added in the post (above or here).
Lakes of the High Uintas: Whiterocks River drainage link in this article seems to be broken. The rest work to view the PDF. I haven’t been able to find this anywhere else. Thanks for putting these up!
Thanks JSW. These links break every time someone monkeys with the state website…
I have copies, give me a few days and I make them available.
Remind me if it takes more than a few days.
I caught an Artic Grayling in Washington lake July 2017. I have pics!
Thanks for letting me know. Send pics to outdoorsatbackcountrychronicles.com and I will post them here on your comment.
I caught an Arctic grayling 18in long at Spirit Lake first one I’ve ever caught there I’ve been fishing there on and off for 30 years September 2020
That is a nice sized grayling… Just sent someone this past weekend to find Grayling in Marjorie Lake… they did not catch any… would be curious to know if they are still there…
Perhaps you’d be interested in knowing that on your “Lakes and Streams of the High Uintas with Arctic Grayling” page the links to “Ashley Creek” and “Whiterocks” pdf files are broken and give an Error page.
I’ve been working on digitizing all these pamphlets into KML formatted files to use in Google Earth and ran across your web site.
Thanks… I will try to remember to upload copy I have to the website and add new link… Someone may have to remind me.