Fishing Equipment List

Fishing Info:

• We allow flyfishing gear on the all the lakes, ponds, and streams. Flying and bubbling on a spinning rod is permitted on all the lakes and ponds.

• Spin fishing gear and lures are allowed in Squaw on ponds 1, 3, and 5. and spin-fishing gear on the lakes and ponds.

• Fly fishing only on all streams (no exception)

• All hooks must be single hooks, and all barbs must be smashed down

• Treble hooks are not allowed

• Artificial flies and lures only

• No live bait fishing

Fishing Equipment List:

• Fishing licenses are NOT required to fish the ponds and lakes. But you must purchase a Utah fishing license if you are 12 or older and want to fish any streams. Click here to buy a license

• Fly fishing

  • Rods for the Ponds

    • 5-7 weight

    • Floating AND intermediate sink or sink tip line

  • Rods for the creeks

    • 2-4 weight rods preferred (but a five-weight will still work)

    • Floating line

  • Rods for the Lower Lost Creek

    • 4-6 weight

    • Floating line

• Flies (lakes and ponds): all flies need to be barbless or barb-pinched down

  • April/May:

    • Seal buggers, woolly buggers, crystal buggers, minnow patterns, leech patterns, chironomids, prince nymphs, pheasant tails, hare’s ears, balanced buggers/leeches/flies, and Denny Rickards’ flies are highly recommended

  • June/early July

    • Chubby Chornobyl, damsel nymphs, adult damsels, still water nymphs, seal buggers, woolly buggers, crystal buggers, minnow patterns, leech patterns, prince nymphs, pheasant tails, hare’s ears, balanced damsels, balanced buggers and leech patterns, and Denny Rickards’ flies are highly recommended.

• Flies (middle and upper Lost Creek above the reservoir): all flies must be barbless or barb-pinched down.

  • Size 10-16: Royal Wulff, stimulator, humpy, Chubby Chornobyl, foam ants, foam hoppers, elk hair caddis.

  • Middle Lost Creek has deeper holes, and using some nymphs can be effective under an indicator fly—pheasant tails, prince nymphs, euro nymphs, etc.

  • Early season (May and early June during runoff): San Juan worm, small streamers, woolly/crystal bugger patterns, size 10-12 royal wolf, stimulator, humpy

• Flies (Lower Lost Creek below the reservoir): all flies must be barbless or barb-pinched down.

  • Chubby Chornobyl, prince nymphs, pheasant tails, hare’s ears, midges, soft hackle flies, streamers, San Juan worm, euro nymphing nymphs, elk hair caddis.

• Tippet and leader

  • Tippet:

    • Lakes and ponds: 1x-3x fluorocarbon

    • Streams and creeks: 3x-5x fluorocarbon

  • Leader (Monofilament leaders are fine. Attach 2-3 ft of fluorocarbon tippet with a double surgeon knot or a blood knot)

    • 7ft for upper Lost Creek

    • 9ft for lower Lost Creek, Ponds, Lakes

• Other

  • Rubber net (please, no nylon nets). For the ponds and lakes, you will need a big boat net.

  • Nippers

  • Fishing pliers/hemostats

  • Fly floatant, liquid, or powder/shake

  • Strike Indicators

• Clothing

  • Waders and wading boots

  • Wading socks (for wet wading the streams and creeks)

  • Bandana or buff

  • Hat and Beanie

  • Long sleeve SPF sun shirt

  • Fingerless gloves and mittens

  • Polarized sunglasses

  • Rain Jacket

  • Insulated coat/jacket (even in June)

  • Thermals

  • Shorts or a swimsuit

• Other

  • Sunscreen

  • Bug spray

• Spin fishing gear

  • Note: spin fishing gear is only permitted on SELECT ponds and lakes (currently ponds in Squaw on 1, 3, and 5). Some of the ponds and lakes are fly fishing only. The creeks and streams are fly fishing ONLY as well.

  • 5-7 weight rods

  • 10-12 weight fluorocarbon line

  • Swivels

  • Plastic water bubbles

  • Lures (all lures must be single hook and barbless)

    • feather jigs, plastic jigs, panther martins, or rooster tails (treble hook must be removed and replaced with a single hook),