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Bear Lake (UT): Cutthroat Midweek Plan
Bear Lake (UT) · Mon Sep 21 – Thu Sep 24, 2026 · bank / kayak / boat · times MT
Midweek on Bear Lake (UT): lead with cutthroat / lake trout — water-first, not a pasted bass script.
Midweek outlook
NWS SLC / Garden City (pulled Sun Sep 20, 2026 · evening CT): Monday: High ~68°F · Sunny · precip ~0% · wind E 0 to 3 mphTuesday: High ~68°F · Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms · precip ~42% · wind SSE 3 mphWednesday: High ~69°F · Sunny · precip ~8% · wind ESE 3 mphThursday: High ~72°F · Sunny · precip ~1% · wind SE 0 to 5 mph
Crowd / recreational pressure: No named trail event verified for Mon–Thu in evening gather. Soft weekday recreational pressure. Never invent boat counts.
Monday Sep 21
High ~68°F · Sunny · precip ~0% · wind E 0 to 3 mph
Best bite: low light for Cutthroat; re-check wind/storm cells midday.
Tuesday Sep 22
High ~68°F · Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms · precip ~42% · wind SSE 3 mph
Best bite: low light for Cutthroat; re-check wind/storm cells midday.
Wednesday Sep 23
High ~69°F · Sunny · precip ~8% · wind ESE 3 mph
Best bite: low light for Cutthroat; re-check wind/storm cells midday.
Thursday Sep 24
High ~72°F · Sunny · precip ~1% · wind SE 0 to 5 mph
Best bite: low light for Cutthroat; re-check wind/storm cells midday.
Dam & current / level cheat sheet
Agency story: UDWR. Access hub: Garden City / Cisco Beach UT shore.
Live pool/generation numbers were not fully verified in this evening gather for every product — FLAG. Re-check agency boards (USACE / LCRA / TRA / SJRA / USBR / TPWD / UDWR as applicable) before launch. Say Generator schedule when generation applies; do not invent cfs or pool elev.
| Item | Posted | Angler note |
|---|---|---|
| Pool / flow | FLAG — re-check tonight’s board | Pin 41.9843,-111.3407 |
| Generator schedule | Re-check if dammed | Current seams move bait |
How to fish it
Bank
Fish legal public shore near Garden City / Cisco Beach UT shore. Dawn and dusk for Cutthroat. Midday: shade, bridges, deeper edges. Confirm access — no trespass.
Kayak
Quiet approach to pockets boats skip. Launch early; sit out lightning. Soft weekday traffic still means watch main ramps midday.
Boat
Start from Garden City / Cisco Beach UT shore. Idle carefully; fish wind-blown structure and bait. Re-check Generator schedule / pool before river below dams.
Ethanol-free fuel near this water
Source: Pure-Gas.org public E0 listings · gather Sun Sep 20, 2026 · evening CT
Current prices — may change; verify at the pump. Live pump prices were not confirmed in this evening gather for every station — do not invent prices. Call ahead.
- Search Pure-Gas.
- Prefer E0/premium grade matching the listing when known.
- Distances are pin-relative estimates only.
Listed E0 identity from Pure-Gas.org (crowdsourced). Prices change — verify at the pump. FLAG: thin price snapshot this cycle.
Lure box
Top
- Dry fly / terrestrial (where fly fishing) — calm mornings
- Small topwater for aggressive cutts — rare but possible
Mid
- Spoons / spinners (silver/copper) — points and drop-offs
- Soft tube / leech patterns — mid column
- Fly: woolly bugger / streamer
Bottom
- Jig + bait (where legal) — deep holes
- Egg patterns / nymphs — inflows
- Heavy spoon — lake trout depth
Stain/clear: Lighter/shad profiles in clearer water; darker profiles after storms. FLAG if no clarity report.
Primary life stage + What’s on the menu
Primary species this week: Cutthroat / lake trout — UT shore primary; cisco/Bonneville cutthroat story; not ID primary
Early fall coldwater: trout often still mid-depth to deeper on clear reservoirs; mornings cooler. Match hatch / baitfish size; watch wind and water clarity after storms.
What’s on the menu: Likely forage: aquatic insects, baitfish, and (where present) kokanee/cisco-related forage. Seasonal likelihood — FLAG if no dated report.
Also on this water
UT shore primary; cisco/Bonneville cutthroat story; not ID primary Keep secondaries short — no laundry list.
Looking ahead
Re-check major trail calendars and lake tournament boards for the next 1–3 weeks before the Friday Cast.
Sources
NWS api.weather.gov · Pure-Gas.org · UDWR boards · Freshwater Cast gold layout. Schedules change — re-check before launch. Drafted Sun Sep 20, 2026 ~9:00 PM CT · .