05-28-2009, 04:03 AM
Hey Shadow,
The Uintas are a great place to fly fish. One thing to consider is the end of June is still pretty early. Many of the very high country lakes, ie Red Castle area, Atwood Basin, Naturalist Basin, Head of the Yellowstone, Garfield Basin etc will likely still be frozen and and full of snow. The very high country will still be aprox two weeks later on most years. You can usually get into the Grandaddy Lakes area by the end of June. I'm not experienced with the Timothy Lake area - maybe. I have been in all of the previously mentioned areas and would guess it very unlikely to have access that early this year. I have included a photo from last year looking from the top of Grandaddy pass, north, up into the Naturalist Basin last week in June. One way to tell is to drive the Mirror Lake Highway above Kamas, Utah. If Mirror Lake and Pass Lake are open, Grandaddy Lake will usually be open. The higher country is usually close to 2 weeks behind that. Hope you have a great trip.
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The Uintas are a great place to fly fish. One thing to consider is the end of June is still pretty early. Many of the very high country lakes, ie Red Castle area, Atwood Basin, Naturalist Basin, Head of the Yellowstone, Garfield Basin etc will likely still be frozen and and full of snow. The very high country will still be aprox two weeks later on most years. You can usually get into the Grandaddy Lakes area by the end of June. I'm not experienced with the Timothy Lake area - maybe. I have been in all of the previously mentioned areas and would guess it very unlikely to have access that early this year. I have included a photo from last year looking from the top of Grandaddy pass, north, up into the Naturalist Basin last week in June. One way to tell is to drive the Mirror Lake Highway above Kamas, Utah. If Mirror Lake and Pass Lake are open, Grandaddy Lake will usually be open. The higher country is usually close to 2 weeks behind that. Hope you have a great trip.
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