Fishing Cedar City-Area
Navajo Lake
If you are looking for a good spot to cast your line, head east out of Cedar City on Highway 14 with the goal of reaching Navajo Lake. This lake is a high altitude mountain fishing destination, located just over 9,000 feet. The roughly 40-minute drive traverses the open flats of Cedar City through a red rock canyon and forests of pine and quaking aspen.
Navajo Lake is a great place for a day trip or a weekend retreat. Because it’s not as busy as other lakes, there’s a better chance of snagging a prize catch. Be aware state officials are working on the water level issues and fishing should remain consistent if solutions are discovered.
About the Fish
Fishing has always been good for stocked rainbow trout and brook trout, but an experiment to help control non-game Utah chub has produced some monster hybrid trout. Splake, a sterile mix between a brook trout and a lake trout, are voracious fish eaters and love Utah chub. When the water remains high enough to sustain splake through the winter they grow quickly.
Splake up to 10 pounds have been caught at Navajo. Since the big trout enjoy Utah chub so much, many anglers start their trip to Navajo by fishing with worms to catch Utah chub. The chub are then used as bait or to tip lures.
Ice Fishing
Ice fishing can be very good for splake, but access usually requires a snowmobile.
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