Directions
Butterfly Lake also known as Z-1 is located in Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah. The lake is right off the Mirror Lake highway.
Fish Species
Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, and Cutthroat Trout.
Historical DWR Info
1964
BUTTERFLY, Z-1. Follow Highway 150 3 miles past Mirror Lake to Hayden Summit. Lake sits to left of road.4 acres, elevation 10,600 feet, 11 feet maximum depth, 5.3 feet average depth. A small lake lying in open, timbered country. Fished heavily for medium-sized Eastern brook and rainbow trout. Good campsites for tent or house trailer. Stocked by truck annually.
1983
BUTTERFLY, Z-1. Butterfly is a pretty, natural lake situated in open timber immediately across U-150 from Highline Trailhead at Hayden Pass. It is. 5.2 acres, 10,340 feet in elevation, with 13 feet maximum depth. The Forest Service has developed a campground at Butterfly and fisherman-use patterns are very heavy. Butterfly is stocked on a regular basis with rainbowand albino rainbow catchables, and brook trout fingerling.
1999
Butterfly is a pretty, natural lake situated in open timber immediately across U-I50 from High line Trail-head at Hayden Pass. It is 4.3 acres, 10,300 feet in elevation, with 13 feet maximum depth. The Forest Service has developed a campground at Butterfly and angler use is very heavy. Butterfly is stocked on a regular basis with rainbow and albino rainbow catchables, and brook trout fingerling.
Nearby Areas to Fish
Bud Lake, Castle Lake, Pearl Lake, Scout Lake, Picturesque Lake, Leech Lake, Bonnie Lake, Ruth Lake, and Mirror Lake.
