Yuba Lake — Attraction in Gunnison

Water level incredibly low, depth reader on boat showed average 27 ft! Hit a sand bar at low speed, luckily... Buoys are placed ignorantly, where we impacted the sandbar there are several hundreds of feet gap between them creating a false sense of safe navigation!!! Dead fish are in abundance making the smell in most of the lake putrid. Children playing at the 1 dock while adults fish there blasting music and jet skis ripping around inside no wake zone around the dock. Think we will not be going out to this lake again until they can get the lake into a reasonable condition and make it safe to boat and...

Had a blast fishing for carp from the shore with a buddy. The roads around the lake, besides the roads at the main north beach campground, are all pretty rough, steep, and sketchy. I'd recommend at least all wheel drive, preferably with decent clearance and some good tires. A sedan with road tires probably won't cut it, at least not confidently. But, if you can make it to the water, it's great! Bowfishing in the tributaries around yuba heats up in the late spring, and hooking into some carp is an option from spring to fall! We caught 18 carp and one little baby catfish using sweetcorn and a...

Yuba is a nice little lake about 30 minutes south of Nephi. Nothing fancy or over the top about this recreation area. It's just a good spot for getting out into the water in smaller watercraft, although it can handle larger boats as well, but the lake isn't that large. It's also good for fishing. The lake is easy to get to and there are nice facilities for camping. All in all it's a great spot for a relaxing afternoon at the water or an...