Most fishing activity has been on the east side of the lake, trolling in 65-80 feet of water, though you'll find fish as deep as 180 feet. You can launch boats at the Utah State Park marina, and off the east side at the 1st Point and Rainbow Cove boat ramps. The courtesy docks are installed at all locations. If you want to keep a cutthroat trout from Bear Lake, it must have a healed fin clip (usually the adipose fin). If you catch a cutthroat with all of its fins intact -- even if it's tagged -- you must release it. Consider releasing large lake trout in order to maintain the fishery. Lake trout are very slow growing and can easily live more than 35 years in Bear Lake.