Directions - Take highway 40 to Duchesne, then go north on 87 to Mountain Home , then to Moon Lake trailhead. From here Brown Duck Lake is about 6 miles, Kidney is another mile and Clements is another 2 miles north.
Description - There is a steep climb from Moon lake for the first couple of miles, then the terrain flattens out. Kidney is the largest of the group, about 120 surface acres, and one of the deepest in the area - 112 feet.
Atwine is 29 acres, Clements 57 acres, Brown Duck 30 acres, Island 41 and Big Dog is 6 acres. All are set in the beautiful Uinta backdrop of rugged mountains, pines, aspens and green meadows.
What works - Here, too, fly fishing is excellent, stay with small hooks in sizes 14 to 18. Try Renegades, royal Wulff, Black Knat, Hares's Ear, Mosquito or red and black ants. Good lures are the jakes's spine-a-lures, hot shot, krocodile or dare devele.
Fish - Rainbow, Cutthroat brook
Notes - There are excellent camping spots available in area around Kidney and Brown Duck. Because of easy access from Moon lake gets more traffic than some areas. This area not known for its stream fishing. There is feed for horses in this area.
Details - Kidney is hard to fish because of size. Small raft or float tubs will improve chances. Best fishing, especially for larger fish, is from shore in the early mornings and late afternoons. Try flies and bubble in the mornings, then switch to lures to get deeper when temperatures start to warm up. Try shallow bays on Kidney in the mornings. Location makes them good spots to fish in the fall.