Hidden Lake Fishing in Duchesne County, Utah

• Overview

  Utah holds Hidden Lake, in Duchesne County. Height above sea level is 10,351 feet. Surface area runs to about 13 acres — small enough to read in one session. For a base, Maeser sits 30 miles out. It is 93 miles to Provo, the nearest city. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water. One side gets the morning sun and the other the evening.

• Where to Fish on Hidden Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Fish documented in Duchesne County include brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout, Arctic grayling and black-spotted cutthroat trout. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. The near bank of Hidden Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 54°F and December near 18°F on the long-run figures. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Once it clears, about late May, the fishing comes on quickly. Ice clears near late May and comes back about mid November in a typical year. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. That shapes the year on Hidden Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Some banks are open only from a marked point. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Workman Lake at 2.9 miles is the sensible second choice. Treat access at Hidden Lake as something to verify.