Fishing at Hidden Lake, Wasatch County, Utah

• Overview

  Set in Wasatch County, Utah, this is Hidden Lake. Height above sea level is 9,754 feet. This is a pocket water of some 9 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. 14 miles away sits Kamas, the nearest town. Francis is 14 miles away, with Oakley at 15 miles. Nearby, in order: Beaver Lake some 0.9 miles off, Duck Lake at 1.4 miles, Pot Reservoir some 1.5 miles off, Fire Lake at 1.6 miles and Marjorie Lake some 1.7 miles off. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Hidden Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Across Wasatch County, recorded fish include brown trout, rainbow trout and brook trout. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. At Hidden Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 58°F, with December the cold end at about 20°F. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. Ice clears near early May and comes back about mid November in a typical year. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. On Hidden Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Beaver Lake is 0.9 miles distant. None of that is settled for Hidden Lake in what we hold.