Secret Lake Fishing near Park City, Utah

• Overview

  Secret Lake is one of the Salt Lake County listings for Utah. The setting is pine and birch. It covers about 4 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. The town to know is Park City, 8.3 miles out. After that come Midway at 8.8 miles and Snyderville at 9.4 miles. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Secret Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Fish documented in Salt Lake County include rainbow trout, black-spotted cutthroat trout, brown trout, common carp and bluegill. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Read Secret Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 21°F to 58°F. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Expect Secret Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Parking sits half a mile out, which makes for a walk with tackle. Overnight stays are possible half a mile away. Facilities run to toilets half a mile from the water. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Pittsburg Lake, 0.9 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position at Secret Lake before loading the car.