Hidden Lake

Hidden Lake in Piute County is a lake in Utah and covers about 0.2 acres, reaches about 5.3 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 0.5 acre-feet.

At Hidden Lake, because this water is small, one weed edge or deeper pocket can hold much of the day’s activity. This water is shallow, so weeds, wind, and water color can matter more than depth alone; test a point before fishing a featureless bank.

Fish and Baits

The fish mix here is not confirmed, so check fresh local information before choosing a target or keeping a catch; start beside the first useful break, then look for a second bite before leaving.

Begin with one slow bottom presentation and one moving bait, then let bites show whether fish are holding close to cover or roaming open water; work a creek turn before a flat bank, then check both sides of the point.

How to Read the Water

Do not let the deepest number control the whole day; nearby cover, firm bottom, and food usually matter more than the deepest hole by itself; try firm bottom before soft silt, then keep the bait above soft bottom.

Season by Season

Early in the year, protected water and the first warm afternoon can be the best clues; as the water heats up, check deeper edges without assuming every fish is on the bottom; cooling fall water often makes points and firm banks useful again; use a small lure when bites are scarce, then use a moving lure to search.

A Simple Tackle Plan

A medium spinning rod, 8-pound line, a small box of jigs, a few crankbaits, and a simple bottom rig cover most situations; change depth or speed before changing every piece of tackle; look along a shallow shelf, then repeat the first clean pattern.

Record the wind, water color, productive depth, and cover after a bite; those four notes are more useful on the next trip than a long list of spots that did not produce; look for a clean edge beside cover, then match the hook and line to the named target.