Lake Desolation is a lake in Utah, near Salt Lake County.
Lake Desolation is a lake in Salt Lake County, Utah and covers about 9.1 acres, reaches about 11.1 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 40.6 acre-feet.
Lake Desolation is small water, so a careful lap around the bank can show most of the useful cover. With little deep water in Lake Desolation, weeds, wind, and water color can matter more than depth alone.
Fish listed for Lake Desolation include Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Common Carp, and Largemouth Bass.
One direct bluegill tactic on Lake Desolation is to use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets.
For largemouth bass on Lake Desolation, work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover.
One direct channel catfish tactic on Lake Desolation is to fish cut bait or a nightcrawler on the bottom along a channel edge or warm flat.
Start the common carp search on Lake Desolation by trying to place corn or a dough bait on the bottom along a shallow flat.
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; look for a clean edge beside cover, then fish the same shape nearby.
Shallow water is worth a careful look in spring and again during fall; bright summer days favor shade, weeds, or deeper breaks; under ice, a small depth change can be more useful than a long move; follow the old channel through the lake, then use the same depth on the next similar feature.
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; try the first deep shelf after the bank, then follow bait before changing areas.
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; try deeper shade during summer afternoons, then match the hook and line to the named target.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.