Lake Solitude

Lake Solitude is a reservoir in Salt Lake County, Utah and covers about 3 acres, reaches about 13.5 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 17.2 acre-feet.

Lake Solitude is small water, so a careful lap around the bank can show most of the useful cover.

Fish and Baits

Fish listed for Lake Solitude include Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Common Carp, and Largemouth Bass.

For bluegill on Lake Solitude, use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets.

Start the largemouth bass search on Lake Solitude by trying to work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover.

A useful channel catfish plan on Lake Solitude is to fish cut bait or a nightcrawler on the bottom along a channel edge or warm flat.

One direct common carp tactic on Lake Solitude is to place corn or a dough bait on the bottom along a shallow flat.

How to Read the Water

At Lake Solitude, start where two things meet: weeds and open water, rock and mud, a point and a drop, or clear water and dirty water; fish that edge at more than one depth before leaving it.

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 stronger line beside wood and sharp rock.

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; match lure size to the visible food, then use stronger line beside wood and sharp rock.

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; fish the first useful drop, then keep a worm ready for a slower check.