Bacon Lake Fishing Guide, Shoshone County, Idaho

• Overview

  The Shoshone County end of Idaho holds Bacon Lake. The surroundings are lake country bush. At roughly 5 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Head to Plains, 39 miles away, for anything you forgot. After that come Thompson Falls at 43 miles and Frenchtown at 49 miles. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Bacon Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Records held for Shoshone County cover rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, Arctic grayling and brook trout. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Bacon Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put August at about 58°F and January near 21°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Ice clears near late April and comes back about late November in a typical year. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. On Bacon Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Five Lakes Butte Research Natural Area takes in this water; protected-area rules will apply. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Failing this one, try Forage Lake, 0.8 miles away. Confirm access to Bacon Lake locally before you travel.