Big Fall Creek Lake in Blaine County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  You will find Big Fall Creek Lake in Blaine County, Idaho. The bank is 9,078 feet above sea level. At roughly 3 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Our Blaine County list holds plenty of bigger water. Supplies mean a trip to Sun Valley, 13 miles off. Then Ketchum, 15 miles, and Hailey, 25 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Big Fall Creek Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Blaine County records list rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, Arctic grayling and sockeye salmon among the fish reported. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Big Fall Creek Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 17°F in December up to 55°F in July. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. The lid usually goes in mid May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Break-up sits around mid May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Plan any trip to Big Fall Creek Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Washington Lake, 7.3 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position on Big Fall Creek Lake before loading the car.