Fishing Bloom Lake in Boundary County, Idaho

• Overview

  Bloom Lake is a Boundary County water, in Idaho. It stands 2,999 feet above sea level. The water measures roughly 24 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. It is among the larger waters listed here for Boundary County. Bonners Ferry lies 14 miles from the water. The nearest city of size is Spokane, 75 miles away. The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Bloom Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Fish documented in Boundary County include rainbow trout, cutthroat trout and brook trout. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Read Bloom Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 25°F in January up to 64°F in July. Ice comes and goes from one year to the next. In milder years the edges alone go, and the middle never sets. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. Expect Bloom Lake to follow that timing. Falling water concentrates fish into the deeper parts.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Dennick Lake is 1.1 miles off. Nothing on Bloom Lake should be assumed from this page alone.