Crowthers Reservoir in Oneida County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  This water sits in Oneida County, Idaho. It stands 4,721 feet above sea level. At 22 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Most waters listed here for Oneida County are larger. Malad City is the closest place, 1 mile off. Salt Lake City sits 102 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Crowthers Reservoir

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Records held for Oneida County cover rainbow trout, cutthroat trout and sockeye salmon. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Treat Crowthers Reservoir as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 21°F in January up to 69°F in July. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. After late March the shallows warm and the fish move up. Ice clears near late March and comes back about early December in a typical year. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. That is the shape of the year on Crowthers Reservoir.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Parking sits half a mile out, which makes for a walk with tackle. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Saint Johns Reservoir sits 2.4 miles off and takes the overflow. Signs at Crowthers Reservoir carry more weight than any list.