Everly Lake Fishing in Boise County, Idaho

• Overview

  Everly Lake lies within the bounds of Boise County, Idaho. The water sits 8,609 feet up. The water measures roughly 12 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. It ranks high for size among our Boise County listings. For a base, Ketchum sits 41 miles out. Sun Valley follows at 41 miles, then Hailey at 49 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Everly Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. County-wide records name cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, california golden trout and Arctic grayling. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Everly Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 17°F to 53°F. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late May. Climate figures give an open season running late May to mid November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Plan any trip to Everly Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. The nearest alternative is Plummer Lake, 0.3 miles out. For Everly Lake in particular, ask before you travel.