Fishing Falconberry Lake in Custer County, Idaho

• Overview

  Custer County, Idaho, is where Falconberry Lake sits. The surface lies 8,661 feet up. Small at around 5 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Custer County. Challis is the closest place, 31 miles off. The nearest city of size is Boise, 106 miles away. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Falconberry Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Open biodiversity records for Custer County list rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, Chinook salmon, sockeye salmon and Arctic grayling. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. At Falconberry Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 61°F and January at 21°F. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid April. Averages suggest open water from about mid April through to roughly late November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Plan around that when you fish Falconberry Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Failing this one, try Pole Lake, 5.1 miles away. Where Falconberry Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.