Fishing at Frog Lake, Shoshone County, Idaho

• Overview

  Frog Lake is a Shoshone County water, Idaho side. Height above sea level is 6,309 feet. At 3 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Some 29 miles away sits Plains, the nearest settlement. For a city, Spokane is 113 miles off. Within easy reach: Bonanza Lakes about 1.1 miles, Heart Lake 1.2 miles off, Lost Lake about 1.7 miles, Hidden Lake 2.2 miles off and Missoula Lake about 2.8 miles. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Frog Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Open biodiversity records for Shoshone County list rainbow trout, cutthroat trout and Arctic grayling. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. The shape of Frog Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 57°F; the cold one sits at 20°F. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Expect Frog Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Bonanza Lakes, 1.1 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat access at Frog Lake as something to verify.