Fishing Granite Lake in Bonner County, Idaho

• Overview

  Look for Granite Lake in the Bonner County part of Idaho. The bank gives way to mixed woodland. It covers about 22 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Idaho listings. The nearest town is Spirit Lake, 8.8 miles away. Priest River follows at 16 miles, then Rathdrum at 16 miles. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Granite Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Bonner County records list rainbow trout, cutthroat trout and sockeye salmon among the fish reported. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Granite Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 64°F; the cold one sits at 26°F. The calendar is generous: something works in nearly every month. In milder years the edges alone go, and the middle never sets. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. Anyone fishing Granite Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Round Lake is 0.6 miles off. Check the position at Granite Lake before loading the car.