Fishing at Grouse Lake, Lemhi County, Idaho

• Overview

  Set in Lemhi County, Grouse Lake is an Idaho water. The setting is rolling bush on every side. The water measures roughly 4 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Most waters listed here for Lemhi County are larger. Some 32 miles away sits Challis, the nearest settlement. Salmon lies 46 miles off, McCall another 69 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Grouse Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Records held for Lemhi County cover rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, Chinook salmon and brook trout. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. On Grouse Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 53°F on average, December about 17°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid May. Averages suggest open water from about mid May through to roughly mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. The season on Grouse Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Woodtick Lake, 0.7 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing on Grouse Lake should be assumed from this page alone.