Hidden Lake Fishing near Plummer, Idaho

• Overview

  Look for Hidden Lake in Benewah County, Idaho. Everything around it is farm and woodlot. With some 130 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Idaho listings. The closest town, Plummer, is 6.9 miles distant. Then Saint Maries, 10 miles, and Coeur d'Alene, 20 miles. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Hidden Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Fish documented in Benewah County include rainbow trout, cutthroat trout and sockeye salmon. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Hidden Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect August near 65°F and January near 28°F on the long-run figures. Most months fish reasonably, given the right weather. Some winters give nothing at all, so plan for open water. November and March are the quiet, comfortable months to be out. Hidden Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Boat access is recorded roughly half a mile away. There is a mapped landing stage half a mile away. There is camping recorded roughly half a mile off. Facilities include toilets around half a mile from here. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Chatcolet Lake, 1.6 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing here settles the position at Hidden Lake for certain.