Indian Postoffice Lake Fishing in Clearwater County, Idaho

• Overview

  Set in Clearwater County, Indian Postoffice Lake is an Idaho water. It stands 6,155 feet above sea level. Small at around 5 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Head to Stevensville, 42 miles away, for anything you forgot. Spokane sits 139 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Indian Postoffice Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Reported across Clearwater County: rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, Chinook salmon, Arctic grayling and brook trout. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Indian Postoffice Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 58°F in August and bottoms out near 21°F in December. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Anyone fishing Indian Postoffice Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Whitehouse Pond sits 10 miles off and takes the overflow. Check the current arrangement for Indian Postoffice Lake.