Moores Lake Fishing Guide, Idaho County, Idaho

• Overview

  Moores Lake is one of the Idaho County listings for Idaho. This is rolling bush country. The water covers some 58 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Roughly 1.2 miles of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. It ranks high for size among our Idaho County listings. Grangeville lies 24 miles from the water. For a city, Boise is 140 miles off. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Moores Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Open biodiversity records for Idaho County list rainbow trout, Chinook salmon, cutthroat trout and bull trout. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Fish Moores Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 52°F, while December sits near 20°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. After mid May the shallows warm and the fish move up. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid May and starts locking again about mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Expect Moores Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Middle Knob Lake is 0.9 miles distant. Nothing on Moores Lake should be assumed from this page alone.