Pettit Lake Fishing in Blaine County, Idaho

• Overview

  Within Blaine County, Idaho, you have Pettit Lake. The bank gives way to lake country bush. At 398 acres this is proper open water rather than a pond. There is roughly 4.3 miles of bank, more than one visit can cover properly. It is among the larger waters listed here for Blaine County. Sun Valley sits 33 miles from the bank. Boise sits 71 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Pettit Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Public occurrence data for Blaine County names rainbow trout, cutthroat trout and Arctic grayling. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. The near bank of Pettit Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 16°F in December up to 55°F in July. Winter shuts the surface down for months. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around mid May. Break-up near mid May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. It holds true on Pettit Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. A ramp at Pettit Boat Dock is mapped half a mile away. You will be walking about half a mile from the nearest car park. Overnight stays are possible half a mile away. A picnic area is mapped about half a mile away. There are toilets half a mile off. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. McDonald Lake sits 1.4 miles off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Pettit Lake should be assumed from this page alone.