Fishing Rocky Ridge Lake in Clearwater County, Idaho

• Overview

  Rocky Ridge Lake is set in Clearwater County, Idaho. It lies 5,679 feet above sea level. It covers about 4 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Most waters listed here for Clearwater County are larger. The closest town, Kamiah, is 30 miles distant. Further out sit Orofino (36 miles) and Grangeville (47 miles). The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Rocky Ridge Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Reported across Clearwater County: rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, Chinook salmon, Arctic grayling and brook trout. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. The near bank of Rocky Ridge Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical August readings run about 59°F; by January the average is down near 22°F. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid April. Climate figures give an open season running mid April to late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Anyone fishing Rocky Ridge Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. You can camp 110 yards off, which suits an early start. Public toilets are recorded roughly 140 yards off. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Lottie Lake is 17 miles off. Signs at Rocky Ridge Lake carry more weight than any list.