Fishing Round Lake in Benewah County, Idaho

• Overview

  Look for Round Lake in the Benewah County part of Idaho. Open valley runs right down to the water. At some 1,351 acres it is far too large to cover on foot in a day. By size it stands out even at Idaho level. Plummer sits 8 miles from here and is the nearest stop. For a city, Spokane is 39 miles off. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Round Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Fish documented in Benewah County include rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, sockeye salmon, northern pike and channel catfish. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Anyone new to Round Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year August sits at 65°F and January at 29°F. Temperature moves within a narrow band, and so does the fishing. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. March through May is the strongest run, with October and November a second stretch. The season on Round Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Part of this sits inside or beside Heyburn State Park, so read the notices. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Should this one be busy, Chatcolet Lake is 1.1 miles off. Nothing here settles the position at Round Lake for certain.