Rudd-Moore Lakes near Stevensville: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Out in Idaho County, Idaho, sits Rudd-Moore Lakes. The country round it is mixed forest from end to end. This is a pocket water of some 9 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Nearest town is Stevensville, 18 miles off. It is 158 miles to Spokane, the nearest city. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Rudd-Moore Lakes

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Public occurrence data for Idaho County names rainbow trout, Chinook salmon and cutthroat trout. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. At Rudd-Moore Lakes the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, August reads 57°F and December reads 20°F. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Anyone fishing Rudd-Moore Lakes regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Failing this one, try Beaver Lake, 2.4 miles away. Where Rudd-Moore Lakes is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.