Upper Glidden Lake near Osburn: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  This water sits in Shoshone County, Idaho. It stands 5,899 feet above sea level. About 19 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Size puts it in the front rank of our Shoshone County list. Some 13 miles away sits Osburn, the nearest settlement. Spokane sits 80 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Upper Glidden Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Species logged across Shoshone County include rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, Arctic grayling, brook trout and brown trout. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Upper Glidden Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 58°F; the cold one sits at 22°F. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about late November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. That is the shape of the year on Upper Glidden Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. The nearest alternative is Lower Glidden Lake, 0.6 miles out. None of that is settled for Upper Glidden Lake in what we hold.