Fishing Hoodoo Lake in Shoshone County, Idaho

• Overview

  Set in Shoshone County, Idaho, this is Hoodoo Lake. Pine and birch runs right down to the water. About 11 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Start from Plains, 34 miles down the road. The nearest city of size is Spokane, 123 miles away. Others within reach: Hidden Lake 1.7 miles away, Heart Lake at about 2.5 miles, Trail Lake 2.6 miles away, Pearl Lake at about 3.1 miles and French Lake 3.2 miles away. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Hoodoo Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Species logged across Shoshone County include rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, Arctic grayling and brook trout. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Read Hoodoo Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 20°F to 57°F. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Expect Hoodoo Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, Hidden Lake is 1.7 miles distant. The position on Hoodoo Lake is worth confirming on the day.