Rocky Bottom Reservoir Fishing Guide, Owyhee County, Idaho

• Overview

  You will find Rocky Bottom Reservoir in Owyhee County, Idaho. The bank is 4,911 feet above sea level. It is pond-in-a-field scale, with the far bank a short lob away. Our Owyhee County list holds plenty of bigger water. The closest town, Marsing, is 15 miles distant. The big place round here is Boise, 44 miles distant. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Rocky Bottom Reservoir

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Records held for Owyhee County cover rainbow trout, great basin cutthroat trout, smallmouth bass, channel catfish and bluegill. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Anyone new to Rocky Bottom Reservoir should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical August readings run about 68°F; by January the average is down near 28°F. In milder years the surface never sets. It is not guaranteed from one year to the next. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. Rocky Bottom Reservoir runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. If the gate is shut, Mitzi Reservoir at 1.1 miles is the nearest alternative. Ask locally about Rocky Bottom Reservoir if anything is unclear.