Fishing Lower North Eden Reservoir in Bear Lake County, Idaho

• Overview

  Lower North Eden Reservoir is one of the Bear Lake County listings for Idaho. Around the bank it is mixed forest. Surface area runs to about 4 acres — small enough to read in one session. On size it sits at the modest end of our Bear Lake County list. The closest town, Montpelier, is 23 miles distant. Beyond it, Richmond at 30 miles and Lewiston at 31 miles. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lower North Eden Reservoir

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Bear Lake County records list rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, lake trout and bear lake whitefish among the fish reported. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Lower North Eden Reservoir gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 17°F in January and 63°F in July. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around mid April. Averages suggest open water from about mid April through to roughly late November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Lower North Eden Reservoir fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. It is recorded as intermittent, which means the basin empties in dry spells. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Upper North Eden Reservoir is 0.6 miles off. Confirm before you fish Lower North Eden Reservoir.