Bear Lake is a lake in Idaho, near Fremont County.
Bear Lake in Fremont County is a lake in Idaho.
Use the shape you can see at Bear Lake: check the best cover, the first drop, and one open-water line before moving.
During the final pass near a firm-bottom flat while the water is falling, the fish mix is not confirmed, so check fresh local information before choosing a target or keeping a catch.
On a cool spring morning near the first break before changing depth, begin with one slow bottom presentation and one moving bait, then let bites show whether fish are holding close to cover or roaming open water.
On a methodical search near the mouth of a pocket close to shade, make one shallow pass and one deeper pass on the same shoreline; that shows whether fish are tight to cover or using the first break.
While using one pass along the first break near the first break while the water is rising, shallow water is worth a careful look in spring and again during fall; bright summer days favor shade, weeds, or deeper breaks; under ice, a small depth change can be more useful than a long move.
On a bright afternoon near the outside weed line near firm bottom, a medium spinning rod, 8-pound line, a small box of jigs, a few crankbaits, and a simple bottom rig cover most situations; change depth or speed before changing every piece of tackle.
On a short evening pass near a rocky edge with light wind, record the wind, water color, depth where the lure was hit, and cover after a bite; those four notes are more useful on the next trip than a long list of spots that did not produce.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.