Chimney Lake is a lake in Idaho, near Idaho County.
Chimney Lake is a lake in Idaho County, Idaho.
Use the shape you can see at Chimney Lake: check the best cover, the first drop, and one open-water line before moving.
Fish listed for Chimney Lake include Brook Trout.
On a short evening pass near the outside weed line near visible bait, start where two things meet: weeds and open water, rock and mud, a point and a drop, or clear water and dirty water; fish that edge at more than one depth before leaving it.
While using a simple check of moving water near the edge of deeper water with a slow lure, 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 low-light period near a channel bend under flat light, a light spinning rod, thin line, a few small spoons, inline spinners, and jigs cover the listed trout; carry one slightly heavier setup when other fish or windy water call for more control.
On an overcast morning near a narrow cove close to shade, record the wind, water color, depth near the strongest cover, 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.