Granite Lake is a reservoir in Idaho, near Valley County.
Stocking records show that the following fish or strains were stocked here. A historical stocking does not by itself prove that a self-sustaining population remains today.
Granite Lake in Valley County is a reservoir in Idaho.
Without a dependable size figure for Granite Lake, weeds, rock, water color, and nearby depth are the best starting clues.
Fish listed for Granite Lake include Brook Trout, Cutbow Trout, Rainbow Trout, Redside Shiner, Splake, and Tiger Trout.
During the final pass near the edge of deeper water under flat light, cast a small spoon, inline spinner, light jig, or fly through cool water for rainbow trout.
On a cool spring morning near the mouth of a pocket close to shade, use a small spoon or minnow bait on light line around cool, open water for tiger trout.
Arctic Grayling, Cutthroat Trout, Golden Trout, Rainbow Trout, Splake, Tiger Trout, and Westslope Cutthroat Trout have also been stocked here; that proves fish were released, but it does not promise that they are still common or easy to catch.
On a cold winter outing near a clean gravel patch where food is present, 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 one protected-water check near a shaded bank before changing depth, early in the year, protected water and the first warm afternoon can be the best clues; as the water heats up, check deeper edges without assuming every fish is on the bottom; cooling fall water often makes points and firm banks useful again.
On a slow shoreline pass near a soft-to-hard bottom change while the water is falling, 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 a methodical search near a protected point beside useful cover, record the wind, water color, lure depth that worked, 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.