Independence Lake #3 is a lake in Cassia County, Idaho.
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.
Independence Lake #3 is a lake in Cassia County, Idaho and covers about 4.47 acres.
On a water as small as Independence Lake #3, one weed edge or deeper pocket can hold much of the day’s activity.
Fish listed for Independence Lake #3 include Cutthroat Trout.
On a slow shoreline pass near a shaded bank after a cold night, Arctic Grayling, Cutthroat Trout, Westslope Cutthroat Trout, and Yellowstone 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 return to the best bank near a shaded bank with a moving bait, use wind as a clue; a light push can carry food toward a bank, but hard wind may muddy it, so look for a clean edge near a point or protected pocket.
While using a short cover-to-depth check near a soft-to-hard bottom change in clear water, 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.
During the final pass near a rocky edge where two features meet, 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 careful second pass near a clean gravel patch where food is present, record the wind, water color, depth of the first good pass, 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.