Murtaugh Lake is a reservoir in Idaho, near Twin Falls 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.
Murtaugh Lake is a reservoir in Twin Falls County, Idaho.
Without a dependable size figure for Murtaugh Lake, weeds, rock, water color, and nearby depth are the best starting clues.
Fish listed for Murtaugh Lake include Brown Bullhead, Channel Catfish, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Largescale Sucker, Mountain Whitefish, Smallmouth Bass, Idaho Chub, and Yellow Perch.
On a low-light period near a soft-to-hard bottom change near firm bottom, keep a small jig tipped with a worm or minnow close to bottom on a shelf for yellow perch.
On an overcast morning near a shallow shelf with stable weather, drag a tube or Ned rig across rock and the hard edge of a point for smallmouth bass.
On a calm morning near an open-water edge while the water is rising, fish cut bait or a nightcrawler on the bottom along a channel edge or warm flat for channel catfish.
On a low-light period near a creek-side turn before changing depth, use a worm on the bottom in a warm, quiet pocket during low light for brown bullhead.
On a quick scouting pass near a shallow shelf near firm bottom, Other targets listed here include Common Carp; give each one its own bait and depth instead of trying to catch everything with the same rig.
Channel Catfish, Coho Salmon, Largemouth Bass, Tiger Muskie, and Yellow Perch 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 careful second pass near a firm-bottom flat where two features meet, 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 a small search around the first point near a channel bend under flat light, 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 cool spring morning near a firm-bottom flat where two features meet, 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.
During the final pass near the outside weed line beside useful cover, record the wind, water color, depth that produced twice, 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.