Bear Lake fishing: Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Lake Trout
Target species: Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Lake Trout
The lake
Bear Lake covers 66,947 acres in Utah, across Rich County. It is a lake. Our records hold 5 species for this water. 47% of the water lies in Idaho.
3 target fish, led by Rainbow Trout
- Rainbow Trout — Feeding water: 50–65°F.
- Cutthroat Trout — Feeding water: 50–65°F.
- Lake Trout — Feeding water: 50–65°F.
Also recorded here: Largemouth Bass, Common Carp.
Water and conditions
Water clarity runs 13.1–27.2 feet on our readings, averaging 19.8 feet, from 272 readings. Our water temperature readings average 60°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. The coldest single reading we hold is 33°F and the warmest is 74°F; the warmest monthly average is 69°F. pH averages 8.4. These readings span 2017–2024.
Stocking: 2,636,936 fish, 1974–2016
Idaho Department of Fish and Game records list 2,636,936 fish released into this water from 1974 to 2016. The latest stocking on record is from 2016, more than three years ago.
- Lake Trout: 852,444 in 1983–2016
- Rainbow Trout: 139,219 in 1968–1986
One more species on the stocking list.
What is hard here
Wind is the limit, not the fish: 66,947 acres of open water build a short steep chop, and there is no shelter in the middle.
