Fishing Report For Henrys Lake, ID

By Rick Seaman

June 6, 2025

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Fishing Report Henrys Lake, ID

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Popular Fish Species Henrys Lake, ID

Cutthroat Trout

Current Report: Good To Very Good
Outlook: Good To Very Good

Ice fishing was good for cutthroat trout this Winter, and continues to be good ever since the February 15th, opening day for catch and release only. The fertile water that grows big trout, is barely above freezing now, with a few patches of ice in a few areas. 15" to 18" cutthroats are quite common here, with many bigger specimens showing up frequently. The lake's shallow water and abundant weed beds create ideal habitats for these fish. Cutthroat trout, are Yellowstone cutthroat (not pictured here) feed on insects, small fishes and crustaceans. Fly fishing, or using small spinners are tempting them into biting. Year round, including while ice fishing, small jigging spoons, salmon eggs, worms and prepared baits are also delivering.

Brook Trout

Current Report: Good
Outlook:Good To Very Good

The state record brook trout came from these waters, and many anglers believe it could be broken here again. Like the cutthroat here, flies or small lures are catching brookies. Salmon eggs, worms, corn and powerbait are also catching brookies. Brook trout here average 15 to 17 inches, but big brooks 22 to 24 inches are somewhat common. These bigger fish often weigh 5 or 6 pounds.

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Guide to fishing for cutthroat, brook and cut-bow hybrid trout at Henrys Lake in Idaho.

Henrys Lake is a 6,000-acre lake with 25 miles of shoreline. This is big trout country offering cutthroat trout, brook trout and cut-bow hybrid trout, all of which are regularly stocked here. Ice fishing in winter is very popular . Henry's Lake State Park has areas for fishing from the bank

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Rick Seaman is a fishing enthusiast with over five decades of fishing experience, a retired tournament fisherman, author of numerous published articles on fishing, and co-author of the book "Bass Fishing - It's not WHAT you throw, It's WHERE you throw it".