Little Redfish Lake

{{Short description|Lake in the state of Idaho}}

{{distinguish|Little Redfish Lake (White Cloud Mountains)}}

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| name = Little Redfish Lake

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| location = Custer County, Idaho

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| inflow = Redfish Lake Creek

| outflow = Redfish Lake Creek to Salmon River

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| length = {{convert|0.34|mi|km}}

| width = {{convert|0.46|mi|km}}

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| elevation = {{convert|6489|ft|m}}

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Little Redfish Lake is a mountain lake along Redfish Lake Creek in Custer County, Idaho, about {{convert|1|mi}} downstream from the larger Redfish Lake. It is located on the northeast edge of the Sawtooth Range within the Sawtooth National Recreation Area, {{convert|5|mi}} south of Stanley along State Highway 75.Sawtooth National Forest. "Sawtooth National Forest" [map].1:126,720, 1"=2 miles. Twin Falls, Idaho: Sawtooth National Forest, United States Forest Service, 1998. The lake drains to the Salmon River.

Little Redfish Lake has a surface elevation of {{convert|6489|ft|m}} above sea level, while the main Redfish Lake sits at {{convert|6547|ft|m}}. Both lakes are named for the red-scaled sockeye salmon that returned every year to spawn via the Salmon River prior to the construction of dams on the lower Snake River.

Besides the red-scaled salmon that come to this lake, Little Redfish Lake also has a clay pit, located at the bottom of the lake.

In 1961, Richard Brautigan wrote portions of his novella Trout Fishing in America while camping near the lake, which is featured in several chapters of the book.{{Cite web|title=Richard Brautigan > Trout Fishing in America|url=http://www.brautigan.net/trout.html|access-date=2021-08-16|website=www.brautigan.net|language=en}}

Image:Mountains in the Sawtooth Range reflected on Little Redfish Lake near Stanley, Idaho.jpg|Little Redfish Lake

Image:Little Redfish Lake.JPG|Little Redfish Lake barely visible from the Alpine Way Trail