Fishing in Rockford Bay, ID
Best fishing spots in Rockford Bay, ID
Spokane River
Idaho, United States
4.3
Liberty Lake
Washington, United States
4.0
Lake Coeur d'Alene
Idaho, United States
4.8
Fernan Lake
Idaho, United States
4.1
Saint Joe River
Idaho, United States
4.7
Wolf Lodge Bay
Idaho, United States
4.0
Chatcolet Lake
Idaho, United States
4.7
Saltese Creek
Washington, United States
3.6
Blackwell Island West Marina
Idaho, United States
4.4
Kid Island Bay
Idaho, United States
3.7
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Largemouth bass
15 in · 2 lb
Largemouth bass
20 in · 4 lb
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Check out the best fishing spots in and around Rockford Bay, Idaho. Anglers using Fishbrain have logged: 3,688 catches for Largemouth bass, 2,704 catches for Smallmouth bass, and 1,302 catches for Rainbow trout.
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Fishing regulations in Rockford Bay
Disclaimer: Always check local fishing regulations, water access rights and land ownership before fishing, regardless of any catches logged in that area by the Fishbrain community. Fishbrain has mapped millions of acres of government-owned land across the USA to help you identify potential fishing access, but you are responsible for ensuring compliance with all legal requirements.
Fishing regulations in Idaho can change throughout the year. Make sure to check this page before fishing for the most up to date rules and regulations for the current season. Local regulations govern when you can fish, the max size of the fish you can keep, how many fish you can keep, and more.
Below you will see fishing regulations for catching Largemouth bass as of August 1st, 2026. To view regulations for a different fish species, please click on your preferred species in the drop-down.
Largemouth bass
Seasons
Open
Bag limit
6
Aggregate
6
Restrictions & requirements
Location regulation notes
Daily bag limits apply to all waters of the Panhandle Region except as modified in Panhandle Region Special Rule Waters. The possession limit is 3-times the daily bag limit.All waters open all year except as modified in Panhandle Region Special Rule WatersFor more information please see https://idfg.idaho.gov/rules/fish pages 10- 11Special Rule Waters for the Panhandle RegionAnderson Lake (includes the channel to the Coeur d'Alene River)Bass limit is 6, only 2 may be Largemouth Bass, no Largemouth Bass under 16 inchesAntelope LakeElectric motors onlyAvondale LakeElectric motors onlyBlue Lake (Priest River drainage)Electric motors onlyBlue Lake (Coeur d'Alene drainage; includes the channel to the Coeur d'Alene River)Bass limit is 6, only 2 may be Largemouth Bass, no Largemouth Bass under 16 inchesBonner LakeElectric motors onlyBrush LakeElectric motors onlyChase LakeElectric motors onlyBass limit is 6, only 2 may be Largemouth Bass, no Largemouth Bass under 16 inchesClark Fork River Section: Entire river upstream of a straight line extending north of county boat dock (near mouth of Johnson Creek) to Bear Paw Point (southwest tip of Denton Slough)Trout limit is 6, no harvest of Cutthroat TroutRainbow Trout catch-and-release December 1 through Friday before Memorial Day weekend No limit on lake trout Clark Fork River tributaries (includes Lightning Creek and tributaries) Trout limit is 6, no harvest of Cutthroat Trout Rainbow Trout catch-and-release December 1 through Friday before Memorial Day weekend No bait allowed Dec. 1 through Friday before Memorial Day weekend Clearwater River, Little North Fork and tributaries Trout limit is 2 Coeur d'Alene Lake (includes Benewah and Chatcolet lakes, Coeur d'Alene River "Chain Lakes" and all tributaries to Coeur d'Alene Lake) Trout limit is 6, no harvest of Cutthroat Trout • Lake Creek and tributaries, closed to fishing Coeur d'Alene River and tributaries Section: From the mouth to the confluence of the North Fork and South Fork Trout limit is 6, no harvest of any trout with a red or orange slash below jaw Coeur d'Alene River, Little North Fork and tributaries Section: From the mouth upstream to Laverne Creek Trout limit is 6, no harvest of any trout with a red or orange slash below jaw Section: From and including Laverne Creek upstreamTrout limit is 6, no harvest of any trout with a red or orange slash below jawNo bait allowed, barbless hooks requiredCoeur d'Alene River, North Fork and tributariesSection: From the confluence of the North Fork and South Fork upstream to Yellow Dog CreekTrout limit is 6, no harvest of any trout with a red or orange slash below jawSection: From and including Yellow Dog Creek upstreamTrout limit is 6, no harvest of any trout with a red or orange slash below jawNo bait allowed, barbless hooks requiredCoeur d'Alene River, South Fork and tributariesTrout limit is 6, no harvest of any trout with a red or orange slash below jawCoeur d'Alene Indian Reservation - Contact the Coeur d'Alene Tribal OfficeDawson LakeElectric motors onlyDeep Creek and tributariesRainbow Trout catch-and-release December 1 through Friday before Memorial Day weekendFreeman LakeElectric motors onlyGamble (Gamlin) LakeElectric motors onlyGold Creek (Pend Oreille Lake; includes North and South Gold creeks and tributaries)Closed to fishingGranite Creek and tributaries (Pend Oreille Lake)Closed to fishingGranite LakeElectric motors onlyHayden Creek and tributariesDecember 1 through Friday before Memorial Day weekend - closed to fishingHayden LakeBass limit is 6, only 2 may be Largemouth Bass, no Largemouth Bass under 20 inchesCrappie limit is 6, none under 10 inchesJewel LakeElectric motors onlyKelso LakeElectric motors onlyKootenai RiverTrout limit is 2, no Rainbow or Cutthroat Trout under 16 inchesSturgeon - Fishing for or targeting sturgeon in the Kootenai River is illegalLake Pend Oreille (includes Sand, Strong, Riser, Bayview, and Mirror creeks and their tributaries)No limit on the number of fishing rods per angler while fishing from a boatBass limit is 6, only 2 may be Largemouth Bassno Largemouth Bass under 16 inches No limit on Lake Trout,Lake Trout can be possessed in the field or in transit with head removed No harvest of Cutthroat Trout Rainbow Trout limit is 2, only 1 over 20 inches Lower Glidden LakeElectric motors only Mirror LakeElectric motors only Moyie River Trout limit is 2 Pack River and tributaries from the railroad bridge near the mouth upstream; includes Grouse Creek and tributaries and Rapid Lightning Creek and tributaries) Trout limit is 6, no harvest of Cutthroat Trout Rainbow Trout catch-and-release December 1 through Friday before Memorial Day weekend No bait allowed December 1 through Friday before Memorial Day weekend Fishing closed 100 yards upstream and downstream of Grouse Creek Falls (on Grouse Creek) Pend Oreille River (from Highway 95 bridge at Sandpoint downstream to Idaho- Washington border, including tributaries and sloughs to the edge of flat water) Bass limit is 6, only 2 may be Largemouth Bass, no Largemouth Bass under 16 inches Trout limit is 6, no harvest of Cutthroat TroutPerkins LakeElectric motors only Priest Lake and tributaries (including Thorofare)Trout limit is 6, no harvest of Cutthroat Trout Kokanee limit is 6 Priest River and tributaries (from its mouth to Priest Lake) Trout limit is 6, no harvest of Cutthroat Trout Robinson Lake Electric motors onlyBass limit is 6, only 2 may be Largemouth Bass, no Largemouth Bass under 16 inches Roman Nose Lake #3Electric motors only Round Lake (Bonner County)Electric motors only St. Joe River and tributaries (except St. Maries River) Section: From Coeur d'Alene Lake upstream to and including the North Fork St. Joe River Trout limit is 6, no harvest of any trout with a red or orange slash below jaw Section: From the North Fork St. Joe River upstream Trout limit is 6, no harvest of any trout with a red or orange slash below jaw No bait allowed, barbless hooks required For more information please see https://idfg.idaho.gov/rules/fish (see Pages 10-11 for details)
Edibility
Very good Catch, Clean, Cook Largemouth Bass by BlueGabe
Synonyms
Micropterus nigricans
Location specific information
Daily bag limits apply to all waters of the Panhandle Region except as modified in Panhandle Region Special Rule Waters. The possession limit is 3-times the daily bag limit.All waters open all year except as modified in Panhandle Region Special Rule WatersFor more information please see https://idfg.idaho.gov/rules/fish pages 10- 11Special Rule Waters for the Panhandle RegionAnderson Lake (includes the channel to the Coeur d'Alene River)Bass limit is 6, only 2 may be Largemouth Bass, no Largemouth Bass under 16 inchesAntelope LakeElectric motors onlyAvondale LakeElectric motors onlyBlue Lake (Priest River drainage)Electric motors onlyBlue Lake (Coeur d'Alene drainage; includes the channel to the Coeur d'Alene River)Bass limit is 6, only 2 may be Largemouth Bass, no Largemouth Bass under 16 inchesBonner LakeElectric motors onlyBrush LakeElectric motors onlyChase LakeElectric motors onlyBass limit is 6, only 2 may be Largemouth Bass, no Largemouth Bass under 16 inchesClark Fork River Section: Entire river upstream of a straight line extending north of county boat dock (near mouth of Johnson Creek) to Bear Paw Point (southwest tip of Denton Slough)Trout limit is 6, no harvest of Cutthroat TroutRainbow Trout catch-and-release December 1 through Friday before Memorial Day weekend No limit on lake trout Clark Fork River tributaries (includes Lightning Creek and tributaries) Trout limit is 6, no harvest of Cutthroat Trout Rainbow Trout catch-and-release December 1 through Friday before Memorial Day weekend No bait allowed Dec. 1 through Friday before Memorial Day weekend Clearwater River, Little North Fork and tributaries Trout limit is 2 Coeur d'Alene Lake (includes Benewah and Chatcolet lakes, Coeur d'Alene River "Chain Lakes" and all tributaries to Coeur d'Alene Lake) Trout limit is 6, no harvest of Cutthroat Trout • Lake Creek and tributaries, closed to fishing Coeur d'Alene River and tributaries Section: From the mouth to the confluence of the North Fork and South Fork Trout limit is 6, no harvest of any trout with a red or orange slash below jaw Coeur d'Alene River, Little North Fork and tributaries Section: From the mouth upstream to Laverne Creek Trout limit is 6, no harvest of any trout with a red or orange slash below jaw Section: From and including Laverne Creek upstreamTrout limit is 6, no harvest of any trout with a red or orange slash below jawNo bait allowed, barbless hooks requiredCoeur d'Alene River, North Fork and tributariesSection: From the confluence of the North Fork and South Fork upstream to Yellow Dog CreekTrout limit is 6, no harvest of any trout with a red or orange slash below jawSection: From and including Yellow Dog Creek upstreamTrout limit is 6, no harvest of any trout with a red or orange slash below jawNo bait allowed, barbless hooks requiredCoeur d'Alene River, South Fork and tributariesTrout limit is 6, no harvest of any trout with a red or orange slash below jawCoeur d'Alene Indian Reservation - Contact the Coeur d'Alene Tribal OfficeDawson LakeElectric motors onlyDeep Creek and tributariesRainbow Trout catch-and-release December 1 through Friday before Memorial Day weekendFreeman LakeElectric motors onlyGamble (Gamlin) LakeElectric motors onlyGold Creek (Pend Oreille Lake; includes North and South Gold creeks and tributaries)Closed to fishingGranite Creek and tributaries (Pend Oreille Lake)Closed to fishingGranite LakeElectric motors onlyHayden Creek and tributariesDecember 1 through Friday before Memorial Day weekend - closed to fishingHayden LakeBass limit is 6, only 2 may be Largemouth Bass, no Largemouth Bass under 20 inchesCrappie limit is 6, none under 10 inchesJewel LakeElectric motors onlyKelso LakeElectric motors onlyKootenai RiverTrout limit is 2, no Rainbow or Cutthroat Trout under 16 inchesSturgeon - Fishing for or targeting sturgeon in the Kootenai River is illegalLake Pend Oreille (includes Sand, Strong, Riser, Bayview, and Mirror creeks and their tributaries)No limit on the number of fishing rods per angler while fishing from a boatBass limit is 6, only 2 may be Largemouth Bassno Largemouth Bass under 16 inches No limit on Lake Trout,Lake Trout can be possessed in the field or in transit with head removed No harvest of Cutthroat Trout Rainbow Trout limit is 2, only 1 over 20 inches Lower Glidden LakeElectric motors only Mirror LakeElectric motors only Moyie River Trout limit is 2 Pack River and tributaries from the railroad bridge near the mouth upstream; includes Grouse Creek and tributaries and Rapid Lightning Creek and tributaries) Trout limit is 6, no harvest of Cutthroat Trout Rainbow Trout catch-and-release December 1 through Friday before Memorial Day weekend No bait allowed December 1 through Friday before Memorial Day weekend Fishing closed 100 yards upstream and downstream of Grouse Creek Falls (on Grouse Creek) Pend Oreille River (from Highway 95 bridge at Sandpoint downstream to Idaho- Washington border, including tributaries and sloughs to the edge of flat water) Bass limit is 6, only 2 may be Largemouth Bass, no Largemouth Bass under 16 inches Trout limit is 6, no harvest of Cutthroat TroutPerkins LakeElectric motors only Priest Lake and tributaries (including Thorofare)Trout limit is 6, no harvest of Cutthroat Trout Kokanee limit is 6 Priest River and tributaries (from its mouth to Priest Lake) Trout limit is 6, no harvest of Cutthroat Trout Robinson Lake Electric motors onlyBass limit is 6, only 2 may be Largemouth Bass, no Largemouth Bass under 16 inches Roman Nose Lake #3Electric motors only Round Lake (Bonner County)Electric motors only St. Joe River and tributaries (except St. Maries River) Section: From Coeur d'Alene Lake upstream to and including the North Fork St. Joe River Trout limit is 6, no harvest of any trout with a red or orange slash below jaw Section: From the North Fork St. Joe River upstream Trout limit is 6, no harvest of any trout with a red or orange slash below jaw No bait allowed, barbless hooks required For more information please see https://idfg.idaho.gov/rules/fish (see Pages 10-11 for details)
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FAQ about Rockford Bay fishing
🎣 Where to fish in Rockford Bay, Idaho?
Anglers in Rockford Bay, ID recommend these top fishing spots: Spokane River, Liberty Lake, Lake Coeur d'Alene, Fernan Lake, and Saint Joe River.
🐟 What fish can you catch in Rockford Bay?
Most commonly caught species around Rockford Bay, ID:
- Largemouth bass - 3,688 reported catches
- Smallmouth bass - 2,704 reported catches
- Rainbow trout - 1,302 reported catches
- Northern pike - 782 reported catches
- Bluegill - 473 reported catches
📢 What are the latest Rockford Bay fishing reports?
The latest Rockford Bay, ID fishing reports are:
- @Leviathannn reported a nice Northern pike at Killarney Lake.
- @diego.madera reported a nice Smallmouth bass at Lake Coeur d'Alene.
- @elijahf8617 reported a nice Smallmouth bass at Hayden Lake.
- @diego.madera reported a nice Green sunfish at Lake Coeur d'Alene.
- @kevon.wade-janson reported a nice Largemouth bass at Liberty Lake.
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