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Fishing regulations at Trestle Creek, ID
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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 Coho salmon as of April 24th, 2026. To view regulations for a different fish species, please click on your preferred species in the drop-down.
Seasons
Bag limit
Coho Salmon Seasons and Limits
For additional information on the fall season please see https://idfg.idaho.gov/fish p. 45
Spring and summer Chinook Seasons and Bag Limits are based on fish numbers and timing. Due to the different times Chinook salmon enter Idaho, fishing opportunities can often be found from May through October. Please see https://idfg.idaho.gov/fish/chinook/rules/spring for current information.
Clearwater River: Mouth to confluence of South Fork and Middle Fork Clearwater Rivers
Daily limit is 2 adult Coho Salmon (greater than or equal to 20 inches in length), no limit on jacks (less than 20 inches in length). Adipose clipped or unclipped fish may be kept. Possession limit is 3 times daily bag limit.
Season Sep 1 - Dec 31
North Fork Clearwater River: Mouth to Dworshak Dam
Daily limit is 2 adult Coho Salmon (greater than or equal to 20 inches in length), no limit on jacks (less than 20 inches in length). Adipose clipped or unclipped fish may be kept. Possession limit is 3 times daily bag limit.
Season Sep 1 - Dec 31
Middle Fork Clearwater River: Mouth to Clear Creek
Daily limit is 2 adult Coho Salmon (greater than or equal to 20 inches in length), no limit on jacks (less than 20 inches in length). Adipose clipped or unclipped fish may be kept. Possession limit is 3 times daily bag limit.
Season Sep 1 - Dec 31
South Fork Clearwater River: Mouth to Red River
Daily limit is 2 adult Coho Salmon (greater than or equal to 20 inches in length), no limit on jacks (less than 20 inches in length). Adipose clipped or unclipped fish may be kept. Possession limit is 3 times daily bag limit.
Season Sep 1 - Dec 31
Snake River: ID/WA border to Hells Canyon Dam
Daily limit is 2 adult Coho Salmon (greater than or equal to 20 inches in length), no limit on jacks (less than 20 inches in length). Adipose clipped or unclipped fish may be kept. Possession limit is 3 times daily bag limit.
Season Sep 1 - Dec 31
Oncorhynchus kisutch, Silver Salmon
Special Rule Waters for the Panhandle Region
Anderson 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 inches
- Electric motors only
- Electric motors only
- Electric motors only
- Bass limit is 6, only 2 may be Largemouth Bass, no Largemouth Bass under 16 inches
- Electric motors only
- Electric motors only
- Electric motors only
- Bass limit is 6, only 2 may be Largemouth Bass, no Largemouth Bass under 16 inches
- Trout limit is 6, no harvest of Cutthroat Trout
- Rainbow Trout catch-and-release December 1 through Friday before Memorial Day weekend
- No limit on lake trout
- 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
- Trout limit is 2
- Trout limit is 6, no harvest of Cutthroat Trout • Lake Creek and tributaries, closed to fishing
- Trout limit is 6, no harvest of any trout with a red or orange slash below jaw
- Trout limit is 6, no harvest of any trout with a red or orange slash below jaw
- Trout limit is 6, no harvest of any trout with a red or orange slash below jaw
- No bait allowed, barbless hooks required
- Trout limit is 6, no harvest of any trout with a red or orange slash below jaw
- Trout limit is 6, no harvest of any trout with a red or orange slash below jaw
- No bait allowed, barbless hooks required
- Trout limit is 6, no harvest of any trout with a red or orange slash below jaw
- Electric motors only
- Rainbow Trout catch-and-release December 1 through Friday before Memorial Day weekend
- Electric motors only
- Electric motors only
- Closed to fishing
- Closed to fishing
- Electric motors only
- December 1 through Friday before Memorial Day weekend - closed to fishing
- Bass limit is 6, only 2 may be Largemouth Bass, no Largemouth Bass under 20 inches
- Crappie limit is 6, none under 10 inches
- Electric motors only
- Electric motors only
- Trout limit is 2, no Rainbow or Cutthroat Trout under 16 inches
- Sturgeon - Fishing for or targeting sturgeon in the Kootenai River is illegal
- No limit on the number of fishing rods per angler while fishing from a boat
- Bass limit is 6, only 2 may be Largemouth Bass
- no 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
- Electric motors only
- Electric motors only
- Trout limit is 2
- 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)
- Bass limit is 6, only 2 may be Largemouth Bass, no Largemouth Bass under 16 inches
- Trout limit is 6, no harvest of Cutthroat Trout
- Electric motors only
- Trout limit is 6, no harvest of Cutthroat Trout
- Kokanee limit is 6
- Trout limit is 6, no harvest of Cutthroat Trout
- Electric motors only
- Bass limit is 6, only 2 may be Largemouth Bass, no
- Largemouth Bass under 16 inches
- Electric motors only
- Electric motors only
- Trout limit is 6, no harvest of any trout with a red or orange slash below jaw
- 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 Trestle Creek fishing
- Coho salmon - 1 members reported to have caught this fish
- White sturgeon - 1 members reported to have caught this fish
- @christiantaylor7245 reported a nice Coho salmon.
- @christiantaylor7245 reported a nice White sturgeon.
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