🎣 Where on Neachen Bay is it best to fish?

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🐟 What species are in Neachen Bay?

The most common species in Neachen Bay are: Smallmouth bass - 10 members reported to have caught this fish Northern pike - 5 members reported to have caught this fish Largemouth bass - 4 members reported to have caught this fish .

📢 What are the latest Neachen Bay fishing reports?

The latest Neachen Bay fishing reports are: @Crosbycatchesbassisii reported a nice Bluegill . @Baby_rhianna reported a nice Smallmouth bass . @wardblayne reported a nice Northern pike . @509pj reported a nice Tench . @jcarlson8768 reported a nice Bluegill . .

Neachen Bay

Q: 📍 Where is Neachen Bay located?

Neachen Bay is a lake located in Kootenai County, Idaho , United States . Its coordinates are: 47.6245973, -116.747650196.

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4.5·37 catches

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Top fish species at Neachen Bay

Smallmouth bass

Northern pike

Largemouth bass

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Fishing regulations at Neachen Bay, 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 Smallmouth bass as of March 29th, 2026. To view regulations for a different fish species, please click on your preferred species in the drop-down.

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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- 11

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

Antelope Lake

Electric motors only

Avondale Lake

Electric motors only

Blue Lake (Priest River drainage)

Electric motors only

Blue 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 inches

Bonner Lake

Electric motors only

Brush Lake

Electric motors only

Chase Lake

Electric motors only
Bass limit is 6, only 2 may be Largemouth Bass, no Largemouth Bass under 16 inches

Clark 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 Trout
Rainbow 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 upstream

Trout limit is 6, no harvest of any trout with a red or orange slash below jaw
No bait allowed, barbless hooks required

Coeur d'Alene River, North Fork and tributariesSection: From the confluence of the North Fork and South Fork upstream to Yellow Dog Creek

Trout limit is 6, no harvest of any trout with a red or orange slash below jaw

Section: From and including Yellow Dog Creek upstream

Trout limit is 6, no harvest of any trout with a red or orange slash below jaw
No bait allowed, barbless hooks required

Coeur d'Alene River, South Fork and tributaries

Trout limit is 6, no harvest of any trout with a red or orange slash below jaw

Coeur d'Alene Indian Reservation - Contact the Coeur d'Alene Tribal OfficeDawson Lake

Electric motors only

Deep Creek and tributaries

Rainbow Trout catch-and-release December 1 through Friday before Memorial Day weekend

Freeman Lake

Electric motors only

Gamble (Gamlin) Lake

Electric motors only

Gold Creek (Pend Oreille Lake; includes North and South Gold creeks and tributaries)

Closed to fishing

Granite Creek and tributaries (Pend Oreille Lake)

Closed to fishing

Granite Lake

Electric motors only

Hayden Creek and tributaries

December 1 through Friday before Memorial Day weekend - closed to fishing

Hayden Lake

Bass limit is 6, only 2 may be Largemouth Bass, no Largemouth Bass under 20 inches
Crappie limit is 6, none under 10 inches

Jewel Lake

Electric motors only

Kelso Lake

Electric motors only

Kootenai River

Trout limit is 2, no Rainbow or Cutthroat Trout under 16 inches
Sturgeon - Fishing for or targeting sturgeon in the Kootenai River is illegal

Lake 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 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

Lower Glidden Lake

Electric motors only

Mirror Lake

Electric 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 Trout

Perkins Lake

Electric 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 only
Bass limit is 6, only 2 may be Largemouth Bass, no
Largemouth Bass under 16 inches

Roman Nose Lake #3

Electric 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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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

Antelope Lake

Electric motors only

Avondale Lake

Electric motors only

Blue Lake (Priest River drainage)

Electric motors only

Blue 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 inches

Bonner Lake

Electric motors only

Brush Lake

Electric motors only

Chase Lake

Electric motors only
Bass limit is 6, only 2 may be Largemouth Bass, no Largemouth Bass under 16 inches

Clark 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 Trout
Rainbow 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 upstream

Trout limit is 6, no harvest of any trout with a red or orange slash below jaw
No bait allowed, barbless hooks required

Coeur d'Alene River, North Fork and tributariesSection: From the confluence of the North Fork and South Fork upstream to Yellow Dog Creek

Trout limit is 6, no harvest of any trout with a red or orange slash below jaw

Section: From and including Yellow Dog Creek upstream

Trout limit is 6, no harvest of any trout with a red or orange slash below jaw
No bait allowed, barbless hooks required

Coeur d'Alene River, South Fork and tributaries

Trout limit is 6, no harvest of any trout with a red or orange slash below jaw

Coeur d'Alene Indian Reservation - Contact the Coeur d'Alene Tribal OfficeDawson Lake

Electric motors only

Deep Creek and tributaries

Rainbow Trout catch-and-release December 1 through Friday before Memorial Day weekend

Freeman Lake

Electric motors only

Gamble (Gamlin) Lake

Electric motors only

Gold Creek (Pend Oreille Lake; includes North and South Gold creeks and tributaries)

Closed to fishing

Granite Creek and tributaries (Pend Oreille Lake)

Closed to fishing

Granite Lake

Electric motors only

Hayden Creek and tributaries

December 1 through Friday before Memorial Day weekend - closed to fishing

Hayden Lake

Bass limit is 6, only 2 may be Largemouth Bass, no Largemouth Bass under 20 inches
Crappie limit is 6, none under 10 inches

Jewel Lake

Electric motors only

Kelso Lake

Electric motors only

Kootenai River

Trout limit is 2, no Rainbow or Cutthroat Trout under 16 inches
Sturgeon - Fishing for or targeting sturgeon in the Kootenai River is illegal

Lake 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 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

Lower Glidden Lake

Electric motors only

Mirror Lake

Electric 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 Trout

Perkins Lake

Electric 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 only
Bass limit is 6, only 2 may be Largemouth Bass, no
Largemouth Bass under 16 inches

Roman Nose Lake #3

Electric 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 Neachen Bay fishing

Neachen Bay is a lake located in Kootenai County, Idaho, United States. Its coordinates are:

47°37′28.6″N 116°44′51.5″W

Find the best fishing spots on Neachen Bay by looking at where other anglers have caught fish. This can easily be done in the where it is also possible to see big fish potential and how good fishing is right now along with Garmin® depth maps.

The most common species in Neachen Bay are:

Smallmouth bass - 10 members reported to have caught this fish
Northern pike - 5 members reported to have caught this fish
Largemouth bass - 4 members reported to have caught this fish

The latest Neachen Bay fishing reports are:

@Crosbycatchesbassisii reported a nice Bluegill.
@Baby_rhianna reported a nice Smallmouth bass.
@wardblayne reported a nice Northern pike.
@509pj reported a nice Tench.
@jcarlson8768 reported a nice Bluegill.

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Neachen Bay

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When are Northern Pike biting on Neachen Bay?

Fishing regulations at Neachen Bay, ID

Special Rule Waters for the Panhandle Region

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