Bag limit6
The maximum number of individual fish legally harvested per harvester per day. Bag limits are only for properly licensed anglers actively harvesting the species. People who are not actively harvesting or are not properly licensed (if a license is required) may NOT be counted for the purpose of bag limits.
Aggregate limit6
The maximum number of individual fish across an aggregate group of species legally harvested per harvester per day.
Additional information
Trout includes Brown Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Golden Trout, Lake Trout, Rainbow Trout, Splake, Arctic Grayling, trout hybrids (e.g. Tiger Trout)Trout limit is 6, all species combinedDoes not include Bull Trout and Brook Trout which are listed separatelyFor more information please see https://idfg.idaho.gov/rules/fish
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- 11
Special 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)
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- 11
Special 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)
