Idaho Department of Fish and Game regulates organized fishing tournaments to protect fish populations and manage crowding concerns.
The tournament details - start and end times, location, sponsor, etc., are available in the table below.
Do I need a permit for a tournament or contest?
Any person, organization, club, business, partnership, corporation or other entity sponsoring any organized fishing event that charges an entry fee or offers any prize(s) will need a permit if the event:
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Has a live-fish weigh-in
Or,
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Cash or prize of $1,000 or more based on the number, size or species of fish caught
Or,
- Expects 20 or more participants
How can I get a permit for my tournament or contest?
If you're interested in sponsoring a fishing contest, contact your local Fish & Game office for permit application information OR complete this contest application permit form [PDF, 160 KB] and mail it to:
IDFG Fishing Contests
PO Box 25
Boise, ID 83707
NOTE: Most of the tournaments are club/contest events. Crowding may occur on a specific body of water on a given day. Non-contest anglers may wish to use another boat ramp or location that day.
Idaho Fishing Tournament Schedule 2018 |
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| Start Date | End Date | Club Name | Body of Water | Boat Ramp Used |
| 1/1/18 | 12/31/18 | Lake Pend Oreille Idaho Club | Pend Oreille Lake | All Ramps |
| 1/13/18 | 1/13/18 | Big Dog Fishing | Devil's Creek Reservoir | Main Ramp |
| 1/27/18 | 1/27/18 | Portneuf AFS | American Falls Reservoir | Sportsman's Park |
| 1/27/18 | 1/27/18 | Hardwater Classic | Cascade Lake | All access |
| 1/27/18 | 1/27/18 | Elk River Recreation | Elk Creek Reservoir | All access |
| 2/1/18 | 3/10/18 | River Adventures | Salmon River/Snake River(Hells Canyon) | All River Access |
| 2/3/18 | 2/3/18 | Woodward's Country Store | Weston,Deep Creek,Twin Lakes | Main Ramps |
| 2/10/18 | 2/11/18 | Cascade Chamber of Commerce | Cascade Lake | All access |
| 2/17/18 | 2/17/18 | Tightline Outdoors | Blackfoot Reservoir | Pebble Beach |
| 2/17/18 | 2/18/18 | Tackle Tom's | Cascade Lake | All access |
| 3/3/18 | 3/3/18 | Treasure Valley Bass | CJ Strike | Black Sands |
| Start Date | End Date | Club Name | Body of Water | Boat Ramp Used |
| 3/10/18 | 3/10/18 | American Bass Association | CJ Strike | Black Sands |
| 3/11/18 | 3/11/18 | Idaho Bassmasters | CJ Strike | Black Sands |
| 3/16/18 | 3/16/18 | Idaho Bass Hunters | CJ Strike | Black Sands |
| 3/17/18 | 3/17/18 | Boise Bass Busters | Cascade Lake | Sugar Loaf |
| 3/18/18 | 3/18/18 | Mountain Home Hawg Hunters | CJ Strike | Air Force |
| 3/24/18 | 3/25/18 | Snake River Bassmasters | Brownlee | Woodhead |
| 3/24/18 | 3/24/18 | Magic Valley Bassmasters | CJ Strike | Black Sands |
| 3/31/18 | 3/31/18 | The Idaho Bass Federation | Brownlee | Woodhead |
| 3/31/18 | 3/31/18 | Snake River Valley Bass | CJ Strike | Black Sands |
| 4/1/18 | 4/1/18 | Snake River Valley Bass | CJ Strike | Black Sands |
| 4/7/18 | 4/7/18 | Idaho Bassmasters | Brownlee | Woodhead |
| Start Date | End Date | Club Name | Body of Water | Boat Ramp Used |
| 4/7/18 | 4/8/18 | Payette River Bassmasters | CJ Strike | Black Sands |
| 4/7/18 | 4/8/18 | Fins and Feathers | Coeur d'Alene Lake | Post Falls Marina |
| 4/7/18 | 4/8/18 | Idaho North American Bass | Coeur d'Alene Lake | Harrison |
| 4/7/18 | 4/7/18 | Clearwater Bass Anglers | Dworshak | Big Eddy |
| 4/7/18 | 4/7/18 | Snake River Valley Bass | Lake Walcott | State Park |
| 4/8/18 | 4/8/18 | Idaho Bass Hunters | Lake Walcott | State Park |
| 4/14/18 | 4/14/18 | Kayak Fishing Idaho | Hayden Lake | Sportsmans Park |
| 4/14/18 | 4/14/18 | Magic Valley Bassmasters | Lake Lowell | Caldwell |
| 4/15/18 | 4/15/18 | Intermountain Bass | Anderson Ranch | Curlew |
| 4/15/18 | 4/16/18 | Idaho Panhandle Bass Anglers | Coeur d'Alene Lake and ADJ waters | Harrison |
| 4/15/18 | 4/15/18 | Boise Bass Busters | Lake Lowell | Caldwell |
| Start Date | End Date | Club Name | Body of Water | Boat Ramp Used |
| 4/19/18 | 4/19/18 | Midnight Bassmasters | Swan Falls Reservoir | Main Ramp |
| 4/20/18 | 4/20/18 | IDFG | Lucky Peak/Arrowrock | Spring Shores |
| 4/21/18 | 4/21/18 | Snake River Bassmasters | CJ Strike | Black Sands |
| 4/21/18 | 4/21/18 | Pend Oreille Bass Club | Coeur d'Alene Lake | Rainy Hill |
| 4/21/18 | 4/22/18 | Montana Bass Nation | Dworshak | Big Eddy |
| 4/21/18 | 4/21/18 | Team Bass UTah | Lake Walcott | Main Ramp |
| 4/21/18 | 4/21/18 | Snake River Valley Bass | Massacre Rocks | State Park |
| 4/21/18 | 4/21/18 | Winchester Lake State Park | Winchester Lake | Main ramp |
| 4/22/18 | 4/22/18 | Mountain Home Hawg Hunters | Anderson Ranch | Curlew |
| 4/22/18 | 4/22/18 | Snake River Yak Addicts | CJ Strike | Cottonwood |
| 4/22/18 | 4/22/18 | Team Bass UTah | Massacre Rocks | Main Ramp |
| Start Date | End Date | Club Name | Body of Water | Boat Ramp Used |
| 4/28/18 | 4/29/18 | Idaho Bass Hunters | Anderson Ranch | Curlew |
| 4/28/18 | 4/29/18 | Howdy's Gas and Grub | Cascade Lake | N/A |
| 4/28/18 | 4/29/18 | Treasure Valley Bass | CJ Strike | Black Sands |
| 4/28/18 | 4/29/18 | Fins and Feathers | Coeur d'Alene Lake and ADJ waters | Harrison |
| 4/28/18 | 4/28/18 | Clearwater Bass Anglers | Dworshak | Big Eddy |
| 4/28/18 | 5/6/18 | Lake Pend Oreille Idaho Club | Lake Pend Oreille | All Boat Ramps |
| 4/29/18 | 4/30/18 | Idaho Panhandle Bass Anglers | Spirit Lake | Main ramp |
| 5/5/18 | 5/5/18 | Simplot Rod & Gun Club | American Falls Reservoir | Willow Bay |
| 5/5/18 | 5/5/18 | Boise Bass Busters | Anderson Ranch | Curlew |
| 5/5/18 | 5/6/18 | Mini Cassia Bassers | Anderson Ranch | Curlew |
| 5/5/18 | 5/6/18 | The Bass Federation-Youth | CJ Strike | Black Sands |
| 5/5/18 | 5/6/18 | CASA of North Idaho | Coeur d'Alene Lake | Harrison and Sun Up Bay |
| Start Date | End Date | Club Name | Body of Water | Boat Ramp Used |
| 5/5/18 | 5/5/18 | Snake River Valley Bass | Lake Walcott | State Park |
| 5/5/18 | 5/5/18 | Kayak Fishing Idaho | Pend Oreille Lake | All Ramps |
| 5/5/18 | 5/5/18 | Pend Oreille Bass Club | Spirit Lake | Main Ramp |
| 5/12/18 | 5/12/18 | Snake River Valley Bass | American Falls Reservoir | Willow Bay |
| 5/12/18 | 5/13/18 | 45 Parallel Tackle, Idaho Whiskey | Anderson Ranch | Curlew |
| 5/12/18 | 5/12/18 | Payette River Bassmasters | Brownlee | Woodhead |
| 5/12/18 | 5/13/18 | Idaho Panhandle Bass Anglers | Coeur d'Alene Lake and ADJ Waters | All access |
| 5/12/18 | 5/12/18 | Idaho Bass Hunters | Milner Reservoir | Bedke |
| 5/12/18 | 5/12/18 | Fivemileboys | Treasureton Reservoir | Treasureton South Ramp |
| 5/17/18 | 5/20/18 | Lake Pend Oreille Anglers Club & North Idaho Marine Electronics | Lake Pend Oreille | Bayview & Hope |
| 5/19/18 | 5/20/18 | Rocky Mountain Bowfishing Association | American Falls Reservoir | Willow Bay |
| Start Date | End Date | Club Name | Body of Water | Boat Ramp Used |
| 5/19/18 | 5/19/18 | Snake River Valley Bass | Anderson Ranch | Pine Airport |
| 5/19/18 | 5/19/18 | Magic Valley Bassmasters | Brownlee | Woodhead |
| 5/19/18 | 5/19/18 | American Bass Association | Cascade Lake | Sugar Loaf |
| 5/19/18 | 5/20/18 | Kayak Fishing Idaho | Cj Strike | Cottonwood |
| 5/19/18 | 5/19/18 | Clearwater Bass Anglers | Coeur d'Alene Lake | Harrison |
| 5/19/18 | 5/20/18 | Idaho Panhandle Bass Anglers | Pend Oreille Lake | Hope |
| 5/19/18 | 5/19/18 | Pend Oreille Bass Club | Priest Lake | Coolin |
| 5/20/18 | 5/20/18 | Snake River Valley Bass | Anderson Ranch | Pine Airport |
| 5/23/18 | 5/23/18 | JH Bassmasters | Ririe Reservoir | Juniper |
| 5/26/18 | 5/27/18 | Idaho Bowfishing Association | Snake River(Brownlee to CJ) | All Ramps |
| 5/27/18 | 5/27/18 | Idaho Panhandle Bass Anglers | Coeur d'Alene Lake and ADJ Waters | Harrison |
| Start Date | End Date | Club Name | Body of Water | Boat Ramp Used |
| 6/2/18 | 6/3/18 | Travis Morris | Blackfoot Reservoir | Pebble Beach |
| 6/2/18 | 6/2/18 | Maniac Custom Lures | Lake Walcott | State Park |
| 6/2/18 | 6/2/18 | Mini Cassia Bassers | Milner Reservoir | Riverside |
| 6/2/18 | 6/2/18 | Boise Bass Busters | Milner/Walcott | Riverside/State Park |
| 6/2/18 | 6/2/18 | Pend Oreille Bass Club | Pend Oreille Lake and ADJ waters | Sandpoint |
| 6/2/18 | 6/3/18 | Team Minnow Bucket | Snake River | Mortimers Island |
| 6/3/18 | 6/3/18 | Idaho Bass Nation | CJ Strike | Air Force |
| 6/3/18 | 6/3/18 | Idaho North American Bass | Coeur d'Alene Lake | Carlin |
| 6/3/18 | 6/4/18 | Idaho Panhandle Bass Anglers | Coeur d'Alene River and chain lakes | Elks Lodge |
| 6/10/18 | 6/10/18 | Idaho Bassmasters | Anderson Ranch | Curlew |
| 6/10/18 | 6/10/18 | Mountain Home Hawg Hunters | CJ Strike | Air Force |
| Start Date | End Date | Club Name | Body of Water | Boat Ramp Used |
| 6/10/18 | 6/11/18 | Idaho Panhandle Bass Anglers | Coeur d'Alene Lake and ADJ Waters | Harrison |
| 6/10/18 | 6/10/18 | Mini Cassia Bassers | Massacre Rocks | State Park |
| 6/11/18 | 6/11/18 | Boise Police Association | Brownlee | Woodhead |
| 6/16/18 | 6/16/18 | Snake River Valley Bass | American Falls Reservoir | Sportsman's Park |
| 6/16/18 | 6/16/18 | Idaho Bass Federation | Cascade Lake | Sugar Loaf |
| 6/16/18 | 6/16/18 | Wyoming Bass Nation | Lake Walcott | State Park |
| 6/16/18 | 6/17/18 | Pend Oreille Bass Club | Pend Oreille Lake and ADJ waters | Morton Slough |
| 6/16/18 | 6/17/18 | Idaho Walleye Unlimited | Salmon Falls Creek Reservoir | Lud Drexler Park |
| 6/17/18 | 6/17/18 | American Legion Roland Evans Post 3 | American Falls Reservoir | Willow Bay |
| 6/22/18 | 6/24/17 | Idaho Bass Nation | Coeur d'Alene Lake | Harrison |
| 6/23/18 | 6/23/18 | Boise Cascade | Brownlee | Woodhead |
| Start Date | End Date | Club Name | Body of Water | Boat Ramp Used |
| 6/23/18 | 6/24/18 | Intermountain Bass | Cascade Lake | Boulder Creek |
| 6/23/18 | 6/23/18 | St Maries, ID Elks Lodge #1418 | Coeur d'Alene Lake and ADJ Waters | Harrison |
| 6/23/18 | 6/23/18 | Friends of John McClatchy | Magic Reservoir | Main Ramp |
| 6/23/18 | 6/24/18 | The Montana Bass Federation | Pend Oreille Lake | Willow Bay |
| 6/23/18 | 6/23/18 | Snake River Valley Bass | Twin Lakes (Franklin County) | North Ramp |
| 6/30/18 | 6/30/18 | Consolidated Supply Co. | Coeur d'Alene Lake and ADJ Waters | Harrison |
| 6/30/18 | 6/30/18 | Kayak Fishing Idaho | Dworshak | Big Eddy |
| 7/7/18 | 7/8/18 | The Bass Federation-Youth | Cascade Lake | Sugar Loaf |
| 7/7/18 | 7/7/18 | Boise Bass Busters | Lake Lowell | Caldwell |
| 7/7/18 | 7/7/18 | Mini Cassia Bassers | Lake Walcott | State Park |
| 7/7/18 | 7/7/18 | Snake River Valley Bass | Massacre Rocks | State Park |
| Start Date | End Date | Club Name | Body of Water | Boat Ramp Used |
| 7/7/18 | 7/8/18 | Team Minnow Bucket | Snake River | Centennial Park |
| 7/7/18 | 7/7/18 | Reel Sportsman TV | Spirit Lake | Main Ramp |
| 7/8/18 | 7/8/18 | Mountain Home Hawg Hunters | Milner Reservoir | Bedke |
| 7/14/18 | 7/15/18 | Payette River Bassmasters | Cascade Lake | Sugar Loaf |
| 7/14/18 | 7/15/18 | Idaho Bowfishing Association | CJ Strike | Air Force |
| 7/14/18 | 7/14/18 | The Idaho Bass Federation | Milner Reservoir | Bedke |
| 7/14/18 | 7/14/18 | Pend Oreille Bass Club | Pend Oreille Lake and ADJ waters | Willow Bay |
| 7/21/18 | 7/21/18 | Kayak Fishing Idaho | Anderson Ranch | Curlew |
| 7/21/18 | 7/22/18 | Snake River Bassmasters | CJ Strike | Air Force |
| 7/21/18 | 7/22/18 | Idaho Panhandle Bass Anglers | Coeur d'Alene Lake and ADJ Waters | Harrison |
| 7/28/18 | 7/28/18 | 266 RANS Activities Commitee | 266 RANS Activities Commitee | Air Force Marina |
| Start Date | End Date | Club Name | Body of Water | Boat Ramp Used |
| 7/28/18 | 7/28/18 | American Bass Association | Milner Reservoir | RV Park |
| 7/29/18 | 7/29/18 | Snake River Bassmasters | Lake Lowell | Caldwell |
| 7/29/18 | 7/29/16 | Pend Oreille Bass Club | Pend Oreille Lake and ADJ waters | Hope |
| 8/3/18 | 8/4/18 | Team Minnow Bucket | Snake River | Mortimers Island |
| 8/4/18 | 8/5/18 | Boise Bass Busters | CJ Strike | Black Sands |
| 8/4/18 | 8/5/18 | The Idaho Bass Federation | CJ Strike | Black Sands |
| 8/4/18 | 8/4/18 | Idaho Panhandle Bass Anglers | Coeur d'Alene & ADJ except Blue & Anderson | Harrison |
| 8/4/18 | 8/4/18 | Idaho Bassmasters | Swan Falls Reservoir | Main Ramp |
| 8/11/18 | 8/11/18 | Snake River Bassmasters | Brownlee | Woodhead |
| 8/11/18 | 8/11/18 | Intermountain Bass | CJ Strike | Black Sands |
| 8/11/18 | 8/11/18 | Team Bass UTah | Massacre Rocks | Main Ramp |
| Start Date | End Date | Club Name | Body of Water | Boat Ramp Used |
| 8/12/18 | 8/12/18 | Team Bass UTah | Milner Reservoir | Main Ramp |
| 8/17/18 | 8/18/18 | Pend Oreille Bass Club | Dworshak | Freeman Creek |
| 8/18/18 | 8/19/18 | Mountain Home Hawg Hunters | Anderson Ranch | Curlew |
| 8/18/18 | 8/18/18 | Kayak Fishing Idaho | Cascade Lake | Sugarloaf |
| 8/18/18 | 8/19/18 | Magic Valley Bassmasters | CJ Strike | Black Sands |
| 8/18/18 | 8/19/18 | Idaho North American Bass | Pend Oreille Lake | Garfield Bay |
| 8/25/18 | 8/25/18 | American Bass Association | CJ Strike | Black Sands |
| 8/25/18 | 8/25/18 | Clearwater Bass Anglers | Dworshak | Big Eddy |
| 8/25/18 | 8/25/18 | Mini Cassia Bassers | Milner Reservoir | Bedke |
| 8/28/18 | 8/28/18 | Idaho Bass Hunters | Massacre Rocks | State Park |
| 9/1/18 | 9/2/18 | Payette River Bassmasters | Dworshak | Big Eddy |
| Start Date | End Date | Club Name | Body of Water | Boat Ramp Used |
| 9/3/18 | 9/3/18 | Idaho Panhandle Bass Anglers | Dworshak | Freeman Creek |
| 9/8/18 | 9/8/18 | Idaho Bassmasters | CJ Strike | Black Sands |
| 9/8/18 | 9/9/18 | Inland Empire Bass Club | Coeur d'Alene | Sunup Bay |
| 9/8/18 | 9/8/18 | Magic Valley Bassmasters | Milner Reservoir | Golf Course |
| 9/15/18 | 9/15/18 | The Bass Federation-Youth | CJ Strike | Black Sands |
| 9/15/18 | 9/15/18 | Intermountain Bass | Dworshak | Dent Acres |
| 9/15/18 | 9/16/18 | Lake Pend Oreille Idaho Club | Pend Oreille Lake | Woodhead |
| 9/15/18 | 9/15/18 | Kayak Fishing Idaho | Swan Falls Reservoir | Main Launch |
| 9/16/18 | 9/16/18 | Idaho Bass Hunters | Milner Reservoir | Bedke |
| 9/22/18 | 9/22/18 | Magic Valley Bassmasters | Anderson Ranch | Curlew |
| 9/22/18 | 9/22/18 | Snake River Bassmasters | Cascade Lake | Blue Heron |
| Start Date | End Date | Club Name | Body of Water | Boat Ramp Used |
| 9/22/18 | 9/22/18 | Boise Bass Busters | CJ Strike | Black Sands |
| 9/22/18 | 9/22/18 | Clearwater Bass Anglers | Dworshak | Big Eddy |
| 9/22/18 | 9/22/18 | Pend Oreille Bass Club | Pend Oreille Lake and ADJ waters | |
| 9/23/18 | 9/23/18 | Mini Cassia Bassers | Lake Walcott | State Park |
| 9/29/18 | 9/29/18 | Treasure Valley Bass | Lake Walcott | State Park |
| 10/6/18 | 10/7/18 | The Idaho Bass Federation | Cj Strike | Black Sands |
| 10/7/18 | 10/7/18 | Idaho Bass Hunters | Massacre Rocks | State Park |
| 10/13/18 | 10/13/18 | Kayak Fishing Idaho | Black Canyon Reservoir | Highway Launch |
| 10/13/18 | 10/13/18 | Idaho Bassmasters | Brownlee | Woodhead |
| 10/20/18 | 10/22/18 | Idaho Panhandle Bass Anglers | Coeur d'Alene Lake and ADJ Waters | Harrison |
| 10/20/18 | 10/20/18 | Boise Bass Busters | Milner Reservoir | Golf Course |
| Start Date | End Date | Club Name | Body of Water | Boat Ramp Used |
| 10/21/18 | 10/21/18 | Mountain Home Hawg Hunters | CJ Strike | Air Force |
| 10/27/18 | 10/27/18 | Snake River Bassmasters | CJ Strike | Black Sands |
| 10/27/18 | 10/28/18 | Captn's Table | Pend Oreille Lake | Willow Bay |
| 11/3/18 | 11/3/18 | Snake River Bassmasters | CJ Strike | Black Sands |
| 11/3/18 | 11/4/18 | Spokane Bass Club | Coeur d'Alene Lake | Sunup Bay |
| 11/3/18 | 11/3/18 | Pend Oreille Bass Club | Pend Oreille Lake and ADJ waters | Morton Slough |
| 11/4/18 | 11/5/18 | Idaho Panhandle Bass Anglers | Pend Oreille Lake | Hope |
| 6/24//18 | 6/24/18 | Spokane Bass Club | Pend Oreille River | Morton Slough |