Elsie Lake

Spokane River Drainage

  • Recommended Fishing Water
  • Family Fishing Water

Elsie Lake in Shoshone County is 16.2 acres.

Panhandle Region
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Offering excellent fishing for anglers of all levels, you will also find a beautiful setting. It's a drive-to mountain lake but the road is mountainous and rough.

Facilities

Motor Restriction
No
Boat Ramp
No
Dock
No
Toilet
Yes
Campground
Yes
ADA Access
Yes

Directions

From Coeur d'Alene, travel east on Interstate 90 to the Big Creek exit. Take Big Creek Rd south to the top of the mountain, about 12 miles. Check locally for seasonal road conditions.

Recommended Game Fish

Species Observed in Surveys

Fish Stocking Records

Date
Species
Quantity
General Size
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Date
Species
Quantity
General Size
2024/08/21 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 450 Catchable (6+ inches)
2024/07/31 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 675 Catchable (6+ inches)
2024/07/08 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 675 Catchable (6+ inches)
2024/06/28 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 675 Catchable (6+ inches)
2024/06/11 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 675 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/09/08 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/09/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,425 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/06/12 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 675 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/09/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/08/27 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 450 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2022/08/12 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 450 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2022/07/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 675 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2022/07/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 675 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2021/10/04 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 940 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/08/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 450 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/08/01 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 675 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/06/29 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 675 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/06/18 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 675 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/08/19 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 225 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/08/04 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 450 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/07/21 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 675 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/07/08 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 675 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/06/24 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 675 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/06/23 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 675 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/08/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 481 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/08/08 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 481 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/07/22 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 703 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/07/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 666 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/06/19 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 666 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/06/12 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 690 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/08/15 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 455 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/08/08 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 455 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/07/30 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 676 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/07/16 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 676 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/06/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 676 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/06/22 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 676 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/08/08 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 560 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/07/25 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 672 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/07/12 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 672 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/06/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 700 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/06/22 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 672 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/08/24 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 450 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/08/11 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 450 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/07/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 675 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/07/12 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 675 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/06/27 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 675 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/06/15 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 675 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/08/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 459 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/08/11 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 459 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/07/29 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 675 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/07/15 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 675 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/06/29 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 675 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/06/17 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 675 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/08/28 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 480 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/08/21 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 456 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/07/30 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 684 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/07/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 684 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/06/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 675 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/06/25 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 675 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/08/14 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/07/16 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 675 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/07/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 675 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/06/11 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,350 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/08/17 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 896 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/07/11 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,376 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/06/29 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,372 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/08/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,504 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/08/04 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,024 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/07/14 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 544 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/07/01 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 960 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/06/15 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 544 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/06/14 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 960 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/08/31 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 510 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/08/03 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 512 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/07/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 704 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/07/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 800 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/06/23 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,504 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/08/04 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,050 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/07/22 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,505 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/07/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,505 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/08/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,020 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/07/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 720 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/07/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 720 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/06/19 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/08/22 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 510 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/08/08 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 510 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/07/24 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/07/12 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 765 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/06/27 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,530 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/08/29 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 496 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/08/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 496 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/07/27 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 744 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/07/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 765 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/06/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,517 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/08/17 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 510 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/08/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 510 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/07/19 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/07/08 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 756 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/06/22 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,512 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/08/25 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 532 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/08/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 532 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/07/17 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 754 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/07/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/06/23 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/06/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 756 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/08/30 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 510 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/08/05 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,005 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/07/16 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/08/01 Rainbow Trout 1,080 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/07/02 Rainbow Trout 1,512 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/06/14 Rainbow Trout 1,504 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/08/14 Rainbow Trout 1,530 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/07/27 Rainbow Trout 340 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/07/26 Rainbow Trout 1,530 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/07/13 Rainbow Trout 1,530 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/06/15 Rainbow Trout 1,550 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/09/17 Rainbow Trout 837 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/08/03 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/07/13 Rainbow Trout 1,540 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/07/16 Rainbow Trout 1,518 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/06/17 Rainbow Trout 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/08/26 Rainbow Trout 513 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/08/06 Rainbow Trout 501 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/07/22 Rainbow Trout 756 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/07/01 Rainbow Trout 756 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/08/30 Rainbow Trout 506 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/08/20 Rainbow Trout 506 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/08/21 Rainbow Trout 513 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/08/11 Rainbow Trout 504 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/07/25 Rainbow Trout 756 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/07/11 Rainbow Trout 756 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/06/19 Rainbow Trout 1,513 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/08/31 Rainbow Trout 780 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/07/19 Rainbow Trout 742 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/07/12 Rainbow Trout 742 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/08/25 Rainbow Trout 495 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/08/09 Rainbow Trout 510 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/07/27 Rainbow Trout 748 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/07/13 Rainbow Trout 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/06/23 Rainbow Trout 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/06/07 Rainbow Trout 792 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/08/31 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/06/29 Rainbow Trout 1,520 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/06/02 Rainbow Trout 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/08/09 Rainbow Trout 486 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/07/31 Rainbow Trout 756 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/07/05 Rainbow Trout 765 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/06/20 Rainbow Trout 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/06/10 Rainbow Trout 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/07/24 Rainbow Trout 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/06/26 Rainbow Trout 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/07/13 Rainbow Trout 1,350 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/06/26 Rainbow Trout 736 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/06/13 Rainbow Trout 770 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/08/16 Rainbow Trout 1,050 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/07/22 Rainbow Trout 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/06/10 Rainbow Trout 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/07/09 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/06/18 Rainbow Trout 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/06/05 Rainbow Trout 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/07/21 Rainbow Trout 1,512 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/06/13 Rainbow Trout 1,512 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/08/28 Rainbow Trout 1,505 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/06/18 Rainbow Trout 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1984/07/26 Rainbow Trout 1,290 Catchable (6+ inches)
1984/07/05 Rainbow Trout 1,575 Catchable (6+ inches)
1983/06/29 Rainbow Trout 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1982/07/23 Rainbow Trout 1,440 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/08/11 Brook Trout 53 Adults
1981/08/11 Bull Trout 1 Adults
1981/08/11 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 48 Adults
1981/08/11 Kokanee 14 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/08/11 Rainbow Trout 49 Adults
1981/08/11 Rainbow Trout 625 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/07/27 Rainbow Trout 875 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/07/27 Rainbow Trout 2,250 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1981/06/25 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/09/15 Rainbow Trout 870 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/08/27 Rainbow Trout 1,160 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/06/18 Rainbow Trout 1,160 Catchable (6+ inches)
1979/10/17 Bull Trout 21 Adults
1979/10/17 Rainbow Trout 1,665 Catchable (6+ inches)
1979/09/12 Rainbow Trout 1,480 Catchable (6+ inches)
1979/08/17 Rainbow Trout 1,360 Catchable (6+ inches)
1979/07/05 Rainbow Trout 1,400 Catchable (6+ inches)
1978/08/11 Rainbow Trout 1,320 Catchable (6+ inches)
1978/06/20 Rainbow Trout 700 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/07/13 Rainbow Trout 1,505 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/08/03 Rainbow Trout 1,800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/07/07 Rainbow Trout 1,440 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/06/16 Rainbow Trout 1,850 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/07/18 Rainbow Trout 1,280 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/06/23 Rainbow Trout 720 Catchable (6+ inches)
1974/08/23 Rainbow Trout 1,974 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/06/26 Rainbow Trout 920 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/06/01 Rainbow Trout 260 Adults
1972/07/07 Rainbow Trout 744 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/06/30 Rainbow Trout 1,240 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/08/02 Rainbow Trout 940 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/06/25 Rainbow Trout 1,440 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/08/13 Rainbow Trout 1,400 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/07/28 Rainbow Trout 1,080 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/08/14 Rainbow Trout 780 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/06/10 Rainbow Trout 1,160 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1968/07/30 Rainbow Trout 1,320 Catchable (6+ inches)
1968/06/17 Rainbow Trout 1,080 Catchable (6+ inches)
Source: IDFG Fish Stocking Database.

Licenses and Tags

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Not recommended for passenger vehicles. Pack in - pack out. Bring your own drinking water.

Fishing Rules, 2025 - 2027

All Waters Open All Year

Except as modified in Special Rules
Fishing is not allowed within the posted upstream and downstream boundary of any fish weir or trap.

Daily Bag Limits

The following daily bag limits apply to all waters within each region except as modified in the Special Rules. The possession limit is 3-times the daily bag limit.

Special Rules

No Special Rules for Elsie Lake.
Panhandle Region Bag Limits
Bass (Largemouth and Smallmouth)

  • Bass limit is 6, both species combined

Brook Trout

  • Brook Trout limit is 25
  • Harvest allowed during any open season unless otherwise noted under Special Rules - if gear or bait restrictions are listed, they apply when fishing for Brook Trout

Bull Trout

  • Bull Trout - catch-and-release

Burbot

  • Burbot limit is 6

Chinook Salmon (land-locked)

  • Chinook Salmon limit is 2, none under 24 inches

Kokanee

  • Kokanee limit is 15

Northern Pike (Stocked illegally in this Region. May be harmful to existing fisheries.)

  • No bag, length, or possession limits. Harvest is encouraged

Sturgeon

  • Fishing for sturgeon in the Kootenai River is illegal
  • Sturgeon caught incidentally must be released immediately

Tiger Muskie

  • Tiger Muskie limit is 2, none under 40 inches

Trout includes Brown Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Golden Trout, Lake Trout, Rainbow Trout, Arctic Grayling, trout hybrids (e.g. Tiger Trout)

  • Trout limit is 6, all species combined
  • Bull Trout and Brook Trout are listed separately

Walleye (Stocked illegally in this Region. May be harmful to existing fisheries.)

  • No bag, length, or possession limits. Harvest is encouraged

Whitefish

  • Whitefish limit is 25
  • Harvest allowed during any open season unless otherwise noted under Special Rules - if gear or bait restrictions are listed, they apply when fishing for whitefish

All Other Fish Species includes bullfrogs and crayfish

  • No bag, length, or possession limit
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