Mirror Lake

Pend Oreille River Drainage

  • Recommended Fishing Water

Mirror Lake in Bonner County is 84.9 acres.

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Facilities

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

Directions

Boat ramp use is free of charge, but dock, restroom, and camping requires a fee.

Recommended Game Fish

Species Observed in Surveys

Fish Stocking Records

Date Species Quantity General Size
2024/10/08 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,099 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2024/06/17 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 5,015 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2024/05/21 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,080 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2024/05/03 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,320 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2023/10/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,110 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/05/25 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 776 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/05/16 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 574 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2023/05/11 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 5,060 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2023/05/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 810 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2022/09/14 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,829 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/06/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,080 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2022/05/19 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 7,200 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2022/05/03 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,080 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2021/09/28 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 612 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2021/06/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,080 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2021/05/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,080 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2021/05/12 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 4,992 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2020/09/24 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 785 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/05/29 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,080 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/05/08 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,080 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/05/04 Westslope Cutthroat Trout - Triploid 5,007 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2019/09/19 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,080 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/06/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,080 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2019/05/21 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 540 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2019/05/16 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 540 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2019/05/08 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 5,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2018/09/21 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,080 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2018/06/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,920 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2018/05/22 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 4,997 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2018/05/21 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,080 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2017/09/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,080 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/06/16 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,190 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/06/05 Kokanee 3,555 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2017/06/02 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 2,002 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2017/06/01 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 1,920 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/10/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,080 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/06/01 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,080 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/05/27 Kokanee 5,188 Fry (0-3 inches)
2016/05/10 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 5,957 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2016/05/04 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,079 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/10/14 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,002 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/10/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,800 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/05/27 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 801 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/05/08 Kokanee 5,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2015/05/08 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,007 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/06/02 Kokanee 5,265 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2013/06/12 Kokanee 5,000 Fry (0-3 inches)
2012/06/15 Kokanee 6,342 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2011/06/05 Kokanee 5,109 Fry (0-3 inches)
2010/05/10 Kokanee 5,485 Fry (0-3 inches)
2009/09/18 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,560 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/06/04 Kokanee 5,114 Fry (0-3 inches)
2009/06/01 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/05/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,950 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/06/16 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,956 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/06/06 Kokanee 5,088 Fry (0-3 inches)
2007/06/25 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/06/04 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,175 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/05/14 Kokanee 5,104 Fry (0-3 inches)
2007/05/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 825 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/09/17 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/06/21 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/05/30 Kokanee 5,070 Fry (0-3 inches)
2006/05/28 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/05/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/09/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/06/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/05/31 Kokanee 5,036 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2005/05/25 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/09/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/06/22 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/06/11 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/06/03 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/05/17 Kokanee 5,076 Fry (0-3 inches)
2004/04/17 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/09/30 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/06/12 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/05/30 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/05/12 Kokanee 5,041 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2002/07/16 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 350 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/07/01 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 3,624 Fry (0-3 inches)
2002/06/20 Kokanee 5,064 Fry (0-3 inches)
2002/05/24 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/05/17 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/10/17 Rainbow Trout 20,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2001/10/01 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/09/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/05/30 Kokanee 5,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2000/05/03 Rainbow Trout 10,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2000/04/25 Kokanee 5,145 Fry (0-3 inches)
2000/04/04 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 3,000 Adults
1999/04/26 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 10,011 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1998/09/30 Rainbow Trout 2,700 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/03/19 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 10,387 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1997/09/22 Brook Trout 6,131 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1997/07/03 Kokanee 1,470 Fry (0-3 inches)
1997/05/22 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 3,312 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1997/05/21 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 6,699 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1996/09/09 Brook Trout 7,022 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1996/06/27 Kokanee 5,000 Fry (0-3 inches)
1996/06/10 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 9,996 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1995/10/11 Brook Trout 6,052 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1995/07/03 Kokanee 5,000 Fry (0-3 inches)
1995/05/01 Brook Trout 2,004 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1995/05/01 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 9,999 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1994/10/04 Brook Trout 7,014 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1994/05/12 Kokanee 5,000 Fry (0-3 inches)
1994/04/18 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 10,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1994/04/06 Brook Trout 3,080 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1993/08/31 Brook Trout 7,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1993/06/03 Kokanee 10,084 Fry (0-3 inches)
1993/05/21 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 10,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1992/09/17 Brook Trout 238 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1992/06/11 Kokanee 8,558 Fry (0-3 inches)
1992/05/29 Rainbow Trout 3,640 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/05/26 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 10,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1992/05/06 Rainbow Trout 10,710 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/04/16 Rainbow Trout 1,890 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/04/03 Rainbow Trout 3,900 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/04/02 Brook Trout 5,209 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1991/06/20 Brown Trout 500 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1989/06/29 Brook Trout 2,100 Fry (0-3 inches)
1989/06/29 Kokanee 5,000 Fry (0-3 inches)
1989/06/23 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 4,935 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1989/06/20 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 22,560 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1989/06/15 Brown Trout 1,500 Fry (0-3 inches)
1989/06/13 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 22,560 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1988/07/25 Kokanee 5,000 Fry (0-3 inches)
1988/07/15 Brook Trout 15,484 Fry (0-3 inches)
1988/07/12 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 5,330 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/07/11 Brook Trout 10,000 Fry (0-3 inches)
1988/07/08 Brown Trout 1,500 Fry (0-3 inches)
1988/06/06 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 24,998 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1988/06/03 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 24,854 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1987/07/10 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 2,012 Adults
1987/07/06 Brown Trout 1,500 Fry (0-3 inches)
1987/05/19 Brook Trout 49,600 Fry (0-3 inches)
1987/04/21 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 9,825 Fry (0-3 inches)
1986/09/23 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 4,050 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1986/09/19 Kokanee 1,002 Fry (0-3 inches)
1986/07/17 Brook Trout 9,922 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1986/07/14 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 2,900 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/06/04 Brown Trout 1,520 Fry (0-3 inches)
1985/08/10 Kokanee 1,003 Fry (0-3 inches)
1985/08/05 Kokanee 1,004 Fry (0-3 inches)
1985/06/14 Brook Trout 26,682 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1985/06/14 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 840 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/06/07 Brown Trout 1,390 Fry (0-3 inches)
1984/07/09 Brook Trout 10,011 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1984/07/09 Kokanee 1,992 Fry (0-3 inches)
1984/05/04 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 5,066 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1983/08/16 Brown Trout 5,100 Fry (0-3 inches)
1983/08/11 Kokanee 2,264 Fry (0-3 inches)
1983/08/02 Brook Trout 10,604 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1983/06/15 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 10,105 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1982/08/20 Brook Trout 4,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1982/07/26 Kokanee 1,672 Fry (0-3 inches)
1982/06/07 Brook Trout 6,600 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1982/05/27 Brook Trout 5,900 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1981/07/13 Kokanee 1,572 Fry (0-3 inches)
1981/05/20 Brook Trout 25,680 Fry (0-3 inches)
1980/09/30 Brook Trout 35,316 Fry (0-3 inches)
1980/03/17 Cutthroat Trout 343 Adults
1979/12/31 Cutthroat Trout 57,488 Fry (0-3 inches)
1979/12/13 Cutthroat Trout 14,634 Fry (0-3 inches)
1979/09/28 Cutthroat Trout 9,696 Fry (0-3 inches)
1979/09/26 Cutthroat Trout 24,240 Fry (0-3 inches)
1979/06/08 Brook Trout 26,500 Fry (0-3 inches)
1979/05/03 Cutthroat Trout 3,276 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1978/06/19 Brook Trout 26,080 Fry (0-3 inches)
1977/09/06 Cutthroat Trout 25,220 Fry (0-3 inches)
1977/08/09 Brook Trout 14,760 Fry (0-3 inches)
1977/02/22 Brook Trout 20,060 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1976/09/08 Cutthroat Trout 42,000 Fry (0-3 inches)
1976/09/03 Cutthroat Trout 16,172 Fry (0-3 inches)
1976/06/08 Brook Trout 8,100 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1976/04/13 Brook Trout 14,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1976/04/12 Brook Trout 6,800 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1975/09/03 Cutthroat Trout 25,956 Fry (0-3 inches)
1975/04/18 Brook Trout 4,182 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1974/05/21 Brook Trout 10,600 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1974/05/08 Cutthroat Trout 27,221 Fry (0-3 inches)
1974/04/10 Rainbow Trout 2,720 Catchable (6+ inches)
1974/02/18 Cutthroat Trout 30,680 Fry (0-3 inches)
1973/05/02 Rainbow Trout 2,480 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/04/25 Rainbow Trout 1,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/04/16 Brook Trout 11,966 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1973/04/11 Rainbow Trout 2,640 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/07/21 Rainbow Trout 998 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/06/13 Cutthroat Trout 15,065 Fry (0-3 inches)
1972/05/18 Rainbow Trout 1,620 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/05/04 Rainbow Trout 1,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/04/20 Rainbow Trout 1,760 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/06/16 Rainbow Trout 735 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/05/20 Rainbow Trout 1,840 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/04/21 Rainbow Trout 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/04/19 Rainbow Trout 1,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/04/15 Brook Trout 10,010 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1970/08/20 Rainbow Trout 1,312 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/07/28 Brook Trout 7,220 Fry (0-3 inches)
1970/07/13 Brook Trout 3,016 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1970/07/13 Rainbow Trout 1,520 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/06/09 Rainbow Trout 1,440 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/05/11 Rainbow Trout 1,680 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/04/24 Rainbow Trout 1,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/08/25 Rainbow Trout 3,060 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/08/14 Rainbow Trout 2,640 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/07/22 Rainbow Trout 1,920 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/07/01 Rainbow Trout 770 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/05/27 Rainbow Trout 1,152 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/05/13 Brook Trout 11,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1969/04/29 Rainbow Trout 2,240 Catchable (6+ inches)
1968/08/27 Rainbow Trout 1,100 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1968/07/15 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1968/05/14 Rainbow Trout 2,560 Catchable (6+ inches)
1968/05/08 Brook Trout 10,000 Fry (0-3 inches)
1968/04/30 Rainbow Trout 2,560 Catchable (6+ inches)
1968/04/19 Rainbow Trout 1,190 Catchable (6+ inches)
Source: IDFG Fish Stocking Database.

Licenses and Tags

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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

Mirror Lake
  • Electric motors only
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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