Jewel Lake

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  • Recommended Fishing Water
  • Family Fishing Water

Jewel Lake in Bonner County is 47.0 acres.

A peaceful lake stocked with rainbow trout, channel catfish, and lots of small bluegill that will thrill young anglers. There is a single fishing dock to help with access in this forested and picturesque rural setting.

Facilities

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

Directions

From US Hwy 95, 3 miles south of Sagle or 2 miles north of Westmond, turn west onto Dufort Rd. Go past Round Lake State Park and turn left just before crossing Cocolalla Slough. In about 0.7 mile watch for a small sign on the left that marks the dirt road to Jewel Lake. Continue up and over the hill about 3.5 miles. Public access is at the far end of the lake.

Recommended Game Fish

Species Observed in Surveys

Fish Stocking Records

Date Species Quantity General Size
2024/04/17 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,108 Catchable (6+ inches)
2024/04/16 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,134 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/07/12 Channel Catfish 175 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/06/06 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,350 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/05/03 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,463 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/04/21 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,350 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/04/20 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 2,700 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/07/12 Channel Catfish 175 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2022/04/28 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 2,700 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/04/19 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,350 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/04/18 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,350 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/07/07 Channel Catfish 174 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/06/09 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/05/05 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,046 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/04/21 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 2,700 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/05/07 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 2,700 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/04/21 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 2,700 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/07/23 Channel Catfish 176 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/05/30 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 2,700 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/05/10 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 2,460 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/07/11 Channel Catfish 175 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/06/01 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 400 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/05/09 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,950 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/05/02 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 2,704 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/07/19 Channel Catfish 344 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/06/12 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,995 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/05/05 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 3,563 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/07/13 Channel Catfish 174 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/06/24 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,375 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/06/06 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 862 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/04/27 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 2,700 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/06/24 Channel Catfish 177 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/05/13 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,700 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/04/29 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/07/16 Channel Catfish 180 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/06/11 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 512 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/05/16 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,700 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/04/29 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,225 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/04/14 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 936 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/07/17 Channel Catfish 380 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/05/22 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,700 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/04/12 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,699 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/05/16 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,706 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/04/11 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,702 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/07/27 Channel Catfish 347 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/05/10 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,924 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/04/18 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/07/21 Channel Catfish 350 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/05/19 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 3,190 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/04/09 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,900 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/07/22 Channel Catfish 350 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/05/19 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 3,060 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/05/06 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,964 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/07/16 Channel Catfish 352 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/06/16 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,999 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/04/23 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,952 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/07/09 Channel Catfish 1,368 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/05/31 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/05/01 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/07/19 Channel Catfish 1,002 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2006/05/23 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 800 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/05/06 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/04/14 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/07/13 Channel Catfish 819 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/06/22 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/06/09 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/05/19 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/04/22 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/07/07 Channel Catfish 780 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/05/20 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/05/04 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/04/09 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/08/20 Channel Catfish 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/05/12 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/05/02 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/04/11 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/05/24 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/04/25 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/09/20 Channel Catfish 2,250 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/05/24 Domestic Kamloops 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/05/09 Hayspur Kamloops Triploid 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/04/24 Domestic Kamloops 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/04/10 Domestic Kamloops 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/06/19 Bluegill 300 Unknown Size
2000/05/18 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/04/18 Domestic Kamloops 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/04/11 Domestic Kamloops 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/05/13 Domestic Kamloops 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/09/30 Domestic Kamloops 3,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/10/02 Domestic Kamloops 2,502 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1997/05/21 Westslope Cutthroat 2,523 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1996/10/23 Westslope Cutthroat 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/10/17 Domestic Kamloops 790 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/06/10 Westslope Cutthroat 660 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/05/07 Westslope Cutthroat 1,845 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/09/22 Domestic Kamloops 500 Adults
1995/09/22 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 2,990 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/06/05 Domestic Kamloops 2,517 Fry (0-3 inches)
1995/06/05 Westslope Cutthroat 2,500 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1994/04/22 Westslope Cutthroat 2,501 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1994/04/20 Rainbow X Cutthroat - Diploid 2,800 Fry (0-3 inches)
1993/05/21 Rainbow X Cutthroat - Diploid 2,550 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1993/05/21 Westslope Cutthroat 2,668 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1992/06/16 Kokanee - Early Spawner 3,133 Fry (0-3 inches)
1992/06/09 Rainbow X Cutthroat - Diploid 2,540 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1992/06/02 Westslope Cutthroat 2,500 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1991/07/12 Westslope Cutthroat 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/07/09 Westslope Cutthroat 5,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1991/05/29 Kokanee - Late Spawner 2,980 Fry (0-3 inches)
1990/10/15 Rainbow X Cutthroat - Diploid 2,625 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1990/07/27 Kokanee - Late Spawner 3,000 Fry (0-3 inches)
1990/06/12 Westslope Cutthroat 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/04/10 Westslope Cutthroat 2,500 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1990/03/27 Rainbow X Cutthroat - Diploid 3,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1989/04/21 Mt Lassen Rainbow 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/06/17 Mt Lassen Rainbow 1,001 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/05/05 Mt Lassen Rainbow 1,024 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/04/07 Mt Lassen Rainbow 975 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/06/16 Mt Lassen Rainbow 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/05/22 Rainbow Unspecified 1,007 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/04/22 Rainbow Unspecified 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/08/10 Kokanee - Late Spawner 1,500 Fry (0-3 inches)
1985/08/05 Kokanee - Late Spawner 1,498 Fry (0-3 inches)
1984/07/11 Kokanee - Late Spawner 1,660 Fry (0-3 inches)
1984/06/25 Westslope Cutthroat 175 Adults
1984/05/07 Westslope Cutthroat 5,066 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1983/08/11 Kokanee - Late Spawner 2,264 Fry (0-3 inches)
1983/06/21 Westslope Cutthroat 480 Adults
1982/09/22 Westslope Cutthroat 3,500 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1982/07/26 Kokanee - Late Spawner 1,672 Fry (0-3 inches)
1981/07/15 Kokanee - October Spawner 1,672 Fry (0-3 inches)
1981/06/10 Cutthroat 20,002 Fry (0-3 inches)
1980/10/07 Cutthroat 4,350 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1979/09/21 Cutthroat 24,240 Fry (0-3 inches)
1979/05/01 Cutthroat 4,186 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1978/07/07 Cutthroat 25,680 Fry (0-3 inches)
1977/09/06 Cutthroat 25,220 Fry (0-3 inches)
1976/09/08 Cutthroat 42,000 Fry (0-3 inches)
1975/08/25 Cutthroat 20,904 Fry (0-3 inches)
1974/05/08 Cutthroat 10,020 Fry (0-3 inches)
1974/05/07 Cutthroat 15,030 Fry (0-3 inches)
1974/05/01 Rainbow Unspecified 1,050 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/04/24 Rainbow Unspecified 800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/04/13 Rainbow Unspecified 1,668 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/09/14 Cutthroat 25,088 Fry (0-3 inches)
1972/06/20 Rainbow Unspecified 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/06/13 Cutthroat 2,015 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1972/04/21 Rainbow Unspecified 1,760 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/06/22 Rainbow Unspecified 1,079 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/05/18 Cutthroat 5,610 Fry (0-3 inches)
1971/04/21 Rainbow Unspecified 1,140 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/05/18 Rainbow Unspecified 1,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/04/24 Rainbow Unspecified 1,920 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/04/08 Cutthroat 5,500 Fry (0-3 inches)
1969/09/17 Cutthroat 1,950 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1969/08/29 Rainbow Unspecified 875 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/06/29 Cutthroat 31,440 Fry (0-3 inches)
1969/06/23 Rainbow Unspecified 1,060 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/06/03 Rainbow Unspecified 945 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/04/29 Rainbow Unspecified 840 Catchable (6+ inches)
1968/08/20 Cutthroat 43,146 Fry (0-3 inches)
1968/08/19 Cutthroat 51,417 Fry (0-3 inches)
1968/06/05 Rainbow Unspecified 1,080 Catchable (6+ inches)
1968/04/19 Rainbow Unspecified 1,190 Catchable (6+ inches)
Source: IDFG Fish Stocking Database.

Licenses and Tags

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Electric motors only.

Fishing Rules, 2022 - 2024

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 after the second day of the season.

Special Rules

Jewel Lake
  • Electric motors only
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 two may be Largemouth Bass, no Largemouth Bass under 16 inches
  • Trout limit is 6, no harvest of Cutthroat Trout
Panhandle Region Bag Limits
Bass (Largemouth and Smallmouth)

  • Bass limit is 6, both species combined

Brook Trout

  • Brook Trout limit is 25

Bull Trout

  • Bull Trout limit is 0, catch-and-release

Burbot

  • Burbot limit is 6

Chinook Salmon (land-locked)

  • Chinook Salmon limit is 2, none under 20 inches

Kokanee

  • Kokanee limit is 15

Sturgeon

  • Fishing for or targeting sturgeon in the Kootenai River is illegal
  • Sturgeon limit is 0, catch-and-release

Tiger Muskie

  • Tiger Muskie limit is 2, none under 40 inches

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 combined
  • Does not include Bull Trout and Brook Trout which are listed separately

Whitefish

  • Whitefish limit is 25

All Other Fish Species includes bullfrogs and crayfish

  • No bag, size or possession limit
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