Cocolalla Creek

Tributary of the Pend Oreille River

  • Recommended Fishing Water

Cocolalla Creek in Bonner County is 27.0 miles in length.

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Facilities

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

Recommended Game Fish

Species Observed in Surveys

Fish Stocking Records

Date
Species
Quantity
General Size
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Date
Species
Quantity
General Size
2013/07/17 Channel Catfish 7,980 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/10/30 Cutthroat Trout - Westslope 50,778 Fry (0-3 inches)
1997/08/04 Brown Trout 484 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1996/11/01 Cutthroat Trout - Westslope 115 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/07/11 Brown Trout 10,143 Fry (0-3 inches)
1988/07/11 Brown Trout 20,000 Fry (0-3 inches)
1987/06/15 Brown Trout 10,080 Fry (0-3 inches)
1986/05/12 Brown Trout 10,043 Fry (0-3 inches)
1985/07/05 Brown Trout 10,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1983/06/07 Brown Trout 51,750 Fry (0-3 inches)
1971/05/24 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 25,830 Fry (0-3 inches)
1971/05/21 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 46,620 Fry (0-3 inches)
1971/05/20 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 12,726 Fry (0-3 inches)
1970/08/25 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 25,128 Fry (0-3 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

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
  • 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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