Bull Trout Lake

Payette River Drainage

  • Recommended Fishing Water
  • Family Fishing Water

Bull Trout Lake in Boise County is 72.4 acres.

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One of several serene mountain lakes, Bull Trout Lake is nestled in the pines above Banner Summit. While anglers can easily fish from the shore, these lakes are ideal for canoes, kick boats and float tubes.

Facilities

Motor Restriction
Yes
Boat Ramp
Yes
Dock
Yes
Toilet
Yes
Campground
Yes
ADA Access
Yes

Directions

Travel north about 34 miles from Lowman on State Hwy 21, past Grandjean and over Banner Summit. Look for the Bull Trout Lake turnoff a few miles past the summit. The lake is about 1 mile north of Hwy 21.

Recommended Game Fish

Species Observed in Surveys

Fish Stocking Records

Date Species Quantity General Size
2024/06/26 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,005 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2023/07/20 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 996 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2023/07/06 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,007 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/06/22 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 980 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/07/27 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,012 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/07/13 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 992 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/07/22 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 994 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2021/07/01 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 994 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2021/06/03 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,006 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/07/21 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,071 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/07/07 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,011 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/06/18 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,064 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2019/07/17 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,016 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2019/07/02 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,068 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2019/06/18 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,006 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2018/07/19 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 921 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2018/07/05 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 907 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2018/06/18 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 913 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2017/09/15 Brook Trout 5,957 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2017/09/08 Brook Trout 1,605 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/08/16 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 920 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/07/25 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 918 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/07/13 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 909 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/10/21 Brook Trout 5,800 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/10/18 Brook Trout 6,800 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/10/17 Brook Trout 14,786 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2016/10/14 Brook Trout 5,100 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/07/25 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,816 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/07/05 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,472 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/06/21 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 2,112 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/09/03 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 608 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/08/18 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 784 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/07/08 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,036 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/06/16 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 864 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/08/20 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,507 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/08/05 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,476 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/07/15 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,026 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/06/19 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,701 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/08/21 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/07/17 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,488 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/07/03 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/06/11 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 211 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/06/11 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,003 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/08/21 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,030 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/07/31 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,750 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/07/19 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/06/21 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,156 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/08/30 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,219 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/07/28 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 474 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/07/27 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 237 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/07/12 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,800 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/09/01 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/08/10 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,570 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/07/27 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,305 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/06/30 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,625 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/08/24 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 963 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/08/13 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,380 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/07/10 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,280 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/06/23 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,080 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/08/26 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 990 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/08/06 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,150 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/07/17 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 945 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/06/26 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,550 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/08/22 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 930 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/07/26 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,100 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/07/18 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/06/27 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 680 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/06/26 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,020 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/08/15 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,450 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/07/06 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,425 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/06/20 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,688 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/08/30 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 866 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/08/11 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 504 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/08/10 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,008 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/07/27 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,981 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/07/13 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 710 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/06/28 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 748 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/06/14 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,945 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/09/01 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,132 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/08/04 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,092 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/07/28 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 819 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/07/14 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 805 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/06/30 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,750 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/08/26 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 990 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/07/30 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,728 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/07/21 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 330 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/07/08 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,100 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/06/27 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,150 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/08/22 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/08/14 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/07/30 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,096 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/07/01 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/06/26 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/06/13 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/08/15 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 620 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/07/31 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/07/10 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 780 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/06/19 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 590 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/06/07 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 732 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/05/22 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 520 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/08/31 Troutlodge 1,238 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/08/17 Troutlodge 825 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/08/04 Troutlodge 1,035 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/08/31 Domestic Kamloops 910 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/08/04 Domestic Kamloops 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/07/15 Domestic Kamloops 1,030 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/07/01 Domestic Kamloops 1,040 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/09/03 Domestic Kamloops 870 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/08/10 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 1,020 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/07/23 Mt Lassen Rainbow 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/06/30 Mt Lassen Rainbow 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/06/25 Chinook Fall 1,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1994/06/22 Atlantic Salmon 501 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/10/07 Bull Trout 2,800 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1990/08/31 Grayling 1,200 Fry (0-3 inches)
1990/06/27 Atlantic Salmon 9,931 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1989/06/27 Rainbow Unspecified 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/07/25 Mt Lassen Rainbow 690 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/07/20 Mt Lassen Rainbow 650 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/06/22 Mt Lassen Rainbow 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/06/17 Mt Lassen Rainbow 520 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/06/30 Mt Lassen Rainbow 2,450 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/05/15 Mt Lassen Rainbow 2,890 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/08/21 Mt Lassen Rainbow 2,590 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/07/02 Mt Lassen Rainbow 2,025 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/07/19 Mt Lassen Rainbow 1,800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/07/01 Rainbow Unspecified 2,100 Catchable (6+ inches)
1984/09/06 Chinook Fall 1,050 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1984/07/27 Rainbow Unspecified 4,113 Catchable (6+ inches)
1983/09/01 Rainbow Unspecified 2,107 Catchable (6+ inches)
1983/07/01 Rainbow Unspecified 1,980 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/07/23 Rainbow Unspecified 2,890 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/07/03 Rainbow Unspecified 1,240 Catchable (6+ inches)
1979/08/08 Rainbow Unspecified 1,760 Catchable (6+ inches)
1979/06/27 Rainbow Unspecified 1,750 Catchable (6+ inches)
1978/08/01 Rainbow Unspecified 1,430 Catchable (6+ inches)
1978/06/28 Rainbow Unspecified 2,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/08/22 Rainbow Unspecified 1,110 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/05/20 Rainbow Unspecified 855 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/07/12 Rainbow Unspecified 4,480 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/08/06 Rainbow Unspecified 2,730 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/07/09 Rainbow Unspecified 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/08/01 Rainbow Unspecified 1,215 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/07/14 Rainbow Unspecified 2,800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/07/27 Rainbow Unspecified 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/07/14 Rainbow Unspecified 3,920 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/07/14 Coho Salmon 31,800 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1969/07/10 Rainbow Unspecified 4,140 Catchable (6+ inches)
1968/07/03 Rainbow Unspecified 1,260 Catchable (6+ inches)
Source: IDFG Fish Stocking Database.

Licenses and Tags

Learn more about IDFG Licenses, Tags & Permits
 

Hatchery rainbow trout are stocked in the summer months and wild brook trout are abundant. See Forest Service website for campground information.

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

No Special Rules for Bull Trout Lake.
Southwest Region Bag Limits
Bass (Largemouth and Smallmouth)

  • Bass limit is 6, both species combined
  • None under 12 inches

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 must be followed when fishing for Brook Trout

Bull Trout

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

Kokanee

  • Kokanee limit is 6

Salmon

  • Spring and summer Chinook Salmon seasons and limits are set by the Idaho Fish and Game Commission and issued in separate brochures
  • Seasons and limits for fall Chinook Salmon and Coho Salmon can be found here
  • Sockeye Salmon limit is 0 and fishing for or targeting Sockeye Salmon is illegal
  • Fishing for or targeting salmon is prohibited unless a salmon season is specifically opened for that water 

Steelhead (ocean-going)

  • Defined as Rainbow Trout longer than twenty (20) inches in length in the Salmon River drainage (excluding lakes and reservoirs). Between Hells Canyon Dam and Oxbow Dam and the Boise River from its mouth upstream to Barber Dam during steelhead seasons, steelhead are Rainbow Trout over twenty (20) inches in length with the adipose fin clipped (as evidenced by a healed scar)
  • Fishing for or targeting steelhead is prohibited unless a steelhead season is specifically opened for that water. See fishing regulations for details

Sturgeon

  • Sturgeon limit is 0, catch-and-release
  • Sturgeon must not be removed from the water and must be released upon landing
  • Barbless hooks are required
  • Use of a sliding swivel device to secure a weight, and a lighter test line to secure weight to sliding swivel device is required. See fishing regulations for details

Tiger Muskie

  • Tiger Muskie limit is 2, none under 40 inches

Trout includes Brown Trout, Lake Trout, Golden Trout, Arctic Grayling, Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, land-locked Chinook and Coho Salmon, 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
  • Harvest allowed during any open season unless otherwise noted under Special Rules - if gear or bait restrictions are listed, they must be followed when fishing for whitefish

Protected Nongame Fish includes Pacific Lamprey

  • May not be harvested or possessed

All Other Fish Species includes bullfrogs and crayfish

  • No bag, size or possession limit
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