Dismal Lake

Spokane River Drainage

  • Recommended Fishing Water

Dismal Lake in Shoshone County is 6.0 acres.

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Facilities

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

Recommended Game Fish

Species Observed in Surveys

Fish Stocking Records

Date Species Quantity General Size
2023/09/08 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 450 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/07/10 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 450 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/07/01 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 450 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/07/31 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 444 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/07/31 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 455 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/07/18 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 280 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/07/27 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 540 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/07/28 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 270 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/07/29 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 288 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/07/31 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 288 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/07/30 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 272 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/08/03 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 320 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/07/27 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 320 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/08/17 Grayling 400 Fry (0-3 inches)
2008/07/28 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 315 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/08/29 Grayling 1,000 Fry (0-3 inches)
2007/07/17 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 306 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/07/26 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/07/13 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 310 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/07/13 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 306 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/08/01 Grayling 1,200 Fry (0-3 inches)
2003/07/22 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 308 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/07/30 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/08/08 Grayling 1,200 Fry (0-3 inches)
2001/07/17 Domestic Kamloops 405 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/07/30 Domestic Kamloops 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/07/14 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 270 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/07/30 Domestic Kamloops 252 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/07/30 Domestic Kamloops 250 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/07/31 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 252 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/07/18 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 265 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/07/16 Domestic Kamloops 249 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/07/28 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 250 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1991/07/23 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 243 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/07/26 Rainbow Unspecified 250 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/07/07 Mt Lassen Rainbow 225 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/08/18 Mt Lassen Rainbow 260 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/07/21 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 260 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/07/15 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 249 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/07/14 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 253 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/07/24 Rainbow Unspecified 490 Catchable (6+ inches)
1984/07/18 Rainbow Unspecified 537 Catchable (6+ inches)
1983/07/29 Rainbow Unspecified 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/09/12 Rainbow Unspecified 870 Catchable (6+ inches)
1979/09/13 Rainbow Unspecified 1,480 Catchable (6+ inches)
1979/07/25 Rainbow Unspecified 1,190 Catchable (6+ inches)
1978/07/19 Rainbow Unspecified 1,100 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/08/26 Rainbow Unspecified 1,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/06/28 Rainbow Unspecified 860 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/06/29 Rainbow Unspecified 1,480 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/09/10 Rainbow Unspecified 950 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/07/03 Rainbow Unspecified 1,440 Catchable (6+ inches)
1974/08/14 Rainbow Unspecified 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
1974/07/19 Rainbow Unspecified 940 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/06/20 Rainbow Unspecified 1,075 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/07/13 Rainbow Unspecified 1,920 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/07/15 Rainbow Unspecified 1,320 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/06/24 Rainbow Unspecified 1,260 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/07/13 Rainbow Unspecified 3,780 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/08/13 Rainbow Unspecified 390 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/07/31 Rainbow Unspecified 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/06/16 Rainbow Unspecified 1,380 Catchable (6+ inches)
1968/07/29 Rainbow Unspecified 1,760 Catchable (6+ inches)
1968/06/25 Rainbow Unspecified 1,440 Catchable (6+ inches)
Source: IDFG Fish Stocking Database.

Licenses and Tags

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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 Dismal Lake.
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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