North Fork Saint Joe River

Tributary of the Saint Joe River

  • Recommended Fishing Water

North Fork Saint Joe River in Shoshone County is 20.6 miles in length.

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Facilities

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

Recommended Game Fish

Species Observed in Surveys

Fish Stocking Records

Date Species Quantity General Size
1999/07/27 Rainbow Trout 504 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/07/21 Rainbow Trout 504 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/07/14 Rainbow Trout 504 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/07/07 Rainbow Trout 504 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/06/24 Rainbow Trout 1,005 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/07/30 Rainbow Trout 1,015 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/07/20 Rainbow Trout 495 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/07/06 Rainbow Trout 501 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/06/29 Rainbow Trout 495 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/06/23 Rainbow Trout 495 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/06/16 Rainbow Trout 495 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/06/11 Rainbow Trout 495 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/07/28 Rainbow Trout 360 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/07/23 Rainbow Trout 414 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/07/17 Rainbow Trout 414 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/07/11 Rainbow Trout 414 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/07/02 Rainbow Trout 414 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/07/19 Rainbow Trout 464 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/07/09 Rainbow Trout 504 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/07/02 Rainbow Trout 504 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/06/26 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/06/17 Rainbow Trout 411 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/06/13 Rainbow Trout 548 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/06/04 Rainbow Trout 501 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/07/27 Rainbow Trout 504 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/07/18 Rainbow Trout 493 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/07/14 Rainbow Trout 493 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/07/05 Rainbow Trout 513 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/06/30 Rainbow Trout 510 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/06/22 Rainbow Trout 510 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/06/13 Rainbow Trout 496 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/06/05 Rainbow Trout 496 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/07/27 Rainbow Trout 477 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/07/18 Rainbow Trout 530 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/07/13 Rainbow Trout 530 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/07/06 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/06/28 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/06/23 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/05/24 Rainbow Trout 880 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/08/23 Rainbow Trout 504 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/08/18 Rainbow Trout 510 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/08/11 Rainbow Trout 510 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/08/04 Rainbow Trout 510 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/07/28 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/07/21 Rainbow Trout 510 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/07/16 Rainbow Trout 498 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/07/07 Rainbow Trout 495 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/06/30 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/06/22 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/06/08 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/06/02 Rainbow Trout 528 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/08/31 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/08/11 Rainbow Trout 500 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1992/08/04 Rainbow Trout 500 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1992/07/27 Rainbow Trout 500 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1992/07/20 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/07/14 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/07/07 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/06/30 Rainbow Trout 493 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/06/25 Rainbow Trout 493 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/06/17 Rainbow Trout 580 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/06/10 Rainbow Trout 493 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/08/28 Rainbow Trout 243 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/08/20 Rainbow Trout 486 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/08/13 Rainbow Trout 486 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/08/08 Rainbow Trout 486 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/07/31 Rainbow Trout 810 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/07/16 Rainbow Trout 405 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/07/11 Rainbow Trout 405 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/07/02 Rainbow Trout 408 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/06/25 Rainbow Trout 650 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/06/18 Rainbow Trout 649 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/06/11 Rainbow Trout 708 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/08/06 Rainbow Trout 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/07/26 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/07/20 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/06/21 Rainbow Trout 1,002 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/06/13 Rainbow Trout 990 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/08/16 Rainbow Trout 675 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/08/08 Rainbow Trout 675 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/07/18 Rainbow Trout 1,350 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/06/22 Rainbow Trout 736 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/06/07 Rainbow Trout 770 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/09/01 Rainbow Trout 1,040 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/08/08 Rainbow Trout 795 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/08/05 Rainbow Trout 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/07/28 Rainbow Trout 699 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/07/21 Rainbow Trout 1,300 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/06/22 Rainbow Trout 1,520 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/05/27 Rainbow Trout 479 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/08/26 Rainbow Trout 1,137 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/08/04 Rainbow Trout 549 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/08/03 Rainbow Trout 348 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/07/24 Rainbow Trout 625 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/07/10 Rainbow Trout 875 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/07/02 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/06/26 Rainbow Trout 340 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/06/09 Rainbow Trout 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/05/22 Rainbow Trout 459 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/08/12 Rainbow Trout 336 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/08/06 Rainbow Trout 1,680 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/07/29 Rainbow Trout 320 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/07/17 Rainbow Trout 1,680 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/06/23 Rainbow Trout 599 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/06/20 Rainbow Trout 1,444 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/09/05 Rainbow Trout 2,150 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/07/24 Rainbow Trout 1,470 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/06/25 Rainbow Trout 2,009 Catchable (6+ inches)
1984/08/28 Rainbow Trout 2,940 Catchable (6+ inches)
1984/07/24 Rainbow Trout 1,613 Catchable (6+ inches)
1984/07/03 Rainbow Trout 2,250 Catchable (6+ inches)
1983/09/02 Rainbow Trout 960 Catchable (6+ inches)
1983/06/28 Rainbow Trout 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1982/09/07 Rainbow Trout 1,890 Catchable (6+ inches)
1982/07/01 Rainbow Trout 3,900 Catchable (6+ inches)
1982/06/08 Rainbow Trout 1,950 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/07/23 Rainbow Trout 2,880 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/06/16 Rainbow Trout 2,250 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/08/03 Rainbow Trout 1,450 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/06/27 Rainbow Trout 1,020 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/06/06 Rainbow Trout 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1979/08/27 Rainbow Trout 1,850 Catchable (6+ inches)
1979/07/20 Rainbow Trout 680 Catchable (6+ inches)
1979/07/13 Rainbow Trout 595 Catchable (6+ inches)
1979/06/14 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1978/08/22 Rainbow Trout 980 Catchable (6+ inches)
1978/08/15 Rainbow Trout 645 Catchable (6+ inches)
1978/08/04 Rainbow Trout 660 Catchable (6+ inches)
1978/06/30 Rainbow Trout 1,050 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/08/12 Rainbow Trout 1,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/07/27 Rainbow Trout 645 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/06/24 Rainbow Trout 1,760 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/05/18 Rainbow Trout 800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/08/12 Rainbow Trout 1,440 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/08/11 Rainbow Trout 740 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/07/12 Rainbow Trout 1,800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/07/02 Rainbow Trout 1,440 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/06/21 Rainbow Trout 1,850 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/06/05 Rainbow Trout 1,850 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/08/19 Rainbow Trout 1,520 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/08/07 Rainbow Trout 1,520 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/07/16 Rainbow Trout 1,280 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/07/14 Rainbow Trout 1,160 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/06/26 Rainbow Trout 2,940 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/06/19 Rainbow Trout 720 Catchable (6+ inches)
1974/08/29 Rainbow Trout 1,410 Catchable (6+ inches)
1974/08/20 Rainbow Trout 940 Catchable (6+ inches)
1974/07/30 Rainbow Trout 1,800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1974/07/23 Rainbow Trout 2,068 Catchable (6+ inches)
1974/07/11 Rainbow Trout 1,880 Catchable (6+ inches)
1974/07/02 Rainbow Trout 800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1974/06/26 Rainbow Trout 800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/07/18 Rainbow Trout 2,330 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/06/28 Rainbow Trout 1,840 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/06/20 Rainbow Trout 645 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/06/12 Rainbow Trout 215 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/06/05 Rainbow Trout 1,880 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/05/30 Rainbow Trout 130 Adults
1973/05/23 Rainbow Trout 1,440 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/09/11 Rainbow Trout 880 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/08/21 Rainbow Trout 920 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/08/11 Rainbow Trout 870 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/08/08 Rainbow Trout 1,015 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/07/24 Rainbow Trout 1,280 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/07/17 Rainbow Trout 1,280 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/07/13 Rainbow Trout 1,280 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/07/06 Rainbow Trout 1,240 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/06/12 Rainbow Trout 1,200 Adults
1971/08/02 Rainbow Trout 1,880 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/07/14 Rainbow Trout 2,520 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/06/23 Rainbow Trout 2,520 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/08/12 Rainbow Trout 3,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/07/20 Rainbow Trout 3,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/06/30 Rainbow Trout 3,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/06/12 Rainbow Trout 1,957 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/08/19 Rainbow Trout 4,700 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/08/11 Rainbow Trout 1,800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/07/11 Rainbow Trout 2,300 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/06/09 Rainbow Trout 2,120 Catchable (6+ inches)
1968/10/11 Rainbow Trout 11,000 Fry (0-3 inches)
1968/08/20 Rainbow Trout 4,400 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1968/07/11 Rainbow Trout 3,675 Catchable (6+ inches)
1968/06/11 Rainbow Trout 2,520 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

St. Joe River and tributaries (except St. Maries River) From Coeur d’Alene Lake upstream to and including the North Fork St. Joe River
  • Trout limit is 6, no harvest of any trout with a red or orange slash below jaw
St. Joe River and tributaries From the North Fork St. Joe River upstream
  • Trout limit is 6, no harvest of any trout with a red or orange slash below jaw
  • No bait allowed, barbless hooks required
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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