Perkins Lake

Kootenai River Drainage

  • Recommended Fishing Water

Perkins Lake in Boundary County is 53.1 acres.

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Facilities

Motor Restriction
Yes
Boat Ramp
Yes
Dock
Yes
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
1998/09/22 Brook Trout 6,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1997/09/15 Brook Trout 5,073 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1996/10/24 Cutthroat Trout - Westslope 8,708 Fry (0-3 inches)
1996/09/23 Brook Trout 5,994 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1996/05/16 Cutthroat Trout - Westslope 5,975 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1995/10/10 Brook Trout 6,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1994/09/27 Brook Trout 6,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1993/10/14 Brook Trout 6,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1993/09/16 Splake 502 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1992/09/21 Splake 500 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1992/09/16 Brook Trout 6,041 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1991/09/05 Brook Trout 6,000 Fry (0-3 inches)
1990/09/18 Splake 500 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1990/07/24 10 Unknown Size
1990/06/14 Brook Trout 10,013 Fry (0-3 inches)
1989/06/28 Brook Trout 6,000 Fry (0-3 inches)
1988/07/11 Brook Trout 6,000 Fry (0-3 inches)
1987/05/13 Brook Trout 6,000 Fry (0-3 inches)
1986/07/17 Brook Trout 5,968 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1985/06/04 Brook Trout 6,059 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1984/07/12 Brook Trout 4,402 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1982/04/29 Brook Trout 4,720 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1981/05/21 Brook Trout 30,476 Fry (0-3 inches)
1980/04/22 Brook Trout 6,860 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1978/08/17 Brook Trout 20,160 Fry (0-3 inches)
1976/06/04 Brook Trout 3,240 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1976/05/06 Brook Trout 2,900 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1976/04/29 Brook Trout 3,400 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1976/04/27 Brook Trout 3,400 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1976/04/26 Brook Trout 3,400 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1975/06/25 Brook Trout 22,456 Fry (0-3 inches)
1974/05/09 Brook Trout 6,042 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1973/04/18 Brook Trout 5,022 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1972/09/26 Crappie 12 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/09/26 Largemouth Bass 8 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/06/14 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 2,015 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1971/05/04 Brook Trout 6,004 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1970/07/14 Brook Trout 2,002 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1969/05/27 Brook Trout 10,175 Fingerling (3-6 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

Perkins Lake
  • Electric motors only
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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