Bonner Lake

Flows into the Sand Creek

  • Recommended Fishing Water

Bonner Lake in Boundary County is 21.5 acres.

Facilities

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

Directions

Primitive gravel boat ramp.

Recommended Game Fish

Species Observed in Surveys

Fish Stocking Records

Date Species Quantity General Size
2023/06/28 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,125 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/04/24 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 670 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/04/20 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,330 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/06/16 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/05/02 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/04/19 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/06/24 Kokanee - Late Spawner - Triploid 2,496 Fry (0-3 inches)
2021/06/16 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/04/29 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/04/21 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/06/19 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,001 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/06/10 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,024 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/06/03 Kokanee - Early Spawner 2,604 Fry (0-3 inches)
2020/04/23 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/11/06 Burbot 2,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2019/09/13 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/06/11 Kokanee - Early Spawner 2,500 Fry (0-3 inches)
2019/06/04 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/05/30 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/05/03 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/01/29 Burbot 4,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2018/05/30 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/05/08 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/10/11 Burbot 200 Catchable (15-19 inches)
2017/10/11 Burbot 1,400 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2017/07/05 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 312 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/06/12 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,140 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/06/06 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/09/08 Burbot 430 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/06/13 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/06/01 Kokanee - Early Spawner 2,500 Fry (0-3 inches)
2016/05/12 Burbot 1,452 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/05/06 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/04/22 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/10/16 Burbot 276 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2015/10/14 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,002 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/05/22 Kokanee - Early Spawner 1,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2015/05/12 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,003 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/04/22 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,008 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/10/30 Burbot 18 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/10/30 Burbot 82 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2014/06/17 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,991 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/05/12 Kokanee - Early Spawner 1,027 Fry (0-3 inches)
2014/04/23 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,005 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/06/28 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 983 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/05/22 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 967 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/05/15 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,012 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/06/18 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 897 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/06/14 Kokanee - Early Spawner 1,239 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2012/06/11 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/05/22 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 897 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/06/07 Kokanee - Early Spawner 996 Fry (0-3 inches)
2011/05/26 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,040 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/06/06 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,070 Fry (0-3 inches)
2005/06/02 Kamloops 2,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2003/04/08 Hayspur Kamloops Triploid 1,999 Fry (0-3 inches)
2002/05/17 Hayspur Kamloops Triploid 1,908 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2001/10/17 Kamloops 2,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2000/06/12 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 67 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/06/02 Domestic Kamloops 124 Adults
2000/05/03 Domestic Kamloops 2,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1999/04/27 Domestic Kamloops 3,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1999/04/21 Domestic Kamloops 1,358 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/04/20 Domestic Kamloops 1,358 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/06/03 Domestic Kamloops 1,003 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/05/15 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 2,040 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/10/24 Westslope Cutthroat 3,320 Fry (0-3 inches)
1996/06/06 Rainbow Unspecified 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/06/06 Westslope Cutthroat 2,300 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1996/05/13 Rainbow Unspecified 2,009 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/06/07 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/05/17 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 1,010 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/04/10 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 1,001 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/06/07 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 961 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/05/16 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/04/15 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/06/15 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 1,280 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/05/27 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 720 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/04/23 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/06/08 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/05/16 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/04/14 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/06/17 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 1,008 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/05/22 Mt Lassen Rainbow 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/04/22 Eagle Lake Rainbow 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/07/24 Gammarus 10 Unknown Size
1990/06/19 Rainbow Unspecified 1,400 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/05/15 Domestic Kamloops 525 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/04/24 Domestic Kamloops 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/06/08 Mt Lassen Rainbow 930 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/05/08 Mt Lassen Rainbow 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/09/15 Mt Lassen Rainbow 1,120 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/06/24 Mt Lassen Rainbow 1,050 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/06/15 Largemouth Bass 120 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/05/24 Mt Lassen Rainbow 990 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/04/20 Mt Lassen Rainbow 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/04/15 Black Crappie 250 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1987/06/17 Mt Lassen Rainbow 988 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/05/15 Mt Lassen Rainbow 1,024 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/04/09 Mt Lassen Rainbow 1,007 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/06/18 Mt Lassen Rainbow 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/05/21 Rainbow Unspecified 1,007 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/04/10 Rainbow Unspecified 1,008 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/09/30 Rainbow Unspecified 1,512 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/04/24 Rainbow Unspecified 1,450 Catchable (6+ inches)
1984/06/28 Rainbow Unspecified 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1984/04/25 Rainbow Unspecified 1,520 Catchable (6+ inches)
1983/04/19 Rainbow Unspecified 1,505 Catchable (6+ inches)
1982/06/10 Rainbow Unspecified 1,920 Catchable (6+ inches)
1982/04/20 Rainbow Unspecified 1,260 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/07/22 Rainbow Unspecified 2,730 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/04/21 Rainbow Unspecified 2,025 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/07/25 Rainbow Unspecified 1,880 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/04/30 Rainbow Unspecified 2,250 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1979/09/18 Kamloops 5,080 Fry (0-3 inches)
1979/06/26 Rainbow Unspecified 1,792 Catchable (6+ inches)
1979/04/13 Rainbow Unspecified 2,015 Catchable (6+ inches)
1978/06/13 Rainbow Unspecified 1,018 Catchable (6+ inches)
1978/05/03 Rainbow Unspecified 2,003 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/09/21 Kamloops 6,588 Fry (0-3 inches)
1977/06/15 Rainbow Unspecified 1,035 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/04/22 Rainbow Unspecified 1,920 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/06/25 Rainbow Unspecified 1,560 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/06/09 Rainbow Unspecified 2,160 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/04/21 Rainbow Unspecified 2,320 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/06/19 Rainbow Unspecified 1,680 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/05/22 Rainbow Unspecified 1,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/04/28 Rainbow Unspecified 2,940 Catchable (6+ inches)
1974/05/16 Rainbow Unspecified 1,275 Catchable (6+ inches)
1974/04/15 Rainbow Unspecified 2,720 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/05/09 Rainbow Unspecified 2,560 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/04/24 Rainbow Unspecified 1,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/04/12 Rainbow Unspecified 1,760 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/06/15 Cutthroat 2,015 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1972/05/19 Rainbow Unspecified 1,680 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/05/03 Rainbow Unspecified 2,560 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/04/19 Rainbow Unspecified 1,760 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/06/07 Rainbow Unspecified 2,160 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/04/26 Rainbow Unspecified 2,080 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/04/22 Rainbow Unspecified 2,780 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/06/23 Rainbow Unspecified 1,360 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/05/27 Rainbow Unspecified 1,520 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/04/22 Rainbow Unspecified 2,080 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/09/11 Rainbow Unspecified 1,400 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/08/28 Rainbow Unspecified 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/07/14 Rainbow Unspecified 1,680 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/06/24 Rainbow Unspecified 2,065 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/04/30 Rainbow Unspecified 2,640 Catchable (6+ inches)
1968/06/25 Rainbow Unspecified 1,820 Catchable (6+ inches)
1968/05/16 Rainbow Unspecified 2,276 Catchable (6+ inches)
1968/04/23 Rainbow Unspecified 1,860 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

Bonner 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

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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