Bonner Lake

Flows into the Sand Creek

  • Recommended Fishing Water

Bonner Lake in Boundary County is 21.5 acres.

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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
2025/06/03 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 600 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2025/04/22 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 600 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2025/04/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 600 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2024/06/25 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 701 Catchable (6+ inches)
2024/04/24 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,323 Catchable (6+ inches)
2024/04/16 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/06/28 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,125 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/04/24 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 670 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/04/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,330 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/06/16 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/05/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/04/19 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/06/24 Kokanee - Triploid 2,496 Fry (0-3 inches)
2021/06/16 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/04/29 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/04/21 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/06/19 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,001 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/06/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,024 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/06/03 Kokanee 2,604 Fry (0-3 inches)
2020/04/23 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/11/06 Burbot 2,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2019/09/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/06/11 Kokanee 2,500 Fry (0-3 inches)
2019/06/04 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/05/30 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/05/03 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/01/29 Burbot 4,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2018/05/30 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/05/08 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/10/11 Burbot 1,400 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2017/10/11 Burbot 200 Sub-Catchable (6-8 inches)
2017/07/05 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 312 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/06/12 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,140 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/06/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/09/08 Burbot 430 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/06/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/06/01 Kokanee 2,500 Fry (0-3 inches)
2016/05/12 Burbot 1,452 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/05/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/04/22 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/10/16 Burbot 276 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2015/10/14 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,002 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/05/22 Kokanee 1,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2015/05/12 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,003 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/04/22 Rainbow Trout - 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 Trout - Triploid 1,991 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/05/12 Kokanee 1,027 Fry (0-3 inches)
2014/04/23 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,005 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/06/28 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 983 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/05/22 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 967 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/05/15 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,012 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/06/18 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 897 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/06/14 Kokanee 1,239 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2012/06/11 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/05/22 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 897 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/06/07 Kokanee 996 Fry (0-3 inches)
2011/05/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,040 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/06/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,070 Fry (0-3 inches)
2005/06/02 Rainbow Trout 2,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2003/04/08 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,999 Fry (0-3 inches)
2002/05/17 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,908 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2001/10/17 Rainbow Trout 2,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2000/06/12 Rainbow Trout 67 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/06/02 Rainbow Trout 124 Adults
2000/05/03 Rainbow Trout 2,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1999/04/27 Rainbow Trout 3,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1999/04/21 Rainbow Trout 1,358 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/04/20 Rainbow Trout 1,358 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/06/03 Rainbow Trout 1,003 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/05/15 Rainbow Trout 2,040 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/10/24 Cutthroat Trout - Westslope 3,320 Fry (0-3 inches)
1996/06/06 Cutthroat Trout - Westslope 2,300 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1996/06/06 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/05/13 Rainbow Trout 2,009 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/06/07 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/05/17 Rainbow Trout 1,010 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/04/10 Rainbow Trout 1,001 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/06/07 Rainbow Trout 961 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/05/16 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/04/15 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/06/15 Rainbow Trout 1,280 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/05/27 Rainbow Trout 720 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/04/23 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/06/08 Rainbow Trout 800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/05/16 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/04/14 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/06/17 Rainbow Trout 1,008 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/05/22 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/04/22 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/07/24 10 Unknown Size
1990/06/19 Rainbow Trout 1,400 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/05/15 Rainbow Trout 525 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/04/24 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/06/08 Rainbow Trout 930 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/05/08 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/09/15 Rainbow Trout 1,120 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/06/24 Rainbow Trout 1,050 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/06/15 Largemouth Bass 120 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/05/24 Rainbow Trout 990 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/04/20 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/04/15 Crappie 250 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1987/06/17 Rainbow Trout 988 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/05/15 Rainbow Trout 1,024 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/04/09 Rainbow Trout 1,007 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/06/18 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/05/21 Rainbow Trout 1,007 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/04/10 Rainbow Trout 1,008 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/09/30 Rainbow Trout 1,512 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/04/24 Rainbow Trout 1,450 Catchable (6+ inches)
1984/06/28 Rainbow Trout 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1984/04/25 Rainbow Trout 1,520 Catchable (6+ inches)
1983/04/19 Rainbow Trout 1,505 Catchable (6+ inches)
1982/06/10 Rainbow Trout 1,920 Catchable (6+ inches)
1982/04/20 Rainbow Trout 1,260 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/07/22 Rainbow Trout 2,730 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/04/21 Rainbow Trout 2,025 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/07/25 Rainbow Trout 1,880 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/04/30 Rainbow Trout 2,250 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1979/09/18 Rainbow Trout 5,080 Fry (0-3 inches)
1979/06/26 Rainbow Trout 1,792 Catchable (6+ inches)
1979/04/13 Rainbow Trout 2,015 Catchable (6+ inches)
1978/06/13 Rainbow Trout 1,018 Catchable (6+ inches)
1978/05/03 Rainbow Trout 2,003 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/09/21 Rainbow Trout 6,588 Fry (0-3 inches)
1977/06/15 Rainbow Trout 1,035 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/04/22 Rainbow Trout 1,920 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/06/25 Rainbow Trout 1,560 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/06/09 Rainbow Trout 2,160 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/04/21 Rainbow Trout 2,320 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/06/19 Rainbow Trout 1,680 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/05/22 Rainbow Trout 1,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/04/28 Rainbow Trout 2,940 Catchable (6+ inches)
1974/05/16 Rainbow Trout 1,275 Catchable (6+ inches)
1974/04/15 Rainbow Trout 2,720 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/05/09 Rainbow Trout 2,560 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/04/24 Rainbow Trout 1,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/04/12 Rainbow Trout 1,760 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/06/15 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 2,015 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1972/05/19 Rainbow Trout 1,680 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/05/03 Rainbow Trout 2,560 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/04/19 Rainbow Trout 1,760 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/06/07 Rainbow Trout 2,160 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/04/26 Rainbow Trout 2,080 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/04/22 Rainbow Trout 2,780 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/06/23 Rainbow Trout 1,360 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/05/27 Rainbow Trout 1,520 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/04/22 Rainbow Trout 2,080 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/09/11 Rainbow Trout 1,400 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/08/28 Rainbow Trout 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/07/14 Rainbow Trout 1,680 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/06/24 Rainbow Trout 2,065 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/04/30 Rainbow Trout 2,640 Catchable (6+ inches)
1968/06/25 Rainbow Trout 1,820 Catchable (6+ inches)
1968/05/16 Rainbow Trout 2,276 Catchable (6+ inches)
1968/04/23 Rainbow Trout 1,860 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

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
  • 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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