Orofino Creek

Tributary of the Clearwater River

  • Recommended Fishing Water

Orofino Creek in Clearwater County is 41.1 miles in length.

Facilities

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

Recommended Game Fish

Fish Stocking Records

Date Species Quantity General Size
2013/08/01 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/08/05 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/08/06 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/07/31 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 255 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/07/02 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/06/22 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/06/10 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/07/31 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 250 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/07/01 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 625 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/06/26 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 6 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/08/03 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 495 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/06/27 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 264 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/06/08 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/05/23 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 255 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/05/22 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 225 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/08/04 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 490 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/06/30 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/06/08 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 523 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/05/25 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 438 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/08/05 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/06/06 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 540 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/05/25 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/08/06 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 455 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/06/21 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 512 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/06/11 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/08/01 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 240 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/06/06 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 250 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/03/25 Coho Salmon 29,030 Fry (0-3 inches)
2002/08/02 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 250 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/06/11 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/08/03 Domestic Kamloops 301 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/06/08 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/05/25 Domestic Kamloops 518 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/08/04 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/06/27 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/06/08 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 450 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/06/08 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 450 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/05/26 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 450 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/08/06 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 250 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/06/30 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/06/11 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/07/31 Rainbow Unspecified 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/06/29 Rainbow Unspecified 501 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/06/10 Rainbow Unspecified 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/07/03 Shepard of the Hills Rainbow 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/06/06 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 250 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/07/01 Rainbow Unspecified 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/06/04 Rainbow Unspecified 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/05/30 Rainbow Unspecified 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/07/19 Domestic Kamloops 249 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/07/05 Domestic Kamloops 250 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/06/28 Domestic Kamloops 250 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/06/09 Domestic Kamloops 250 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/05/26 Domestic Kamloops 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/07/13 Chinook Spring 47,713 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1994/06/21 Black Canyon Kamloops 250 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/06/07 Black Canyon Kamloops 250 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/05/23 Black Canyon Kamloops 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/06/30 Mt Lassen Rainbow 270 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/06/08 Mt Lassen Rainbow 260 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/05/25 Mt Lassen Rainbow 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/06/04 Mt Lassen Rainbow 515 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/05/22 Mt Lassen Rainbow 510 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/06/19 Rainbow Unspecified 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/06/17 Rainbow Unspecified 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/05/30 Rainbow Unspecified 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/07/03 Rainbow Unspecified 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/06/12 Rainbow Unspecified 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/05/12 Rainbow Unspecified 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/05/27 Mt Lassen Rainbow 702 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/05/22 Mt Lassen Rainbow 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/07/22 Rainbow Unspecified 511 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/06/04 Mt Lassen Rainbow 498 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/05/16 Rainbow Unspecified 510 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/05/14 Rainbow Unspecified 165 Catchable (6+ inches)
1984/06/01 Rainbow Unspecified 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
1983/06/11 Rainbow Unspecified 480 Catchable (6+ inches)
1983/05/24 Rainbow Unspecified 570 Catchable (6+ inches)
1982/05/21 Rainbow Unspecified 240 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/06/24 Rainbow Unspecified 760 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/06/03 Rainbow Unspecified 180 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/06/24 Rainbow Unspecified 510 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/06/05 Rainbow Unspecified 680 Catchable (6+ inches)
1979/06/12 Rainbow Unspecified 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1978/07/21 Rainbow Unspecified 1,640 Catchable (6+ inches)
1978/06/30 Rainbow Unspecified 1,920 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/06/24 Rainbow Unspecified 575 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/06/16 Rainbow Unspecified 860 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/06/02 Rainbow Unspecified 820 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/07/14 Rainbow Unspecified 1,120 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/06/23 Rainbow Unspecified 1,050 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/07/29 Rainbow Unspecified 960 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/07/08 Rainbow Unspecified 1,040 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/06/18 Rainbow Unspecified 720 Catchable (6+ inches)
1974/06/14 Rainbow Unspecified 594 Catchable (6+ inches)
1974/05/22 Rainbow Unspecified 1,240 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/08/01 Rainbow Unspecified 2,340 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/05/18 Rainbow Unspecified 840 Adults
1971/08/04 Rainbow Unspecified 5,880 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/05/22 Rainbow Unspecified 2,240 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/05/28 Rainbow Unspecified 1,210 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/06/27 Rainbow Unspecified 1,120 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/06/12 Rainbow Unspecified 2,400 Catchable (6+ inches)
1968/06/11 Rainbow Unspecified 2,400 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 Orofino Creek.
Clearwater Region Bag Limits
Bass (Largemouth and Smallmouth)

  • In rivers and streams, no bag, size or possession limits
  • In lakes and reservoirs, limit is 6, both species combined

Brook Trout

  • Brook Trout limit is 25

Bull Trout

  • Bull Trout limit is 0, catch-and-release

Kokanee

  • Kokanee limit is 25

Salmon 

  • Spring and summer Chinook Salmon seasons and limits are set annually by the Idaho Fish and Game Commission and issued in separate brochures
  • Seasons and limits for fall Chinook Salmon and Coho Salmon can be found here
  • Sockeye Salmon limit is 0 and fishing for or targeting Sockeye Salmon is illegal
  • Fishing for or targeting salmon is prohibited unless a salmon season is specifically opened for that water

Steelhead (ocean-going)

  • Defined as Rainbow Trout longer than twenty (20) inches in length in the Snake River drainage below Hells Canyon Dam, the Salmon River drainage (excluding lakes and reservoirs), and the Clearwater River drainage (excluding that portion above Dworshak Dam, and lakes)
  • Seasons and limits for steelhead can be found here
  • Fishing for or targeting steelhead is prohibited unless a steelhead season is specifically opened for that water 

Sturgeon

  • Sturgeon limit is 0, catch-and-release
  • Sturgeon must not be removed from the water and must be released upon landing
  • Barbless hooks are required
  • Use of a sliding swivel device to secure a weight, and a lighter test line to secure weight to sliding swivel device is required. See fishing regulations for details

Tiger Muskie

  • Tiger Muskie limit is 2, none under 40 inches

Trout includes Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, and trout hybrids (e.g. Tiger Trout)

  • In rivers and streams, trout limit is 2, all species combined
  • In lakes, reservoirs, ditches and canals, trout limit is 6, all species combined
  • Does not include Bull Trout and Brook Trout which are listed separately

Whitefish

  • Whitefish limit is 25

Protected Nongame Fish includes Pacific Lamprey and Sand Roller

  • May not be harvested or possessed

All Other Fish Species includes bullfrogs and crayfish

  • No bag, size or possession limit
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