Saint Maries River (St. Maries River)

Tributary of the Saint Joe River

  • Recommended Fishing Water

Saint Maries River (St. Maries River) in Benewah and Shoshone Counties is 45.8 miles in length.

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Facilities

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

Recommended Game Fish

Species Observed in Surveys

Fish Stocking Records

Date Species Quantity General Size
2002/08/26 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/08/12 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/07/19 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 405 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/07/05 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 406 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/06/17 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 405 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/06/06 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 405 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/08/27 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/08/13 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/07/31 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 403 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/07/13 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 403 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/06/19 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 400 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/06/07 Hayspur Kamloops Triploid 396 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/08/25 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 510 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/08/07 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 510 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/07/25 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 434 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/07/17 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 455 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/07/10 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 336 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/06/26 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 420 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/06/05 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 429 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/08/17 Domestic Kamloops 400 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/08/06 Domestic Kamloops 400 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/07/26 Domestic Kamloops 812 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/07/01 Domestic Kamloops 840 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/06/23 Domestic Kamloops 812 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/06/15 Domestic Kamloops 812 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/06/08 Domestic Kamloops 812 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/07/28 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 805 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/07/21 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 825 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/06/24 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 798 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/06/08 Domestic Kamloops 784 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/06/03 Domestic Kamloops 784 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/10/10 Channel Catfish 3,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1997/08/19 Domestic Kamloops 420 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/08/05 Domestic Kamloops 414 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/07/21 Domestic Kamloops 810 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/07/08 Domestic Kamloops 810 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/08/05 Domestic Kamloops 804 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/07/15 Domestic Kamloops 812 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/07/01 Domestic Kamloops 810 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/06/25 Rainbow Unspecified 800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/06/12 Rainbow Unspecified 822 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/06/06 Rainbow Unspecified 835 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/08/29 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 405 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/08/08 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 406 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/07/24 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 810 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/07/10 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 810 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/06/26 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 799 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/06/07 Rainbow Unspecified 800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/06/01 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 799 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/07/25 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 795 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/07/11 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 795 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/05/25 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 715 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/09/30 Channel Catfish 5,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/08/17 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 408 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/08/06 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 408 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/07/26 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 799 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/07/12 Domestic Kamloops 795 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/06/29 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/06/16 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/06/11 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/08/28 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 400 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/08/03 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 400 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1992/07/13 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/07/02 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 870 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/06/23 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 815 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/06/16 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 870 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/06/08 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 797 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/08/21 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 405 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/08/05 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 405 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/07/22 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 810 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/07/01 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 820 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/06/24 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 715 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/06/13 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 885 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/06/04 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/05/10 Channel Catfish 5,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1990/09/21 Channel Catfish 5,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1990/08/23 Rainbow Unspecified 620 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/07/25 Rainbow Unspecified 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/06/27 Rainbow Unspecified 1,344 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/06/14 Rainbow Unspecified 1,335 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/05/23 Domestic Kamloops 1,320 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/09/29 Channel Catfish 12,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1989/08/01 Mt Lassen Rainbow 1,005 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/07/17 Mt Lassen Rainbow 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/07/06 Mt Lassen Rainbow 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/06/28 Mt Lassen Rainbow 828 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/06/21 Mt Lassen Rainbow 920 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/06/05 Mt Lassen Rainbow 1,120 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/05/22 Mt Lassen Rainbow 1,120 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/08/26 Mt Lassen Rainbow 1,040 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/08/02 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 1,005 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/07/21 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/06/27 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 1,280 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/06/06 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/05/26 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 1,520 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/08/13 Mt Lassen Rainbow 1,050 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/07/22 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 960 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/07/16 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 1,040 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/06/30 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 812 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/06/23 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 1,013 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/06/16 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 975 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/05/28 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/08/11 Rainbow Unspecified 1,008 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/07/28 Rainbow Unspecified 781 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/07/24 Rainbow Unspecified 1,260 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/06/27 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 1,085 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/06/26 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 1,444 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/06/09 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 1,620 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/09/03 Rainbow Unspecified 3,440 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/07/01 Rainbow Unspecified 2,009 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/05/24 Rainbow Unspecified 1,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1984/08/23 Rainbow Unspecified 4,557 Catchable (6+ inches)
1984/06/20 Rainbow Unspecified 4,080 Catchable (6+ inches)
1983/09/02 Rainbow Unspecified 1,280 Catchable (6+ inches)
1983/05/26 Rainbow Unspecified 2,112 Catchable (6+ inches)
1982/05/28 Rainbow Unspecified 3,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/07/29 Rainbow Unspecified 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/07/13 Rainbow Unspecified 960 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/05/16 Rainbow Unspecified 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/06/30 Rainbow Unspecified 4,080 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/06/12 Rainbow Unspecified 3,190 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/06/05 Rainbow Unspecified 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1979/09/10 Rainbow Unspecified 1,480 Catchable (6+ inches)
1979/07/06 Rainbow Unspecified 1,225 Catchable (6+ inches)
1979/06/12 Rainbow Unspecified 2,375 Catchable (6+ inches)
1979/06/05 Rainbow Unspecified 2,070 Catchable (6+ inches)
1979/05/22 Rainbow Unspecified 1,152 Catchable (6+ inches)
1978/09/06 Rainbow Unspecified 1,078 Catchable (6+ inches)
1978/08/18 Rainbow Unspecified 1,176 Catchable (6+ inches)
1978/08/02 Rainbow Unspecified 1,144 Catchable (6+ inches)
1978/06/16 Rainbow Unspecified 1,015 Catchable (6+ inches)
1978/05/24 Rainbow Unspecified 899 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/08/29 Rainbow Unspecified 1,400 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/06/15 Rainbow Unspecified 858 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/05/24 Rainbow Unspecified 650 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/08/31 Rainbow Unspecified 2,109 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/08/19 Rainbow Unspecified 555 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/08/06 Rainbow Unspecified 4,760 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/07/09 Rainbow Unspecified 2,520 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/06/17 Rainbow Unspecified 1,110 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/06/10 Rainbow Unspecified 3,700 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/06/09 Rainbow Unspecified 2,760 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/06/08 Rainbow Unspecified 3,145 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/06/03 Rainbow Unspecified 1,750 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/05/26 Rainbow Unspecified 1,360 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/08/20 Rainbow Unspecified 1,900 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/08/12 Rainbow Unspecified 3,230 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/08/06 Rainbow Unspecified 3,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/07/10 Rainbow Unspecified 2,320 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/07/09 Rainbow Unspecified 2,320 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/06/20 Rainbow Unspecified 1,530 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/06/19 Rainbow Unspecified 1,800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/06/10 Rainbow Unspecified 3,480 Catchable (6+ inches)
1974/08/16 Rainbow Unspecified 1,820 Catchable (6+ inches)
1974/07/31 Rainbow Unspecified 1,665 Catchable (6+ inches)
1974/07/22 Rainbow Unspecified 1,880 Catchable (6+ inches)
1974/07/16 Rainbow Unspecified 1,645 Catchable (6+ inches)
1974/07/10 Rainbow Unspecified 1,645 Catchable (6+ inches)
1974/06/28 Rainbow Unspecified 700 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/07/19 Rainbow Unspecified 3,185 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/07/16 Brown Trout 10,030 Fry (0-3 inches)
1973/06/21 Rainbow Unspecified 1,720 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/06/11 Rainbow Unspecified 3,290 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/06/01 Rainbow Unspecified 910 Adults
1973/05/24 Rainbow Unspecified 3,240 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/09/15 Rainbow Unspecified 770 Fry (0-3 inches)
1972/08/17 Rainbow Unspecified 1,322 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/08/03 Rainbow Unspecified 580 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/07/20 Rainbow Unspecified 2,240 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/07/18 Brown Trout 31,200 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1972/07/18 Rainbow Unspecified 1,280 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/06/23 Rainbow Unspecified 2,520 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/06/09 Rainbow Unspecified 1,235 Adults
1971/08/19 Rainbow Unspecified 4,740 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/08/03 Rainbow Unspecified 1,640 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/07/06 Rainbow Unspecified 1,890 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/06/11 Rainbow Unspecified 1,080 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/08/10 Rainbow Unspecified 2,720 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/07/23 Rainbow Unspecified 2,160 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/06/24 Rainbow Unspecified 1,920 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/06/04 Rainbow Unspecified 1,440 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/08/18 Rainbow Unspecified 1,250 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/08/05 Rainbow Unspecified 2,730 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/07/10 Rainbow Unspecified 1,150 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/06/13 Rainbow Unspecified 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1968/08/23 Rainbow Unspecified 550 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1968/05/29 Rainbow Unspecified 1,628 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

St. Maries River and tributaries
  • December 1 through Friday before Memorial Day weekend - trout limit is 2, no harvest of any trout with a red or orange slash below jaw
  • Saturday of Memorial Day weekend through November 30 - trout limit is 2
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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