Granite Lake

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  • Recommended Fishing Water
  • Family Fishing Water

Granite Lake in Bonner County is 23.0 acres.

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There is a fishing dock, but this lake is ideally fished from a small boat. Granite Lake offers easy access to good fishing for stocked rainbow trout and panfish. A small camping area is nestled in the trees across from the dock.

Facilities

Motor Restriction
Yes
Boat Ramp
Yes
Dock
Yes
Toilet
Yes
Campground
Yes
ADA Access
Handicap Accessible

Directions

Travel 3 miles north of Athol on US Hwy 95 and take the Granite Lake/Kelso Lake turn-off (west side of Hwy 95 just as the north-bound lane transitions into a passing lane.) Go west on a gravel road about 0.5 mile, cross the railroad tracks and turn left at the junction. Granite Lake is down the hill about 0.25 mile on your left. Kelso Lake is 0.25 mile past Granite Lake.

Recommended Game Fish

Species Observed in Surveys

Fish Stocking Records

Date
Species
Quantity
General Size
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Date
Species
Quantity
General Size
2024/06/27 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,017 Catchable (6+ inches)
2024/04/24 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,008 Catchable (6+ inches)
2024/04/23 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,260 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/06/29 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,125 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/06/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,365 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/05/03 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 532 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/04/24 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/06/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/04/28 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/04/19 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/06/11 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,800 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/04/22 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/06/15 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/05/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/04/22 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/06/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 836 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/05/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/04/30 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/06/21 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 325 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/05/24 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 450 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/05/04 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 455 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/05/04 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 366 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/06/14 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 180 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/05/25 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 180 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/04/28 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 180 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/06/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 180 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/05/15 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 180 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/06/18 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 178 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/05/29 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 188 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/04/22 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 184 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/06/12 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 184 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/05/23 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 182 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/04/15 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 180 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/06/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 182 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/05/22 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 179 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/04/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 364 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/05/19 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 204 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/04/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 210 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/09/21 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/05/21 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 203 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/04/16 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 203 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/06/23 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 173 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/05/19 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 425 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/06/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 214 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/05/14 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 450 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/06/05 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 400 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/09/30 Cutthroat Trout - Westslope 1,100 Fry (0-3 inches)
1989/06/21 Kokanee 5,000 Fry (0-3 inches)
1989/06/14 Cutthroat Trout - Westslope 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/10/08 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 10,368 Fry (0-3 inches)
1976/08/18 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 10,684 Fry (0-3 inches)
1976/04/30 Rainbow Trout 1,820 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/09/04 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 12,640 Fry (0-3 inches)
1975/06/16 Rainbow Trout 744 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/04/23 Rainbow Trout 1,290 Catchable (6+ inches)
1974/05/07 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 10,020 Fry (0-3 inches)
1972/09/14 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 10,752 Fry (0-3 inches)
1971/05/18 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 5,610 Fry (0-3 inches)
1970/09/10 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 5,184 Fry (0-3 inches)
1969/10/22 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 4,992 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1969/06/16 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 8,910 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1969/06/16 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 1,548 Fry (0-3 inches)
1969/05/28 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 4,329 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1968/05/15 Rainbow Trout 1,160 Catchable (6+ inches)
1968/04/23 Rainbow Trout 1,085 Catchable (6+ inches)
Source: IDFG Fish Stocking Database.

Licenses and Tags

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Electric motors only.

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

Granite 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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