Hoodoo Creek

Tributary of the Pend Oreille River

  • Recommended Fishing Water

Hoodoo Creek in Bonner County is 17.8 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
1997/11/03 Westslope Cutthroat 100,613 Fry (0-3 inches)
1997/07/28 Brown Trout 4,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1996/04/10 Brown Trout 4,023 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1995/05/05 Brown Trout 5,360 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1994/03/16 Brown Trout 4,004 Fry (0-3 inches)
1993/05/24 Rainbow Unspecified 4,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1991/06/20 Brown Trout 4,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1989/07/11 Brown Trout 10,143 Fry (0-3 inches)
1988/07/11 Brown Trout 40,000 Fry (0-3 inches)
1987/06/16 Brown Trout 50,552 Fry (0-3 inches)
1986/05/16 Brown Trout 49,973 Fry (0-3 inches)
1985/09/25 Kokanee - Late Spawner 317,070 Fry (0-3 inches)
1985/09/16 Kokanee - Late Spawner 273,710 Fry (0-3 inches)
1985/08/19 Brown Trout 1,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1985/07/16 Brown Trout 47,430 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1985/07/05 Brown Trout 3,030 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1983/08/15 Kokanee - Late Spawner 25,470 Fry (0-3 inches)
1983/06/07 Brown Trout 51,750 Fry (0-3 inches)
1982/07/26 Kokanee - Late Spawner 25,080 Fry (0-3 inches)
1982/05/24 Brown Trout 50,375 Fry (0-3 inches)
1981/11/02 Brown Trout 741 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1981/10/31 Brown Trout 1,040 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1981/10/29 Brown Trout 1,040 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1977/05/27 Rainbow Unspecified 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/03/11 Kokanee - October Spawner 38,178 Fry (0-3 inches)
1974/03/19 Kokanee - October Spawner 249,600 Fry (0-3 inches)
1974/03/18 Kokanee - October Spawner 124,800 Fry (0-3 inches)
1973/05/18 Rainbow Unspecified 2,240 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/04/17 Brook Trout 2,976 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1972/08/17 Rainbow Unspecified 960 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/06/20 Cutthroat 4,945 Fry (0-3 inches)
1972/06/12 Rainbow Unspecified 1,050 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/05/22 Rainbow Unspecified 1,680 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/07/30 Rainbow Unspecified 845 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/06/23 Rainbow Unspecified 1,680 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/05/26 Rainbow Unspecified 1,840 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/04/16 Brook Trout 5,005 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1970/08/27 Brook Trout 4,922 Fry (0-3 inches)
1970/07/13 Rainbow Unspecified 1,520 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/06/16 Rainbow Unspecified 920 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/05/25 Rainbow Unspecified 1,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/08/21 Rainbow Unspecified 1,050 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/07/30 Rainbow Unspecified 1,020 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/07/10 Rainbow Unspecified 1,022 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/06/18 Rainbow Unspecified 1,400 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/05/26 Rainbow Unspecified 1,072 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/05/23 Brook Trout 4,950 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1968/06/24 Rainbow Unspecified 1,040 Catchable (6+ inches)
1968/06/05 Brook Trout 5,640 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1968/05/23 Rainbow Unspecified 1,200 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

Pend Oreille River (from Highway 95 bridge at Sandpoint downstream to Idaho-Washington border, including tributaries and sloughs to the edge of flat water)
  • Bass limit is 6, only two may be Largemouth Bass, no Largemouth Bass under 16 inches
  • Trout limit is 6, no harvest of Cutthroat Trout
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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