Hoodoo Creek

Tributary of the Pend Oreille River

  • Recommended Fishing Water

Hoodoo Creek in Bonner County is 17.8 miles in length.

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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 Trout 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 Trout 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 317,070 Fry (0-3 inches)
1985/09/16 Kokanee 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 25,470 Fry (0-3 inches)
1983/06/07 Brown Trout 51,750 Fry (0-3 inches)
1982/07/26 Kokanee 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 Trout 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/03/11 Kokanee 38,178 Fry (0-3 inches)
1974/03/19 Kokanee 249,600 Fry (0-3 inches)
1974/03/18 Kokanee 124,800 Fry (0-3 inches)
1973/05/18 Rainbow Trout 2,240 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/04/17 Brook Trout 2,976 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1972/08/17 Rainbow Trout 960 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/06/20 Cutthroat Trout 4,945 Fry (0-3 inches)
1972/06/12 Rainbow Trout 1,050 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/05/22 Rainbow Trout 1,680 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/07/30 Rainbow Trout 845 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/06/23 Rainbow Trout 1,680 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/05/26 Rainbow Trout 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 Trout 1,520 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/06/16 Rainbow Trout 920 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/05/25 Rainbow Trout 1,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/08/21 Rainbow Trout 1,050 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/07/30 Rainbow Trout 1,020 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/07/10 Rainbow Trout 1,022 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/06/18 Rainbow Trout 1,400 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/05/26 Rainbow Trout 1,072 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/05/23 Brook Trout 4,950 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1968/06/24 Rainbow Trout 1,040 Catchable (6+ inches)
1968/06/05 Brook Trout 5,640 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1968/05/23 Rainbow Trout 1,200 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

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
  • 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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