Avondale Lake

Flows into the Unnamed Stream

  • Recommended Fishing Water

Avondale Lake in Kootenai County is 57.8 acres.

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Facilities

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

Directions

Access to Avondale Lake is courtesy of the Avondale Golf Course.

Recommended Game Fish

Species Observed in Surveys

Fish Stocking Records

Date Species Quantity General Size
2024/10/07 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,806 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2023/10/13 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,600 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2022/10/18 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 2,743 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/09/30 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,620 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/09/23 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,620 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/06/04 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 664 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2019/09/26 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,620 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/09/20 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,620 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2017/09/29 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,080 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/09/27 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/09/22 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/06/04 Bluegill 100 Fingerling (3-6 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

Avondale 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

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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