Blue Lake

Flows into the Blue Creek

  • Recommended Fishing Water

Blue Lake in Bonner County is 66.9 acres.

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Facilities

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

Recommended Game Fish

Species Observed in Surveys

Fish Stocking Records

Date Species Quantity General Size
2023/05/18 Tiger Muskellunge 25 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/05/16 Tiger Muskellunge 40 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2021/05/17 Tiger Muskellunge 40 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/06/09 Tiger Muskellunge 40 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/06/13 Tiger Muskellunge 80 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/06/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 80 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2017/06/19 Tiger Muskellunge 83 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/05/25 Tiger Muskellunge 74 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/06/08 Tiger Muskellunge 79 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/06/24 Tiger Muskellunge 150 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/06/13 Tiger Muskellunge 150 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/06/26 Tiger Muskellunge 149 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/07/10 Tiger Muskellunge 148 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/06/13 Tiger Muskellunge 90 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/09/29 Tiger Muskellunge 145 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1993/10/07 Tiger Muskellunge 150 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/09/30 Channel Catfish 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/11/04 Tiger Muskellunge 115 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1991/05/10 Channel Catfish 2,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1990/09/21 Channel Catfish 250 Adults
1990/09/10 Tiger Muskellunge 352 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1989/09/27 Tiger Muskellunge 350 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1987/09/24 Channel Catfish 2,044 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1982/07/19 Chinook Salmon - Fall 1,003 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1977/04/22 Rainbow Trout 960 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/06/07 Brook Trout 3,780 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1976/06/07 Rainbow Trout 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/05/17 Rainbow Trout 1,760 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/04/28 Brook Trout 3,400 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1975/06/26 Brook Trout 17,644 Fry (0-3 inches)
1975/06/12 Rainbow Trout 840 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/06/02 Rainbow Trout 1,680 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/06/14 Rainbow Trout 1,120 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/05/10 Rainbow Trout 2,560 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/04/19 Brook Trout 9,052 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1972/06/15 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 15,065 Fry (0-3 inches)
1971/05/10 Brook Trout 6,150 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1970/07/29 Brook Trout 10,260 Fry (0-3 inches)
1970/06/30 Brook Trout 4,012 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1969/06/11 Brook Trout 7,875 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1968/06/18 Rainbow Trout 1,050 Catchable (6+ inches)
1968/06/07 Brook Trout 12,220 Fingerling (3-6 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

Blue Lake (Priest River drainage)
  • 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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