Spirit Lake

Flows into the Spirit Creek

  • Recommended Fishing Water

Spirit Lake in Kootenai County is 1,534.8 acres.

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Facilities

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

Recommended Game Fish

Species Observed in Surveys

Fish Stocking Records

Date Species Quantity General Size
2024/06/17 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 12,980 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2023/07/13 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 1,600 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2023/07/12 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 1,720 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2023/05/12 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 10,030 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2022/05/20 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 18,400 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2022/05/19 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 40,300 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2021/10/25 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 1,443 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/09/21 Chinook Salmon - Fall 5,012 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2021/09/08 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 1,880 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/05/20 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 5,980 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2021/05/11 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 20,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2020/09/18 Chinook Salmon - Fall 3,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2020/05/11 Westslope Cutthroat Trout - Triploid 15,247 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2020/05/08 Westslope Cutthroat Trout - Triploid 22,470 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2019/09/19 Chinook Salmon - Fall 2,571 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/09/19 Chinook Salmon - Fall - Triploid 2,571 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/09/19 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 23,328 Fry (0-3 inches)
2019/05/10 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 36,680 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2018/09/17 Chinook Salmon - Fall 2,519 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/09/17 Chinook Salmon - Fall - Triploid 2,530 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/05/24 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 18,885 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2018/05/23 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 21,115 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2017/09/21 Chinook Salmon - Fall 4,412 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/05/11 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 22,770 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2016/09/19 Chinook Salmon - Fall 2,520 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/09/19 Chinook Salmon - Fall - Triploid 2,530 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/05/06 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 10,820 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2016/05/05 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 25,600 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2015/04/29 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 25,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2014/04/30 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 7,973 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2014/04/25 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 16,568 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2013/05/01 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 24,991 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2012/05/08 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 8,404 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2012/05/04 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 16,600 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2011/05/26 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 24,926 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2010/05/25 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 26,532 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2009/05/28 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 25,201 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2008/06/10 Kokanee 64,567 Fry (0-3 inches)
2008/06/09 Kokanee 104,174 Fry (0-3 inches)
2007/06/11 Kokanee 163,260 Fry (0-3 inches)
2007/04/17 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 19,982 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2006/04/25 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 9,975 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/05/02 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 25,080 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2004/05/11 Kokanee 199,897 Fry (0-3 inches)
2004/04/20 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 3,474 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2004/04/19 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 13,760 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2004/04/12 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 7,785 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2003/04/23 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 9,293 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2003/04/22 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 15,760 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2002/06/20 Kokanee 201,869 Fry (0-3 inches)
2002/04/22 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 25,003 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2001/05/30 Kokanee 197,500 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2000/04/25 Kokanee 200,208 Fry (0-3 inches)
2000/04/19 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 25,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1999/05/27 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 25,023 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1998/10/15 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 24,684 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1998/04/09 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 25,003 Fry (0-3 inches)
1997/10/03 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 25,047 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1996/06/11 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 25,126 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1995/05/24 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 225 Adults
1995/04/18 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 25,000 Fry (0-3 inches)
1994/09/26 Rainbow Trout 5,360 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1994/06/24 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 9,360 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1994/06/20 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 9,360 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1994/06/10 Rainbow Trout 999 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/05/27 Kokanee 383,550 Fry (0-3 inches)
1994/05/09 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/04/14 Rainbow Trout 1,115 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/12/14 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 19,215 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1993/10/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 5,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1993/04/27 Rainbow Trout 1,010 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/04/13 Rainbow Trout 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/10/21 Rainbow Trout 45,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1992/06/10 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/05/27 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/05/14 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/04/28 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/04/21 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/04/09 Rainbow Trout 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/10/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 50,600 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1991/10/02 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 40,120 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1991/10/01 Westslope Cutthroat Trout 35,520 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1991/07/26 Rainbow Trout 1,020 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/07/09 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/06/27 Rainbow Trout 1,075 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/06/06 Rainbow Trout 1,075 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/05/20 Rainbow Trout 1,950 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/04/03 Rainbow Trout 3,900 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/10/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 50,310 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1990/06/22 Rainbow Trout 1,567 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/06/08 Rainbow Trout 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/05/07 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/04/23 Rainbow Trout 1,008 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/04/09 Rainbow Trout 975 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/04/02 Rainbow Trout 1,950 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/08/09 Rainbow Trout 2,550 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/07/10 Rainbow Trout 2,760 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/06/28 Rainbow Trout 25,000 Fry (0-3 inches)
1989/05/08 Rainbow Trout 3,360 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/04/27 Rainbow Trout 8,050 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1989/01/11 Rainbow Trout 26,640 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1988/07/25 Kokanee 75,008 Fry (0-3 inches)
1988/06/29 Rainbow Trout 2,010 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/03/29 Rainbow Trout 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/08/07 Kokanee 60,800 Fry (0-3 inches)
1987/07/02 Rainbow Trout 2,080 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/05/05 Rainbow Trout 20,160 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1987/03/31 Rainbow Trout 8,100 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/09/23 Kokanee 7,202 Fry (0-3 inches)
1986/08/21 Kokanee 49,940 Fry (0-3 inches)
1986/07/03 Rainbow Trout 1,980 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/04/14 Rainbow Trout 9,450 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/06/17 Rainbow Trout 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/05/22 Rainbow Trout 2,015 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/04/16 Rainbow Trout 8,060 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/03/18 Rainbow Trout 28,580 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1984/10/12 Kokanee 109,931 Fry (0-3 inches)
1984/09/17 Rainbow Trout 2,080 Catchable (6+ inches)
1984/08/06 Rainbow Trout 21,600 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1984/06/11 Rainbow Trout 2,250 Catchable (6+ inches)
1984/04/09 Rainbow Trout 6,750 Catchable (6+ inches)
1983/08/02 Brook Trout 10,604 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1983/08/01 Rainbow Trout 4,500 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1983/05/17 Rainbow Trout 2,430 Catchable (6+ inches)
1983/04/05 Rainbow Trout 2,520 Catchable (6+ inches)
1982/08/09 Rainbow Trout 12,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1982/06/16 Brook Trout 10,620 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1982/05/24 Rainbow Trout 7,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1982/05/14 Rainbow Trout 1,920 Catchable (6+ inches)
1982/04/28 Rainbow Trout 765 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/05/15 Rainbow Trout 1,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/05/08 Rainbow Trout 2,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/05/01 Rainbow Trout 3,440 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/12/04 Kokanee 1,800 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1980/12/02 Kokanee 1,680 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1980/09/16 Rainbow Trout 2,800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/07/24 Rainbow Trout 3,760 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/04/25 Rainbow Trout 6,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1980/03/10 Rainbow Trout 20,250 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1979/08/13 Rainbow Trout 3,760 Catchable (6+ inches)
1979/06/19 Rainbow Trout 2,245 Catchable (6+ inches)
1979/04/20 Rainbow Trout 3,003 Catchable (6+ inches)
1979/04/18 Rainbow Trout 4,560 Catchable (6+ inches)
1978/09/08 Rainbow Trout 2,800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1978/08/16 Rainbow Trout 2,400 Catchable (6+ inches)
1978/06/07 Rainbow Trout 2,100 Catchable (6+ inches)
1978/05/10 Rainbow Trout 2,450 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/08/24 Rainbow Trout 54,572 Fry (0-3 inches)
1977/08/22 Rainbow Trout 2,730 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/06/13 Rainbow Trout 75,780 Fry (0-3 inches)
1977/04/14 Bull Trout 350 Adults
1976/09/20 Rainbow Trout 3,034 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/06/29 Kokanee 274,400 Fry (0-3 inches)
1976/06/17 Rainbow Trout 3,040 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/04/19 Rainbow Trout 7,920 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/09/09 Rainbow Trout 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/07/16 Rainbow Trout 3,040 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/05/19 Rainbow Trout 4,800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/04/28 Rainbow Trout 4,800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1974/09/23 Rainbow Trout 1,760 Catchable (6+ inches)
1974/06/19 Rainbow Trout 3,780 Catchable (6+ inches)
1974/04/22 Rainbow Trout 2,310 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/08/02 Rainbow Trout 4,870 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/07/18 Rainbow Trout 2,450 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/06/18 Rainbow Trout 3,700 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/04/26 Rainbow Trout 6,300 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/05/11 Rainbow Trout 6,960 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/04/24 Rainbow Trout 3,120 Adults
1971/05/05 Kokanee 120,312 Fry (0-3 inches)
1971/05/03 Rainbow Trout 6,480 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/04/15 Rainbow Trout 3,990 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/05/07 Rainbow Trout 5,040 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/04/23 Rainbow Trout 6,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/06/12 Kokanee 50,784 Fry (0-3 inches)
1969/04/28 Rainbow Trout 10,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1968/05/02 Rainbow Trout 4,860 Catchable (6+ inches)
1968/04/18 Rainbow Trout 6,930 Catchable (6+ inches)
1968/04/17 Kokanee 100,096 Fry (0-3 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

Spirit Lake
  • Kokanee limit is 25
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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