Freeman Lake

Pend Oreille River Drainage

  • Recommended Fishing Water

Freeman Lake in Bonner County is 52.9 acres.

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Facilities

Motor Restriction
Yes
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
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Date
Species
Quantity
General Size
2024/06/03 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 240 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2024/05/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 506 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2024/03/28 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 641 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2024/03/27 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,013 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2023/05/25 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 810 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/04/11 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 851 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2023/04/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 499 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2022/05/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 800 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2022/04/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 495 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/04/08 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 855 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/05/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 810 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2021/04/14 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 160 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2021/04/12 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 595 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2021/04/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 595 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/05/12 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 540 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/05/11 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 810 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/04/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 810 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2019/06/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 540 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2019/05/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 810 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2019/04/18 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 810 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2018/06/11 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 569 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2018/05/11 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 784 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2018/04/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 807 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2017/09/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 540 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/06/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 455 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/05/19 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 975 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/04/28 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 765 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/06/24 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 287 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/05/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,080 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/04/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 810 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/09/24 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/06/08 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 790 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/06/08 Tiger Muskellunge 40 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/05/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,350 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/04/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,476 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/09/15 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,012 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/06/24 Tiger Muskellunge 50 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/06/11 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 899 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/05/29 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,350 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/04/23 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,384 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/10/01 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 896 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/06/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 918 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/06/13 Tiger Muskellunge 50 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/05/14 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,368 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/04/12 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,386 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/09/19 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 903 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/06/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/05/23 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,346 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/04/25 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,349 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/09/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 999 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/06/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,040 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/05/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,530 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/04/18 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/09/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,015 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/06/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,040 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/05/05 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,458 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/04/14 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,494 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/10/05 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,430 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/05/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,040 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/04/30 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,530 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/09/29 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 765 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/05/29 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,620 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/05/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,970 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/10/03 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,039 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/06/26 Tiger Muskellunge 50 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/06/04 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/05/04 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/09/16 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/06/19 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/05/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/09/12 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/06/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/05/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/09/22 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/06/23 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/05/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/04/29 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/09/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/07/07 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/06/12 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/05/22 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 875 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/05/12 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/04/18 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,125 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/09/24 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 958 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/07/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 499 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/06/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/06/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/05/16 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/05/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/09/18 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/06/20 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/06/06 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/05/25 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/05/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/04/23 Rainbow Trout 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/09/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,110 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/08/23 Channel Catfish 448 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/06/22 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/06/13 Tiger Muskellunge 41 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/06/05 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/05/15 Rainbow Trout 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/04/19 Rainbow Trout 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/04/10 Rainbow Trout 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/09/30 Rainbow Trout 1,087 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/09/21 Channel Catfish 2,670 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1999/06/16 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/06/03 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/05/24 Rainbow Trout 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/05/12 Rainbow Trout 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/04/30 Rainbow Trout 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/04/13 Rainbow Trout 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/09/25 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/06/08 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/05/12 Rainbow Trout 1,824 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/05/05 Rainbow Trout 774 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/04/23 Rainbow Trout 962 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/04/06 Rainbow Trout 816 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/10/10 Channel Catfish 1,500 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1997/09/29 Tiger Muskellunge 54 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1997/09/19 Rainbow Trout 3,690 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/06/04 Rainbow Trout 1,330 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/05/12 Rainbow Trout 3,026 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/09/11 Rainbow Trout 1,183 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/06/05 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/05/24 Rainbow Trout 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/09/22 Rainbow Trout 500 Adults
1995/09/22 Rainbow Trout 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/06/06 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/05/12 Rainbow Trout 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/04/21 Rainbow Trout 748 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/06/08 Rainbow Trout 998 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/05/05 Rainbow Trout 1,300 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/04/11 Rainbow Trout 1,518 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/10/13 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Adults
1993/10/07 Tiger Muskellunge 50 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/06/25 Rainbow Trout 400 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/06/11 Rainbow Trout 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/05/26 Rainbow Trout 708 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/05/17 Rainbow Trout 792 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/05/04 Rainbow Trout 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/09/24 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/05/29 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/05/08 Rainbow Trout 1,040 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/04/20 Rainbow Trout 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/04/08 Rainbow Trout 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/11/04 Tiger Muskellunge 35 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1991/09/06 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/07/02 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/06/04 Rainbow Trout 425 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/05/21 Rainbow Trout 1,650 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/05/07 Rainbow Trout 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/09/24 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/09/10 Tiger Muskellunge 110 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1990/06/18 Rainbow Trout 910 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/05/24 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/05/08 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/04/04 Rainbow Trout 1,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/09/27 Tiger Muskellunge 100 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1989/05/22 Rainbow Trout 1,550 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/04/12 Rainbow Trout 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/09/14 Rainbow Trout 2,002 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/06/21 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/05/23 Rainbow Trout 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/04/19 Rainbow Trout 1,540 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/09/08 Rainbow Trout 990 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/06/17 Rainbow Trout 1,001 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/05/08 Rainbow Trout 992 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/04/08 Rainbow Trout 1,024 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/09/19 Rainbow Trout 1,050 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/06/18 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/05/22 Rainbow Trout 1,007 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/04/22 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/09/30 Rainbow Trout 1,692 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/06/17 Rainbow Trout 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/04/25 Rainbow Trout 2,030 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

Freeman 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
  • 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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