7,421 public fishing lakes and rivers in Idaho — Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Golden Trout, Westslope Cutthroat Trout, Bull Trout and Redband Trout.
See every public fishing venue in Idaho on the map, with boat ramps, camping, parking and full rules for each one.
PiscaMaps covers 7,421 public fishing venues across Idaho in 7 regions — 2,698 lakes and reservoirs and 4,722 rivers. The largest is Lake Pend Oreille, at 92,738 acres. Salmon River is the longest mapped river, running 656 km. Salmon Region has the most venues on file, with 1,678. 7,350 venues are documented trout waters.
The most commonly recorded species across Idaho's public waters are Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Golden Trout, Westslope Cutthroat Trout, Bull Trout and Redband Trout — the exact mix varies by water type and region. 250 venues have a real boat ramp on file, 897 have nearby camping, and 814 have mapped parking — sourced from OpenStreetMap and recreation.gov's federal facilities database (RIDB) where available.
Idaho's public fishing venues are spread across 7 regions on PiscaMaps:
The most frequently recorded species across Idaho's public venues on PiscaMaps:
Anyone 14 or older needs an Idaho fishing licence — the resident annual is about $30.50, the non-resident annual about $98.25 (Idaho's non-resident fee is one of the highest in the country), with a non-resident 1-day (~$23.50) plus $6/consecutive-day option. Steelhead and salmon each need a separate permit. Idaho residents 65 and older buy a reduced-fee licence; under-14 fish free with a licensed adult. Buy from IDFG at idfg.idaho.gov. An Idaho fishing licence covers this water — it is on IDFG's public-waters hydrography (steelhead and salmon each need a separate permit).
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