Winter Activities & Sports: Ice Fishing

RBT = Rainbow Trout
WC = Western Cutthroat Trout
YCT = Yellowstone Cutthroat
YP = Yellow Perch
PS = Pumpkinseeds
SMB = Small Mouth Bass
LMB = Large Mouth Bass
EBT = Eastern Brook Trout
GT = Golden Trout
BG = Blue Gills
NP = Northern Pike
DV = Dolly Varden
NSQ = Northern Squaw Fish
KOK = Kokanee Salmon
LT = Lake Trout
IRT = Inland Redband Trout
MWF = Mountain Whitefish
KAM = Kamloops Trout
TM = Tiger Muskie

Ice Fishing Tips:

• Perch - Fish near bottom to 30 feet deep; Try small marabou, twister, or jig in yellow or chartreuse, tip with maggot or fish bait.

• Kokanee - Fish 20-30 feet deep; Try red Swedish Pimple and / or glo hook with maggots or fish tip. Try flasher, late season generally better.

• Lake Trout - Fish deeper water; Try 1/4 to 3/4 oz. Leadhead jig with white, chartreuse, or yellow 3-4 inch twister body, tip with fish.

• Rainbow, Inland Redband Rainbow, Westslope Cutthroat, Yellowstone Cutthroat, Eastern Brook Trout and Hybrids-  Fish in relatively deep water near bottom. Try colorful jigs with tips of worms, maggots, eggs, or fish.

  • Lakes
  • Ashley Lake
  • Bootjack Lake
  • Bull Lake
  • Cibid Lake
  • Carpenter Lake
  • Crystal Lake
  • Dickey Lake
  • Echo Lake
  • Fish Lakes (Yaak-N-S-Middle)
  • Glen Lake (Eureka)
  • Grouse Lake (Troy)
  • Hawkins Lake (Yaak-U-L)
  • Horseshoe Lake (Happy’s Inn)
  • Hoskins Lake (Yaak)
  • Howard Lake
  • Island Lake
  • Kilbrennan Lake
  • Lake Koocanusa
  • Lavon Lake
  • Little Bitterroot
  • Leon Lake
  • Little McGregor Lake
  • Loon Lake (Happy’s Inn)
  • Loon Lake (Pipe Creek)
  • Little Loon Lake (Happy’s Inn)
  • Loon Lake (Fortine)
  • McGregor Lake
  • Murphy Lake
  • Myron Lake (Happy’s Inn)
  • Rainbow Lake (Pipe Creek)
  • Savage Lake
  • Skinner Lake (Troy)
  • Sky Lakes (Cabinets)
  • Smith Lake
  • Snowshoe Lake (Cabinets)
  • Sophie Lake (Eureka)
  • Spar Lake
  • Swisher Lake (Eureka)
  • Sylvan Lake (East Fisher)
  • Thompson Lakes  (L-M)
  • Thompson Lakes  (Upper)
  • Therriault Lake (Eureka)
  • Tom Poole Lake (Pipe Creek)
  • Topless Lake
  • Vinal Lake (Yaak)
  • Wee Lake (Yaak)
  • Wolverine Lake (Ten Lakes)
  • Species
  • Kokanee Salmon
  • West Slope Cutthroat
  • DV; KOK; YP
  • RBT; WCT
  • DV; KOK; YP
  • RBT; WCT; KOK
  • KAMl; KOK; RBT
  • Yellow Perch
  • Western Cutthroat
  • RBT; WCT; KOK; YP; EBT; WCT; KOK; DV
  • EBT; WCT
  • Western Cutthroat
  • RBT; NSQ; TM
  • Western Cutthroat
  • Rainbow Trout
  • YP; NSQ; LMB
  • EBT; RBT; IRT
  • RBT; WCT; KAM; KOK
  • KOK; RBT; YP
  • Kokanee Salmon
  • YP; LMB; RBT
  • RBT; EBT; YP
  • LMB; RBT; SMB; MWF
  • EBT
  • SMB; LMB; RBT
  • EBT; RBT
  • Lake Trout
  • NP; LMB; YP; PS
  • RBT; WCT
  • RBT; WCT
  • EBT; YP; PS; LMB
  • WCT: RBT
  • WCT; YCT Hybrids
  • YP
  • WCT; YCT Hybrids
  • YP
  • LT; KOK
  • EBT; RBT
  • Eastern Brook Trout
  • Perch
  • Northern Pike
  • RBT; WCT
  • Western Cutthroat
  • RBT; WCT
  • Western Cutthroat
  • Inland Redband Trout
  • EBT; WCT
  • Fish Size
  • 9-11”
  • 6-14”
  • 6”+UP  WCT; RBT.
  • 11-13”
  • 6-18”
  • 6-18"
  • KAM=15 lbs. RBT.=4-7lbs.
  • 6-12”
  • 6”+UP
  • 13"+UP
  • 6”+UP
  • 6”+UP
  • 6”+UP
  • 6-16”
  • 6”+UP
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  • 6”+UP
  • Varies
  • 6”+UP
  • 10-16”
  • 6”+UP
  • 6”+UP
  • 6”+UP
  • 6”+UP
  • 6”+UP
  • 6-14”
  • 1-2 lbs.
  • 6”+UP; NP = 25lbs.
  • 6”+UP
  • 6”+UP
  • 6”+UP
  • 4”-9”
  • 6”+UP
  • 8”-12”
  • 6”+UP
  • LMB=5lbs; BG=9”; NP=25lbs.; RBT=11-16”
  • LT=12-20”; KOK=9-17”
  • 6”+UP
  • 6”+UP
  • 6-12”
  • 3-7 lbs.
  • 6-12”
  • 6-15”
  • 6-14”
  • 6-18”
  • 5-13”
  • 6-12”
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