All about Idaho fishing including fly fishing, bass fishing, trout, salmon and vacation trip ideas for fishing in ID.

Cold clear water creates ideal environments for trout, salmon and smallmouth bass. Idaho has lots of it. There are thousands of lakes and ponds and we cannot cover them all, but here are some of the major Idaho fishing impoundments.

The following chart exhibits the major fishing waters in Idaho and the major species to be found in each.

Idaho Fishing Lake Locations

American Falls Reservoir is a 56,000-acre lake in the south-east part of the state, at American Falls, ID.

Anderson Ranch Reservoir is a 4,700-acre lake in the south-west part of the state, 15 miles north-east of Mountain Home, ID.

Arrowrock Reservoir is a 3,000-acre lake in the south-west part of the state, 12 miles east of Boise, ID.

Bear Lake is a 70,000-acre lake in the south-east corner of the state, at Fish Haven, ID.

Blackfoot Reservoir is an 18,000-acre lake in the south-east part of the state, near the Wyoming-Idaho border 5 miles south-west of Wayan, ID.

Brownlee Reservoir is a 15,000-acre lake in the west-central part of the state, on the Oregon-Idaho border, 18 miles west of Cambridge, ID.

C J Strike Reservoir is a 7,500-acre lake in the south-west part of the state, 2 miles north of Bruneau, ID.

Cascade Reservoir is a 28,000-acre lake in the west-central part of the state, at Cascade, ID.

Coeur D'Alene Lake is a 31,500-acre lake in the north-west part of the state, at Coeur D'Alene, ID.

Crane Creek Reservoir is a 3,200-acre lake in the west-central part of the state, 7 miles south-east of Midvale, ID.

Deadwood Reservoir is a 3,000-acre lake in the central part of the state, 12 miles north of Lowman, ID.

Dworshak Reservoir is a 16,000-acre lake in the north-west part of the state, 1 mile north of Ahsahka, ID.

Hayden Lake is a 4,500-acre lake in the north-west part of the state, at Hayden Lake, ID.

Hells Canyon Reservoir is a 2,500-acre lake in the central-western part of the state, on the Idaho-Oregon border north of Oxbow, ID.

Henry's Lake is a 6,500-acre lake in the north-east corner of the lower part of the state, 5 miles north of Macks Inn, ID.

Island Park Reservoir is a 7,000-acre lake in the north-east corner of the lower part of the state, at Island Park, ID.

Lake Lowell is a 10,000-acre lake in the south-west part of the state, immediately south-west of Nampa and Caldwell, ID.

Lake Pend Oreille is a 86,000-acre lake in the upper northern section of the state, at Sandpoint, ID.

Lake Walcott is an 11,800-acre lake in the south-central part of the state, 4 miles south of Minidoka, ID.

Lucky Peak Reservoir is a 2,800-acre lake in the south-west part of the state, 8 miles east of Boise, ID.

Magic Reservoir is a 3,700-acre lake in the south-west part of the state, 10 miles south-west of Bellevue, ID.

Mormon Reservoir is a 2,400-acre lake in the south-west part of the state, 3 miles south of Fairfield, ID.

Mud Lake is a 7,000-acre lake in the lower-central part of the state, at Mud Lake, ID.

Paddock Valley Reservoir is a 1,500-acre lake in the west-central part of the state, 18 miles east of Weiser, ID.

Palisades Reservoir is a 16,000-acre lake in the south-east part of the state, on the Wyoming-Idaho border 5 miles south-east of Irwin, ID.

Payette Lake is a 5,300-acre lake in the west-central part of the state, at McCall, ID.

Priest Lake is a 23,000-acre lake in the upper northern section of Idaho 1 mile east of Nordman, ID.

Redfish Lake is a 1,500-acre lake in the lower-central part of the state, 5 miles south of Stanley, ID.

Ririe Reservoir is a 1,600-acre lake in the south-east part of the state, 12 miles east of Idaho Falls, ID.

Salmon Falls Creek Reservoir is a 3,400-acre lake in the southern part of the state, 5 miles south-west of Rogerson, ID.

Spirit Lake is a 1,400-acre lake in the north-west part of the state, at Spirit Lake, ID.

For regulations and additional information about fishing in Idaho visit the Idaho Fish & Game Department. Click here to apply for an Idaho fishing license.

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