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Fishing on Indian Reservations in Idaho


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Four tribes have reservations in Idaho. Duck Valley Reservation is in the southern part of the state; part of the reservation is in Nevada. The Fort Hall Reservation is in the eastern part of the state and the Nez Perce and Coeur d’Alene Reservations both border Washington. Each is home to a specific Indian tribe.

Coeur d’Alene Indian Reservation

Anyone can fish on the Coeur d’Alene reservation. Tribal members do not need a license; everyone else does. You can purchase either a yearly or daily license. The price structure is based on age. The Coeur d’Alene Tribe stocks three ponds with rainbow trout. Fish limits are set at 5 per day at the ponds. Catch trout, kokanee and chinook in Coeur d’Alene and Black Lake and the St. Joe River. Limits apply to these fish as well and are applicable on all waters that are on reservation lands. Some fish, such as smallmouth bass or northern pike have no limits. Other species such as largemouth bass have no limit for tribe members; other folks have a limit of six.

Duck Valley Indian Reservation

The Shoshone-Paiute Tribe lives on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation. Four waterways are open for fishing; only one, Mountain View Reservoir, which is open year-round, is located in Idaho. No live bait is permitted except earthworms and salmon eggs. There is no limit on yellow perch, bass and chub, which are found in the reservoir. However, rainbow trout harvesting is limited to five per day for adults; children under 12 can catch four daily. Tribal fishing licenses are needed to fish at the reservoir. You can purchase a daily or annual permit. Daily pricing is contingent on the number of poles; children under 12 pay a lower fee. Annual permits are available for individuals or families.

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Fort Hall Indian Reservation

Fort Hall Indian Reservation is home to the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes. You can purchase daily or yearly permits from the tribe. Only six non-tribal members can get permits each day. Fishing season runs from early April to the end of October. You can find brown, cutthroat and rainbow trout; however you must release the cutthroat and rainbows. You can keep up to 3 brown trout as long as they are less than 12 inches long.

Nez Perce Indian Reservation

The Nez Perce Tribe has the right to harvest 50 percent of all the fish available for harvest on their lands. These fishing rights were granted to the tribe in treaties with the United States. The Nez Perce agreed to develop and implement an environmentally sound fish harvesting monitoring system. To that end, they have joined with other tribes to form the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission. Non-tribal members can purchase salmon caught on the tribal lands.







Murray, Joe. "Fishing on Indian Reservations in Idaho." Travel Tips - USA Today, https://traveltips.usatoday.com/fishing-indian-reservations-idaho-100885.html. Accessed 19 December 2018.
Murray, Joe. (n.d.). Fishing on Indian Reservations in Idaho. Travel Tips - USA Today. Retrieved from https://traveltips.usatoday.com/fishing-indian-reservations-idaho-100885.html
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