M 0 U N T'A ~N lAKES OF IDAHO b.~•.......nation Bulletin Number One Published By IDAHO FISH AND GAME DEPARTME NT 600 South Walnut Boise, Idaho 83707 25M EIGHTH PRINTING 1973 .. ,-,;,~-~,,- :--:"'"y••••••••• , ·~,.~"~_-·-,~';i-j~--••~v:-·--,,.:-.-"-, t;.~'~,~--~-,-,.-,,-,.~-,,-_---~--_-1.__-.):'-.....,~ .. ' Introduction Idaho is a land of many lakes - some of them little known because they lie off the beaten track, although most are accessible by a short hike from forest roads along well-defined trail s \ Realizing that after World War II there would soon be thous~nds of fishermen added to the angling public, the Fish I and Game Department began surveys to determine what mountain lakes would be best suited for fish stocking. As nearly 1,900 mountain lakes had already been catalogued, it was known that many were ready to provide new fishing waters for fishermen. :~ ~, '.:~.,'"Ii Since 1947 hundreds of mountain lakes have been stocked with trout. Some have received fish to replenish an existing }~! population while many others were stocked for the first time . ... J Where practical, lakes are checked periodically by fishery managers and scheduled for planting according to need and suitability. In most cases, high mountain lakes are stocked with ~':., 1ft,! fry - a few annually, others every two or three years, or so. '~... I' Some lal\:es may be stocked with catchable size fish if fishing \-;;t pressure and easy access warrant it. I This booklet does not attempt to list all of the lakes in I Idaho that have fishable populations. It has been revised with ,~ .. " each printing to include new information as well as some new '!.'\~~i ,;/f. 1 areas. Trail or road conditions may vary according to season and weather and anglers should check locally concerning any .,;. doubts about travel conditions . :-~ The fisherman has a place in the program, too, for it is \ through information regarding fishing pressures, size, and ~,\ numbers of fish taken, the hours fished and condition of the .•..~.~... .,! fish, that the Department may properly manage these waters in i, the future. May you enjoy your visits to Idaho's wonderful high ,j mountain lake areas. JOSEPH C. GREENLEY, Director Idaho Fish and Game Department '" I ~ " •.,,:-P,O~~"1 ,-_.~~~.-. -,- ·1 MOUNTAIN LAKES AREA LOCATIONS Table o~ Contents and MAP LEGEND Number Mountain Lakes Area Area Page 1 SELKIRK MOUNTAINS AREA-NORTHWEST DIVISION 6 2 SELKIRK MOUNTAINS AREA-NORTHEAST DIVISION 8 : 3 SELKIRK MOUNTAINS AREA-SOUTHWEST DIVISION 10 ! ~ An>a Numher 4 SELKIRK MOUNTAINS AREA-SOUTHEAST DIVISION 12 Fort"st Trn iI 5 CABINET MOUNTAINS AREA 14 I I Graded or dirt road (UHually 6 SURVEYORS RIDGE AREA , 16 poor motor road) Surfaced road (.Good motor ro.d) 7 FIVE LAKES BUfTE AREA , . , , , 18 ! Mnin hi5Z'hway 8 RRnJ.{er or Kuartl stntion. nol POWELL AREA ' . , ' . , .. ,. 20 11 p('rmn.fH~ntly ()ccupi~ 9 SELWAY CRAGS AREA 22 i District rnn!o:pr stntion IIOU5(> or other buildinlo! 10 I II BURNT KNOB AREA .", .. , , ' ' , .. ' 24 Trinnv.uJnlion and permanent 11 BUFFALO HUMP AREA , 26 @ loukout stntion TrinnJ.:ulnlion s.lalion 12 GOSPEL HILL AREA , , .. , .. 28 iJ;. o P('rrnancnt lookou t Rwtion 13 SEVEN DEVILS AREA , 30 <.) Primary lOOKout st.ation 14 McCALL AREA-WESTERN DIVISION , 32 A Primary lookout ~tntion 15 McCALL AREA-EASTERN DIVISION ' 34 @ PCnlH\ltent lO(IKout station TrianRulntion and permanent 16 BIGHORN CRAGS AREA 36 © lookout station 17 TRINITY MOUNTAIN AREA , , .. " ' " 38 ~ CnrnpKrOUn() Mine> 18 SOUTH FORK BOISE RIVER AREA 40 "X 19 BIG WOOD RIVER AREA , .. , .. , , , . , 42 20 SA WTOOTH WILDERNESS AREA• SOUTHWEST DIVISION 44 21 SAWTOOTH WILDERNESS AREA- NORTHEAST DIVISION. 46 22 WHITE CLOUD AREA 48 23 COPPER BASIN AREA , . 50 24 SEAFOAM AREA 52 25 SLEEPING DEER AREA 54 ABBREVIATIONS DESIGNATING SPECIESAND TERMS RB Rainbow Trout CG California Golden BR Brook Trout GRY Grayling CT Cutthroat Trout DV Dolly Varden Front Cover- Everly Lake, Sawtooth Mountains Back Cover- cathedral Lake, Bigl~rn Crags !lmor;::~.I'I.:':"",=•...-r.:•. ~,_.I:'!''''.- ..••.~~~.!I!I .• !!!~,I'I",,!'''.~~"'."".~.~7r,_.""":"""""1__ I!!_,.,__ ••=n_II!."_"'~_",,,.,,, .. ,,".,__ "••_••••• __ ••••.•"'.,,_"','""'_~ •• ,,~••"'"':-<' .••,•• ~""... '"""'_.__ "..~"'•• __"'_,"".,~ ••••• m,""."".__ ~_'",__ ,••,~_.~~~.•••.~_,•.,"'_•.•.I"'·"'·::..~~1"""""',~'~~<".,<o"_~.:"".:T-~~:f:':..t!r.~':":T,<.):''''.\'''~~~.~-:..._. ". " .•~"""''"~;v.,.~ •..• ~..._. __ .•..•_~~i'?"'..-~:: .•-:w~~:•.•....••. SELKIRK MOUNTAINS AREA-NORTHWEST DIVISIo.N AREA ONE The entire Selkirk Mountains area has been divided into four divisions to provide in'formation relative to the many lakes in this large area. The northwest division extends from Canada southward and includes a number of very fine fishing lakes. Access to this area from the east is by roads up Smith, Trout, and Myrtle Creeks or by trail from the west side road along the Kootenai Valley. From the west, access is by trail from Upper Prie~t Lake and Priest Lake. Persons desiring to use pack stock in this area are reminded that horse feed is rather scarce in many sections and that adequate amounts of hay or grain should be taken along or packed in prior to an extended trip. Several streams provide excellent fishing. 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SELKIRK MOUNTAINS AREA-NORTHEAST DIVISION AHEA TWO Access to most of the mountain lakes in this area is best vi<~ ForeRt Service trails or 'crosscountry from the Trout Creek road. People using pack stock should consider that horse feed is liot abundant and grain or hay should be carried on any extensive pack trip. > This region ofreI's wonderful possibilities for a camera fan with a variety of crags, nmyons, virgin timber, and high mountain meadows. Deer and bear frequent this area and mountain goat may be seen occasionaUy. Name31051RoadofmilesmilesmileLakeAcres291110viato73viabyvialaketrailPyramidtrailridgetrailToofromfromfromSpeciesCTRB.NoneBRfromCTshallow.trailRemarkstrailU.S.TroutBassTroutfromendfrom95.ofCreekmouthTroutend road.road.ofofCreekTroutParkerroad.CreekCreekroad.or 6 trail miles from Trout Creek road. Brush . PyramidTrout.ParkFisher.FisherLongerMountain.(Big) -8- '. ~1~~~!;!"V~!'~~";'1!;.,'~W1i"1,:;,;,l)"i'~'''·''-~f~:E'f.)li- .•~ ••It'·."}'lIiR!~·''1m:,~,WJ,!,' ~r, ~~H'·":~,,~.~;::~'t~"'~~'''''~~'~~'';'~I1i,,,,~~ .•••..;!,~t:~i·- ~~:" '-""''U .•.•~.oa:rw.-'!f.r~~~'''!"'~;.,..,..,. '1 ,,~ ~, •• ,'~orJ,>o.~."JIIIJ -~ ••• , ••'f,....''I'\~.t'"'''~~~ ••~,'', •..•..•.' .'T ~ ,. W"Ih ~ .,..r" SELKIRK MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST DIVISION AREA THREE This region lies to the east of Priest Lake and includes drainage~ into Priest, Pack and Ko'otenai Rivers. Scenery is literally outstanding. Access from the east is ,by the Myrtle, Snow, and Ruby Creek roads, from the south via the Pack River road, and from the west via reads entering from Priest Lake. 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Three lakes lying east of the Sandpoint Bonners Ferry highway are included in this area. Most of the lakes h1 this region may be reached by a short hike from the several roads that enter the mountain area. Here again wonderful> scenery is to be found, especiallv• in the northwest corner of the division in the vicinity of Roman Nose and Bottleneck peaks. Name 27<Road1of1Road1milemilesmiley,"";ilemilelakemilesAcres22toto151017viatoto5crosscountry6857fromviacrosscountrylakelake.lake.laketrailviaskidShilohviatrailviaSpeciesRBSRCTBRfromRB,CTtrailtrailMyrtle·SnowRubyfromRemarksSandRangerfromRomanfromfromCreek.RomanendCreekend12endStation.NoseCreekofofNoseroad.SnowOennickCookslakeroad.lakeroad.CreekCreeklake.road.road.road.road. Beaver. Cooks.SnowSandRomanRoman.OennickBottleneckBrooksBondBloom .Nose NO.3No.2No.1 RB, CT -12- h4~.~'~'~-....~.'II.,.~ :.:-~~ =_~"'W;'Il".:::.1!:!'~ .'1!10:_~~ ,9"",.'. -.~ ••.•~, "r •..•• r..,. ~,~