Coeur d'Alene Lake fishing
Coeur d'Alene Lake fishing lists Kokanee Salmon and Chinook Salmon on a natural lake, outside the stocking reports. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.
- Last stocked
- Not in these reports
- Plants on record
- 0
- Species recorded
- 2
- Surface acres
- 27,910.9
Fish at Coeur d'Alene Lake
Kokanee Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk
Best: dawn, dusk
Stocked into the lake starting in 1937, kokanee are now a self-sufficient, naturally reproducing population. (iwrri.uidaho.edu, accessed September 25, 2026)
Kokanee species guide 
Chinook Salmon Confirmed present
Stocked starting in 1982, Chinook salmon now naturally reproduce and spawn in the Coeur d'Alene system, a lake they were historically blocked from reaching by a natural rock dam at Spokane Falls. (iwrri.uidaho.edu, accessed September 25, 2026)
Chinook Salmon species guideAccess and facts
- Water type
- natural lake
- Nearest town
- Coeur d'Alene, ID
- Boat ramp
- Yes
- ADA accessible
- Yes
- Facilities
- restrooms, camping, dock
IDFG lists boat ramps and docks, restrooms, camping, and ADA-accessible areas, with no motor restrictions. Several marinas cluster near the city of Coeur d'Alene: Blackwell Island, The Boardwalk, and Silver Beach among them.
Other places to fish at Coeur d'Alene Lake
About Coeur d'Alene Lake
Largemouth and smallmouth bass thrive in nearshore southern waters. Northern pike hold at shallow tributary mouths. Chinook salmon stocked since 1982 now spawn on their own. Kokanee stocked since 1937 do the same. Before settlement the lake held bull trout, westslope cutthroat, and whitefish. The 27,911-acre lake drains to the Coeur d'Alene River across Benewah and Kootenai counties. A natural rock dam at Spokane Falls blocked Chinook until stocking began.
