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Idaho fishing guide services can help you catch fish in Idaho. A good fishing guide is important and a local Idaho fishing guide at places like Coeur d'Alene Lake fishing reports, resorts, lodges camping and RV Parks listings in Idaho. From Lake Couer d'Alene in the Panhandle to the South Fork of the Snake River, Idaho offers fishing opportunities for everyone.

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Idaho fishing is outstanding. Idaho fishing guides know the area and know how to catch trophy trout Sammons to you and bass lake trout and many other types of fish.  Contact and Idaho fishing guide today and book a trip to fish for trophy fish and limits of fish own quiet peaceful Idaho lakes and rivers and streams.  Idaho fishing is a year-round sport and Idaho fishing guides can find plenty of fun places to go and the time of the year.  Whether you like the battle of a huge strong fish, or the sport of catching limits of all kinds of fish, Idaho fishing guides can help you.

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Snake River Guide Service
Steelhead, Salmon, Sturgeon, Trout and Smallmouth Bass on the Snake and Columbia Rivers in Washington and the Clearwater River in Idaho.

Columbia Basin Fishing Guide Service

Bob Roberts catches Salmon from Bonneville Dam to the Vernita Bridge area and all spots in between. Fishermen from The Tri-Cities, Portland, The Dalles and all over the Northwest fish with Columbia Basin Fishing Guide Service to catch huge Salmon, Sturgeon, Steelhead and Walleye, and see the beautiful Columbia Gorge.

  • Tom Loder's Panhandle Outfitters
    Full time outfitter with 27 years professional experience.
    12601 S. Thunder Mountain  Valleyford, WA. 99036   1-888-300-HUNT(4868)

  • Mystic Saddle Ranch
     Quality wilderness experiences since 1969. 
    Fisher Creek Rd, Stanely, Idaho 83278 toll free 1-888-722-5432

  • Bighorn Outfitters Inc   
    Hunt and Fish in the Bighorn Crags in Idaho. 
    phone:   800 259-3992 

  • Greyhouse Inn  ( Idaho Bed and Breakfast )1894 Victorian Home, on 2 acres of park-like setting, log cabins, & carriage house.
    1115 Highway 93 South, Salmon, Idaho 83467   Ph:  208-756-3968 or 1-800-348-8097

  • Keating Outfitters
    Earl Keating   Box 3 #40 Gibbonsville Rd.   Gibbonsville, Idaho 83463
    208-865-2252

  • Salmon River Lodge
    Jolene Stoddard   Box 927   Salmon, Idaho 83467

  • Salmon River Outfitters
    Steven Shephard   Box 1751   McCall, Idaho 83638  
    United States
    206-634-4426

  • T. Avery Flyfishing Outfitters
    T. Avery   407 Deinhard Ln   McCall, Idaho 83638
    208-634-3010

  • Twin River Anglers
    534 Thain Road   Lewiston, Idaho 83501
    208-746-8946

  • Wapiti River Guides
    Gary Lane   Box 1125   Riggins, Idaho 83549
    (800)488-9872 or 503 568-4663

 
Trout Family
Species
Weight
Length
Girth
Location
Angler
Address
Lure
Test
Date
Atlantic Salmon
13 lb.
6 oz.
29.75”
17.75”
 Deadwood Reservoir Garrett Buffington
Emmett
Jensen Krocodile
6#
10/15/95
Brook
7 lb.
1 oz.
23.5”
15.5”
 Henry’s Lake DeVere Stratton
Idaho Falls
 Worm
6#
8/16/78
Brown
26 lb.
6 oz.
36.5”
24.75”
 South Fork Snake River Farrell Oswald
Idaho Falls
Sculpin
6#
4/16/81
Bull
(Dolly Varden)*
32 lb.
—
—
 Pend Orielle Lake Nelson Higgins
—
 —
—
1949
Chinook
(fresh water)
42 lb.
41.25”
29.75”
 Coeur d' Alene Lake Jane Clifford
Coeur d’Alene
Hootchie
30#
09/13/87
Chinook (ocean run)
54 lb.
—
—
 Salmon River Merrold Gold
—
 —
—
1956
Coho
6 lb.
23.5”
—
 Cascade Reservoir Ted Bowers
Horseshoe Bend
Z-ray Green
12#
09/19/92
Cutthroat
18 lb.
15 oz.
—
—
 Bear Lake Roger Grunig
Montpelier
—
—
4/30/70
Golden
5 lb.
2 oz.
—
—
 White Sands Lake George Wolverton
—
 —
—
1958
Grayling
2 lb.
7 oz.
18.125”
—
 Nez Perce Lake Velma Mahaffey
Lemhi
Horse Fly
4#
06/21/92
Kamloops
37 lb.
—
—
 Pend Oreille Lake Wes Hamlet
—
 —
—
1947
Kokanee
6 lb.
9.5 oz.
24.5”
14.5”
 Priest Lake Jerry Verge
Spokane, WA
 —
—
06/09/75
Lake (Mackinaw)
57 lb.
8 oz.
49”
32.5”
 Priest Lake Lyle McClure
Spokane, WA
—
—
11/14/71
Rainbow
19 lb.
—
—
 Hayden Lake R.M. Williams
—
 —
—
11/47
Rainbow/
Cutthroat Hybrid
24 lb.
35.5”
24.5”
 Pend Oreille Lake Irwin H. Donart
Nampa
 Bucktail Fly
12#
11/21/91
Sockeye*
5 lb.
24”
—
 Redfish Lake June McCray
Boise
 —
—
08/08/70
Steelhead
30 lb.
2 oz.
44”
—
 Clearwater River Keith Powell
Lewiston
—
—
11/23/73
*Species that can no longer be legally harvested.
Other Species
Species
Weight
Length
Girth
Location
Angler
Address
Lure
Test
Date
Bullhead Catfish 3 lb.
14 oz.
20.5”
11.875”
 Brownlee Reservoir James Winter
Gooding
Dead Minnow
10#
05/25/86
Channel Catfish 31 lb
.05 oz
38”
23.5”
 Mann Lake Kenny Decker
Kooskia
Nightcrawler
30#
08/25/01
Flathead Catfish 58 lb.
8 oz.
48”
31”
 Brownlee Reservoir J. Newberry/
K.McCormick
Star
 Snell Hooks
20#
08/23/94
Largemouth Bass 10 lb. 15 oz.
—
—
 Anderson Lake Mrs. M.W. Taylor
—
 —
—
—
Ling (Burbot)* 14 lb.
—
—
 Kootenai River P.A. Dayton
—
 —
—
1954
Northern Pike 38 lb.
9 oz.
49”
23.75”
 Coeur d' Alene Lake Dennis W. Hicks
Post Falls
 Spoon
10#
04/11/92
Northern Pike 38 lb.
9 oz.
49.75”
23”
 Hayden Lake Walter Estes
Spirit Lake
Smelt
80#
03/19/02
Smallmouth Bass 8 lb.
5 oz.
22”
19.25”
 Dworshak Reservoir Dan Steigers
Juliaetta
 Power Grub
6#
10/14/95
Sturgeon
(Rod & Reel)*		 394 lb.
—
—
 Snake River Glenn Howard
—
 —
—
1956
Sturgeon
(Set Line)*		 675 lb.
—
—
 Snake River Unknown
—
 —
—
1908
Tiger Muskie 38 lb.
7 oz.
48.25”
22.5”
 Hauser Lake Douglas Butts
Eureka, MT
 Mepps Bucktail Yellow
30#
06/16/01
Walleye 16 lb.
2 oz.
32.5”
19.5”
 Salmon Falls Creek Reservoir Bill Sorensen
Kuna
Mr. Twister
8#
06/07/96
*Species that can no longer be legally harvested.
Nongame Species
Species
Weight
Length
Girth
Location
Angler
Address
Lure
Test
Date
Carp 37 lb.
8 oz.
44”
25.5”
 Brownlee Reservoir Jere Bower
Boise
 Shad Rap
12#
06/13/88
Pikeminnow 7 lb.
1.44 oz.
26”
14.5”
 North Fork Payette River Bob Chegwidden
Nampa
Worm
6#
09/21/96
*Species that can no longer be legally harvested.

thanks to the Idaho Dept of Fish & Wildlife for these numbers

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