KOOTENAI RIVER AT BONNERS FERRY ID

KOOTENAI RIVER ID USGS

KOOTENAI RIVER AT BONNERS FERRY ID (12309500) is a real-time river monitoring station on the KOOTENAI RIVER in ID, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level and keeps recent, datum-labelled water-level history for anglers. 14 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number: 12309500
Operated by: U.S. Geological Survey
State: ID
Coordinates: 48.6981, -116.3125

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Fishing regulations

Panhandle Region zone default

Default area rules for fish in the public records above. A grey row means the release has no canonical regulation match for that species.

Panhandle Region zone default only. Water-specific, national-park, sanctuary, licence, and in-season exceptions may apply.

Brook Trout Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details Close
- Open all year
  
  Daily limit
  25
  
  Notes
  Region default (all waters open all year unless modified)
  
  Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
Bluegill No season data
Brook × Bull Trout No season data
Columbia River Redband Trout No season data
Largemouth Bass No season data
Largescale Sucker No season data
Mountain Whitefish No season data
Northern Pikeminnow No season data
Peamouth No season data
Rainbow Trout No season data
Redside Shiner No season data
Sockeye Salmon No season data
Westslope Cutthroat Trout No season data
White Sturgeon No season data

Effective Jan 1, 2026 – Sep 14, 2027 · evaluated for 2026-09-10 in America/Boise

Regulations shown are for reference only and may not reflect in-season changes. Always verify current regulations with the Idaho Fishing Seasons and Rules before fishing.

Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

Kootenai River At Bonners Ferry Id has 14 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.

Species include: Largescale Sucker (Catostomus macrocheilus), Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus), Largemouth Bass (Micropterus nigricans), Peamouth (Mylocheilus caurinus), Westslope Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus lewisi), and 9 others.

Largescale Sucker Catostomus macrocheilus
Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
Peamouth Mylocheilus caurinus
Westslope Cutthroat Trout Oncorhynchus lewisi
Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
Columbia River Redband Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdneri
Sockeye Salmon Oncorhynchus nerka
Mountain Whitefish Prosopium williamsoni
Northern Pikeminnow Ptychocheilus oregonensis
Redside Shiner Richardsonius balteatus
Brook × Bull Trout Salvelinus confluentus × fontinalis
Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
White Sturgeon Sinosturio transmontanus

Where these records come from

Evidence: Community observations nearby; Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
Records: 14 species; from 19 individual records
Observed: Jul 13, 2018 – Jun 13, 2026; 19 dated records

Sources

iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 19 records