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Fish Species of the Inland Northwest
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55species guides
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ID · WA · MT · ORregional waters
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Common targets across North Idaho, Eastern Washington, Western Montana, and Oregon.
Trout, salmon, and whitefishRainbow TroutOncorhynchus mykissID · WA · MT · OR543 lakes · 398 river reachesView fishing guide 
Trout, salmon, and whitefishKokaneeOncorhynchus nerkaID · WA · MT · OR126 lakes · 6 river reachesView fishing guide 
Bass, crappie, and sunfishLargemouth BassMicropterus salmoidesID · WA · MT · OR308 lakes · 14 river reachesView fishing guide 
Bass, crappie, and sunfishSmallmouth BassMicropterus dolomieuID · WA · MT · OR121 lakes · 89 river reachesView fishing guide 
Walleye, perch, pike, and related fishWalleyeSander vitreusID · WA · MT19 lakes · 30 river reachesView fishing guide 
Walleye, perch, pike, and related fishNorthern PikeEsox luciusID · WA · MT49 lakes · 40 river reachesView fishing guide Complete library
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Trout, salmon, and whitefish
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Trout, salmon, and whitefishArctic GraylingThymallus arcticusID · WA · MT6 lakes · 5 river reachesView fishing guide Trout, salmon, and whitefishAtlantic SalmonSalmo salarWA1 lakeView fishing guide Trout, salmon, and whitefishBear Lake WhitefishProsopium abyssicolaID1 lakeView fishing guide Trout, salmon, and whitefishBonneville Cutthroat TroutOncorhynchus clarkii utahID1 lakeView fishing guide Trout, salmon, and whitefishBonneville WhitefishProsopium spilonotusID1 lakeView fishing guide 
Trout, salmon, and whitefishBrook TroutSalvelinus fontinalisID · WA · MT · OR89 lakes · 145 river reachesView fishing guide 
Trout, salmon, and whitefishBrown TroutSalmo truttaID · WA · MT · OR46 lakes · 151 river reachesView fishing guide 
Trout, salmon, and whitefishBull TroutSalvelinus confluentusID · WA · MT · OR37 lakes · 114 river reachesView fishing guide 
Trout, salmon, and whitefishChinook SalmonOncorhynchus tshawytschaID · WA · MT · OR15 lakes · 109 river reachesView fishing guide Trout, salmon, and whitefishCiscoCoregonus artediID · WA · MT1 lakeView fishing guide Trout, salmon, and whitefishCoastal Cutthroat TroutOncorhynchus clarkii clarkiiWA42 lakes · 26 river reachesView fishing guide 
Trout, salmon, and whitefishCoho SalmonOncorhynchus kisutchID · WA · OR9 lakes · 93 river reachesView fishing guide Trout, salmon, and whitefishCutbow TroutOncorhynchus mykiss × Oncorhynchus clarkiiID · WA · MT6 lakes · 4 river reachesView fishing guide 
Trout, salmon, and whitefishCutthroat TroutOncorhynchus clarkiiID · WA · MT · OR44 lakes · 115 river reachesView fishing guide Trout, salmon, and whitefishGolden TroutOncorhynchus aguabonitaID · WA · MT5 lakesView fishing guide Trout, salmon, and whitefishKokaneeOncorhynchus nerkaID · WA · MT · OR126 lakes · 6 river reachesView fishing guide Trout, salmon, and whitefishLahontan Cutthroat TroutOncorhynchus clarkii henshawiID · WA1 lakeView fishing guide 
Trout, salmon, and whitefishLake TroutSalvelinus namaycushID · WA · MT · OR24 lakesView fishing guide 
Trout, salmon, and whitefishLake WhitefishCoregonus clupeaformisID · WA · MT7 lakes · 3 river reachesView fishing guide 
Trout, salmon, and whitefishMountain WhitefishProsopium williamsoniID · WA · MT · OR28 lakes · 235 river reachesView fishing guide 
Trout, salmon, and whitefishPygmy WhitefishProsopium coulteriiID · WA · MT6 lakesView fishing guide Trout, salmon, and whitefishRainbow TroutOncorhynchus mykissID · WA · MT · OR543 lakes · 398 river reachesView fishing guide 
Trout, salmon, and whitefishRedband TroutOncorhynchus mykiss gairdneriID · WA · MT · OR9 lakes · 30 river reachesView fishing guide 
Trout, salmon, and whitefishSockeye SalmonOncorhynchus nerkaID · WA2 lakes · 3 river reachesView fishing guide 
Trout, salmon, and whitefishSteelheadOncorhynchus mykissID · WA · OR4 lakes · 127 river reachesView fishing guide 
Trout, salmon, and whitefishTiger TroutSalmo trutta × Salvelinus fontinalisID · WA · MT25 lakesView fishing guide 
Trout, salmon, and whitefishWestslope Cutthroat TroutOncorhynchus clarkii lewisiID · WA · MT66 lakes · 146 river reachesView fishing guide 
Trout, salmon, and whitefishYellowstone Cutthroat TroutOncorhynchus clarkii bouvieriID · MT6 lakes · 17 river reachesView fishing guide Bass, crappie, and sunfish
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Bass, crappie, and sunfishBlack CrappiePomoxis nigromaculatusID · WA · MT · OR161 lakes · 5 river reachesView fishing guide 
Bass, crappie, and sunfishBluegillLepomis macrochirusID · WA · MT · OR183 lakes · 2 river reachesView fishing guide 
Bass, crappie, and sunfishGreen SunfishLepomis cyanellusID · WA · MT4 lakesView fishing guide Bass, crappie, and sunfishLargemouth BassMicropterus salmoidesID · WA · MT · OR308 lakes · 14 river reachesView fishing guide 
Bass, crappie, and sunfishPumpkinseedLepomis gibbosusID · WA · MT95 lakes · 1 river reachView fishing guide Bass, crappie, and sunfishRock BassAmbloplites rupestrisID · WA · MT7 lakesView fishing guide Bass, crappie, and sunfishSmallmouth BassMicropterus dolomieuID · WA · MT · OR121 lakes · 89 river reachesView fishing guide Bass, crappie, and sunfishSpotted BassMicropterus punctulatusID · WA1 lakeView fishing guide Bass, crappie, and sunfishWarmouthLepomis gulosusID · WA · MT1 lakeView fishing guide 
Bass, crappie, and sunfishWhite CrappiePomoxis annularisID · WA · MT28 lakesView fishing guide Walleye, perch, pike, and related fish
5 guides
Walleye, perch, pike, and related fishGrass PickerelEsox americanus vermiculatusWA3 lakesView fishing guide Walleye, perch, pike, and related fishNorthern PikeEsox luciusID · WA · MT49 lakes · 40 river reachesView fishing guide 
Walleye, perch, pike, and related fishTiger MuskieEsox lucius × Esox masquinongyID · WA · MT · OR19 lakesView fishing guide Walleye, perch, pike, and related fishWalleyeSander vitreusID · WA · MT19 lakes · 30 river reachesView fishing guide 
Walleye, perch, pike, and related fishYellow PerchPerca flavescensID · WA · MT · OR260 lakes · 18 river reachesView fishing guide Catfish and bullheads
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Catfish and bullheadsBlack BullheadAmeiurus melasID · WA · MT6 lakesView fishing guide 
Catfish and bullheadsBrown BullheadAmeiurus nebulosusID · WA · MT · OR74 lakes · 2 river reachesView fishing guide 
Catfish and bullheadsChannel CatfishIctalurus punctatusID · WA · MT · OR46 lakes · 41 river reachesView fishing guide 
Catfish and bullheadsFlathead CatfishPylodictis olivarisID · WA · MT · OR1 lake · 2 river reachesView fishing guide 
Catfish and bullheadsYellow BullheadAmeiurus natalisID · WA · MT2 lakesView fishing guide Other regional fish
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Other regional fishBurbotLota lotaID · WA · MT16 lakes · 18 river reachesView fishing guide 
Other regional fishCommon CarpCyprinus carpioID · WA · MT8 lakes · 9 river reachesView fishing guide 
Other regional fishNorthern PikeminnowPtychocheilus oregonensisID · WA · MT6 lakes · 5 river reachesView fishing guide Other regional fishRedside ShinerRichardsonius balteatusID · WA · MT1 lakeView fishing guide 
Other regional fishTenchTinca tincaID · WA · MT21 lakesView fishing guide Other regional fishUtah SuckerCatostomus ardensID · WA · MT1 lakeView fishing guide 
Other regional fishWhite SturgeonAcipenser transmontanusID · WA · MT · OR8 lakes · 11 river reachesView fishing guide No species match those filters. Clear a filter or try another search.
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Identification guidance does not replace current regulations. Seasons, harvest rules, bait restrictions, protected-species requirements, and emergency closures can differ by water and change during the year.