Fishing in Lemhi County, Idaho

IDFG Fishing and Boating Access Sites, BLM and Forest Service launch points, Fishing Planner lake points (outlet) and stream midpoints. Checked November 2026.

• Salmon RiverIDFG recommended water, steelhead or salmon listed, 4 USGS gauges, 425.3 mi Planner length
• Middle Fork Salmon RiverIDFG recommended water, steelhead or salmon listed, 105.6 mi Planner length
• Lemhi RiverIDFG recommended water, 3 USGS gauges, 60.7 mi Planner length
• Pahsimeroi RiverIDFG recommended water, 1 USGS gauge, 58.4 mi Planner length
• Birch CreekIDFG recommended water, 46 mi Planner length
• Loon CreekIDFG recommended water, steelhead or salmon listed, 34.8 mi Planner length
• North Fork Salmon RiverIDFG recommended water, steelhead or salmon listed, 24.8 mi Planner length
• Cove Creek1 launch, 3.8 mi Planner length
• Waddington Creek1 launch, 2.2 mi Planner length
• Panther Creek1 USGS gauge, 47.5 mi Planner length
• Big Timber Creek1 USGS gauge, 22.6 mi Planner length
• Hayden Creek20.6 mi Planner length
• Napias Creek1 USGS gauge, 15.9 mi Planner length
• Lime Creek (Lemhi County)2.6 mi Planner length

Further IDFG-listed streams in Lemhi County (600)

• Camas Creek (Lemhi County)33.9 mi
• Patterson Creek31.9 mi
• Eighteenmile Creek30.9 mi
• Horse Creek26.3 mi
• Texas Creek23.2 mi
• Yellowjacket Creek22.6 mi
• Warm Spring Creek19.9 mi
• Silver Creek19.1 mi
• Sawmill Creek18.7 mi
• Clear Creek18.5 mi
• Clear Creek18.1 mi
• Big Eightmile Creek17.2 mi
• Moose Creek16.1 mi
• Canyon Creek15.7 mi
• Wilson Creek15.6 mi
• Carmen Creek15.2 mi
• Owl Creek14.9 mi
• Falls Creek14.7 mi
• Big Deer Creek14.2 mi
• Meadow Canyon14 mi
• Iron Creek13.8 mi
• Pattee Creek13.5 mi
• Tenmile Creek13.5 mi
• Big Creek13.1 mi
• Willow Creek13.1 mi
• Moyer Creek12.8 mi
• Musgrove Creek12.8 mi
• Sheep Creek12.8 mi
• Deep Creek12.5 mi
• Morse Creek12.5 mi
• Crooked Creek12.4 mi
• Mud Creek12.4 mi
• Hughes Creek12.3 mi
• Indian Creek12.3 mi
• Agency Creek12.2 mi
• Mill Creek11.6 mi
• Divide Creek11.5 mi
• Fourth Of July Creek11.5 mi
• McDevitt Creek11.4 mi
• Hat Creek11.3 mi
• Haynes Creek11.2 mi
• Hawley Creek10.9 mi
• Warm Spring Creek10.9 mi
• Basin Creek10.8 mi
• Lee Creek10.8 mi
• Bohannon Creek10.6 mi
• Geertson Creek10.6 mi
• Yearian Creek10.6 mi
• Rock Creek10.4 mi
• Cow Creek10.1 mi
• Kenney Creek10.1 mi
• Beaver Creek10 mi
• West Fork Camas Creek10 mi
• Little Hat Creek9.8 mi
• Perreau Creek9.8 mi
• Pine Creek9.8 mi
• Bear Valley Creek9.7 mi
• Castle Creek9.6 mi
• South Fork Big Creek9.6 mi
• Bia Po’i Naokwaide9.5 mi
• West Horse Creek9.5 mi
• Boulder Creek9.4 mi
• Little Horse Creek9.4 mi
• Little Deep Creek9.2 mi
• Nicholia Canyon9.2 mi
• Pratt Creek9.2 mi
• Mud Creek9.1 mi
• Woodtick Creek9.1 mi
• Wimpey Creek9 mi
• Baldy Creek8.9 mi
• Blackbird Creek8.9 mi
• East Fork Hayden Creek8.9 mi
• Little Eightmile Creek8.9 mi
• North Fork Big Creek8.9 mi
• Scott Canyon8.9 mi
• Garden Creek8.7 mi
• South Fork Camas Creek8.7 mi
• Timber Canyon8.7 mi
• Muddy Creek8.6 mi
• Roaring Creek8.6 mi

USGS gauges posting from Lemhi County

US Geological Survey provisional data, retrieved Nov 13, 2026 8:32 pm ET. Provisional readings can be revised.

IDFG Idaho Fishing Planner (list of Idaho waters), read November 7, 2026. Stream lengths as printed in the Planner; USGS gauges live.

For most Lemhi County lakes and creeks the IDFG Salmon Region limits apply; a few waters sit in a neighbouring region. By Idaho Code 36-416, residents owe $28.75 and nonresidents $106.25 for the annual fishing license, with vendor fees on top at the counter.

Other waters here follow the IDFG Upper Snake Region table. Every region table

Planner rule blocks inside Lemhi County (8)

• Birch CreekAll Waters Open All Year
• Lemhi RiverAll Waters Open All Year
• Loon CreekAll Waters Open All Year
• Middle Fork Salmon RiverAll Waters Open All Year
• North Fork Salmon RiverAll Waters Open All Year
• Pahsimeroi RiverAll Waters Open All Year
• Salmon RiverAll Waters Open All Year
• Wallace LakeTrout limit is 2

Region bag limits from Idaho Fishing Seasons and Rules, 2025-2027 for the Salmon Region, as printed on IDFG Fishing Planner water pages (the brochure PDF on idfg.idaho.gov was unreachable during site maintenance), read November 7, 2026. Fishing license fees as set in Idaho Code 36-416 (statute; IDFG sale prices add vendor and processing fees), read November 7, 2026.