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FEATURED REPORTS - March, 2026

27-inch Westslope cutthroat trout catch and release state record

27-inch Westslope cutthroat trout catch and release state record

Report Date: Congratulations to Kyle Hatrock of Coeur d'Alene, who reeled in a 27-inch Westslope cutthroat trout catch and release state record. Idaho’s deepest lake — Lake Pend Oreille — no doubt possesses some aquatic beasts of mythical proportion. At a maximum depth...
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Bear Lake Report

Bear Lake Report

Report Date: BEAR LAKE and BEAR LAKE STATE PARK Conditions, as of 2/9/2026: ********** WATER (LAKE) TEMPERATURE: Lake Temperature: @ 38.7 degrees as measured in the Bear Lake State Park Marina. ********** LAKE ELEVATION: Current Lake Elevation: @ 5915.75'. Full elevation: 5923.65'. 2025/26 Low elevation: 5915.05'. 2025 High elevation: 5919.35'. 2024/2025 Low...
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Bear Lake Conditions Update

Bear Lake Conditions Update

Report Date: BEAR LAKE and BEAR LAKE STATE PARK Conditions, as of 2/2/2026: ********** WATER (LAKE) TEMPERATURE: Lake Temperature: @ 36.3 degrees as measured in the Bear Lake State Park Marina. ********** LAKE ELEVATION: Current Lake Elevation: @ 5915.70'. Full elevation: 5923.65'. 2025/26 Low elevation: 5915.05'. 2025 High elevation: 5919.35'. 2024/2025 Low...
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Bear Lake Report

Bear Lake Report

Report Date: BEAR LAKE and BEAR LAKE STATE PARK Conditions, as of 1/26/2026: ********** WATER (LAKE) TEMPERATURE: Lake Temperature: @ 35.0 degrees as measured in the Bear Lake State Park Marina. ********** LAKE ELEVATION: Current Lake Elevation: @ 5915.65'. Full elevation: 5923.65'. 2025/26 Low elevation: 5915.05'. 2025 High elevation: 5919.35'. 2024/2025 Low...
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Bear Lake Conditions Update

Bear Lake Conditions Update

Report Date: WATER (LAKE) TEMPERATURE: Lake Temperature: @ 37.9 degrees as measured in the Bear Lake State Park Marina. ********** LAKE ELEVATION: Current Lake Elevation: @ 5915.60'. Full elevation: 5923.65'. 2025/26 Low elevation: 5915.05'. 2025 High elevation: 5919.35'. 2024/2025 Low elevation: 5917.30'. 2024 High elevation: 5920.20'. 2023/24 Low elevation: 5916.10'. 2023 High elevation:...
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Steelhead fishing has been slow

Report Date: Bass will likely be difficult to catch throughout the winter, but trout will be available to anglers. Steelhead fishing has been slow, but steelhead are distributed throughout hells canyon up to the dam. Sturgeon fishing can be good in the Snake...
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