Northeast of Coeur d' Alene you will find one of Idaho's largest natural lakes, Lake Pend Oreille. This large expanse is home to largemouth bass and crappie. There are numerous launching sites, and accommodations along the shores of Lake Pend Oreille. The Pend Oreille River is teaming with large and smallmouth bass as well as crappie, perch and bullhead. Both the Kootenai River, and Clearwater River have smallmouth bass; and, the Kootenai is home to the largest fresh-water fish in Nother America, the White Sturgeon. This once anadramous prehistoric fish is protected by "catch and release only using barbless hooks" regulations. A smaller, but one of the more popular lakes for bass, is Hayden Lake, which is inhabited by both large and smallmouth bass as well as crappie, perch and bullheads. Like all of the North Idaho lakes, Hayden is surrounded with mountain beauty filled with towering pines scenting the fresh clean air. Few places in the country can you experience the beauty of North Idaho while fishing for your favorite warm-water species.
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