The tournament details - start and end times, location, sponsor, etc., are available in the table below.
Any person, organization, club, business, partnership, corporation or other entity that sponsors a fishing contest which is based on the capture of an individual fish, or the size or number of fish captured, must first obtain a fishing contest permit from the Idaho Department of Fish and Game. A fishing contest is defined as an event where the total prize value is greater than $1,000; or the individual entry fee is greater than $25; or the number of boats is greater than 10 or the number of individuals contestants is greater than 20; or there is a live fish weigh-in.
If you're interested in sponsoring a fishing contest, contact your local Fish & Game office for permit application information OR complete this contest application permit form [PDF, 50 KB] and mail it to:
IDFG Fishing Contests
PO Box 25
Boise, ID 83707
NOTE: Most of the tournaments are club/contest events. Crowding may occur on a specific body of water on a given day. Non-contest anglers may wish to use another boat ramp or location that day.
| Idaho Fishing Tournament Schedule 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start Date | End Date | Body of Water | Boat Ramp Used | Club Name |
| 1/14/2017 | 1/14/2017 | Winchester Lake | All Access | Winchester Lake State Park |
| 1/21/2017 | 1/21/2017 | Devil Creek Reservoir | Main Ramp | Big Dog Fishing Club |
| 1/28/2017 | 1/28/2017 | American Falls | Sportsman Park | American Fisheries Society: Portneuf Subunit |
| 1/28/2017 | 1/28/2017 | Elk Creek Reservoir | Lakewide | Elk River Recreation District |
| 1/28/2017 | 1/28/2017 | Cascade Lake | ??? | Hardwater Classic |
| 2/1/2017 | 3/11/2017 | Snake River, Salmon River Hells Canyon | Hammer Creek-Spring Bar, Vinegar Creek-Pittsburg Landing | River Adventures Inc |
| 2/4/2017 | 2/4/2017 | Deep Creek, Weston, Twin Lakes | ??? | Woodwards Country Store |
| 2/11/2017 | 2/12/2017 | Cascade Lake | City Park | Perch Assault/Cascade Chamber of Commerce |
| 2/18/2017 | 2/19/2017 | Cascade Lake | All Access | Tackle Toms/Cascade Chamber of Commerce |
| 2/25/2017 | 2/25/2017 | CJ Strike | Black Sands | Treasure Valley Bass |
| Start Date | End Date | Body of Water | Boat Ramp Used | Club Name |
| 3/1/2017 | 3/31/2017 | Salmon River | Section 14-19 | Challis Chamber Of Commerce |
| 3/4/2017 | 3/4/2017 | CJ Strike | Black Sands | Boise Bass Busters |
| 3/11/2017 | 3/11/2017 | CJ Strike | Black Sands | Snake River Bassmasters |
| 3/11/2017 | 3/11/2017 | Swan Falls | Upper Ramp | Kayak Fishing Idaho |
| 3/12/2017 | 3/12/2017 | CJ Strike | Air Force | Mountain Home Hawg Hunters |
| 3/18/2017 | 3/18/2017 | CJ Strike | Black Sands | Magic Valley Bassmasters |
| 3/18/2017 | 3/18/2017 | Brownlee | Woodhead | Idaho Bassmasters |
| 3/25/2017 | 3/26/2017 | CJ Strike | Black Sands | Snake River Valley Bass Club |
| 3/25/2017 | 3/26/2017 | Brownlee | Woodhead | The Idaho Bass Federation |
| 3/26/2017 | 3/26/2017 | CJ Strike | Black Sands | Mini Cassia Bassers |
| Start Date | End Date | Body of Water | Boat Ramp Used | Club Name |
| 4/1/2017 | 4/2/2017 | Brownlee | Woodhead | Payette River Bassmasters |
| 4/8/2017 | 4/9/2017 | Brownlee | Woodhead | Snake River Bassmasters |
| 4/8/2017 | 4/8/2017 | CJ Strike | Black Sands | Idaho Bassmasters |
| 4/8/2017 | 4/9/2017 | Coeur d'Alene Lake | Harrison Ramp | Fins And Feathers |
| 4/15/2017 | 4/15/2017 | Lake Walcott | State Park | Snake River Valley Bass Club |
| 4/15/2017 | 4/15/2017 | Coeur d'Alene Lake | Sun Up Bay | Pend Oreille Bass Club |
| 4/15/2017 | 4/15/2017 | CJ Strike | Cottonwood Ramp | Kayak Fishing Idaho |
| 4/15/2017 | 4/15/2017 | Lake Lowell | Caldwell Ramp | Boise Bass Busters |
| 4/20/2017 | 4/20/2017 | Swan Falls | Upper Boat Ramp | Midnight Bassmasters |
| 4/22/2017 | 4/22/2017 | Anderson Ranch | Curlew | Magic Valley Bassmasters |
| Start Date | End Date | Body of Water | Boat Ramp Used | Club Name |
| 4/22/2017 | 4/22/2017 | Coeur d'Alene Lake | Sun Up Bay | Spokane Bass Club |
| 4/22/2017 | 4/22/2017 | CJ Strike | Black Sands | Intermountain Bass |
| 4/23/2017 | 4/23/2017 | Anderson Ranch | Curlew | Mountain Home Hawg Hunters |
| 4/28/2017 | 4/30/2017 | Lake Lowell | Caldwell Ramp | Treasure Valley Bass |
| 4/29/2017 | 4/29/2017 | Massacre Rocks | State Park | Snake River Valley Bass Club |
| 4/29/2017 | 4/29/2017 | Milner | Riverside Resort | Mini Cassia Bassers |
| 4/29/2017 | 4/30/2017 | Coeur d'Alene Lake and Adjoining Waters | Harrison Ramp | Fins And Feathers |
| 5/4/2017 | 5/4/2017 | CJ Strike | Black Sand | Midnight Bassmasters |
| 5/6/2017 | 5/7/2017 | CJ Strike | Black Sands | Idaho Bass Nation |
| 5/6/2017 | 5/6/2017 | Spirit Lake | Public Access | Pend Oreille Bass Club |
| Start Date | End Date | Body of Water | Boat Ramp Used | Club Name |
| 6/3/2017 | 6/3/2017 | Lake Walcott | State Park | Maniac Custom Lures |
| 5/6/2017 | 5/7/2017 | Anderson Ranch | Curlew | Mini Cassia Bassers |
| 5/13/2017 | 5/13/2017 | CJ Strike | Black Sands | Snake River Bassmasters |
| 5/13/2017 | 5/13/2017 | Milner | Riverside Resort | Magic Valley Bassmasters |
| 5/13/2017 | 5/13/2017 | Anderson Ranch | Curlew | Mountain Home Hawg Hunters |
| 5/13/2017 | 5/13/2017 | Lake Walcott | State Park | Snake River Valley Bass Club |
| 5/13/2017 | 5/13/2017 | Priest Lake | Coolin Ramp | Pend Oreille Bass Club |
| 5/13/2017 | 5/13/2017 | Dworshak | Big Eddy | Kayak Fishing Idaho |
| 5/13/2017 | 5/13/2017 | Anderson Ranch | Curlew | Boise Bass Busters |
| 5/18/2017 | 5/18/2017 | Lucky Peak | Spring Shores | Midnight Bassmasters |
| Start Date | End Date | Body of Water | Boat Ramp Used | Club Name |
| 5/20/2017 | 5/21/2017 | Cascade Lake | Sugar Loaf | Payette River Bassmasters |
| 5/20/2017 | 5/20/2017 | Pend Oreille Lake | Sand Point | Idaho Bass Nation |
| 5/20/2017 | 5/20/2017 | American Falls | Willow Bay | Snake River Valley Bass Club |
| 5/20/2017 | 5/20/2017 | Milner | Riverside Resort | The Idaho Bass Federation |
| 5/27/2017 | 5/28/2017 | Snake River | Rivers Edge RV Park | Idaho Bowfishing Association |
| 5/27/2017 | 5/27/2017 | Pend Oreille Lake And River | Morton Slough | Pend Oreille Bass Club |
| 6/3/2017 | 6/3/2017 | CJ Strike | Air Force | Idaho Bass Nation |
| 6/3/2017 | 6/4/2017 | Cascade Lake | Golf Course | Midnight Bassmasters |
| 6/3/2017 | 6/3/2017 | American Falls | Willow Bay | Snake River Valley Bass Club |
| 6/3/2017 | 6/3/2017 | Milner | Bedke | Mini Cassia Bassers |
| Start Date | End Date | Body of Water | Boat Ramp Used | Club Name |
| 6/4/2017 | 6/4/2017 | Cascade Lake | Sugar Loaf | Boise Bass Busters |
| 6/10/2017 | 6/11/2017 | Coeur d'Alene Lake | McCuen Park | Reel Sportsman Television |
| 6/11/2017 | 6/11/2017 | Milner | Bedke | Mountain Home Hawg Hunters |
| 6/11/2017 | 6/11/2017 | Lake Walcott | State Park | Mini Cassia Bassers |
| 6/17/2017 | 6/18/2017 | Dworshak | Big Eddy | Montana Bass Nation |
| 6/17/2017 | 6/18/2017 | Pend Oreille Lake and River | Willow Bay | Pend Oreille Bass Club |
| 6/17/2017 | 6/18/2017 | Cascade Lake | Golf Course | The Idaho Bass Federation |
| 6/17/2017 | 6/17/2017 | CJ Strike | Cottonwood | Kayak Fishing Idaho |
| 6/18/2017 | 6/18/2017 | American Falls | Willow Bay | American Legion-Roland Evans Post 3 |
| 6/24/2017 | 6/25/2017 | CJ Strike | Cottonwood | Idaho Bowfishing Association |
| Start Date | End Date | Body of Water | Boat Ramp Used | Club Name |
| 6/24/2017 | 6/24/2017 | Anderson Ranch | Curlew | Snake River Valley Bass Club |
| 6/24/2017 | 6/24/2017 | Cascade Lake | Boulder Creek | Intermountain Bass |
| 6/24/2017 | 6/24/2017 | Anderson Ranch | Curlew | Idaho Bassmasters |
| 7/8/2017 | 7/8/2017 | Brownlee | Woodhead | Midnight Bassmasters |
| 7/8/2017 | 7/9/2017 | Snake River | Hells Gate State Park | Idaho Bowfishing Association |
| 7/8/2017 | 7/8/2017 | Milner | Riverside Resort | Snake River Valley Bass Club |
| 7/8/2017 | 7/8/201 | Anderson Ranch | Deer Creek | Intermountain Bass |
| 7/8/2017 | 7/8/2017 | CJ Strike | Black Sands | The Idaho Bass Federation |
| 7/8/2017 | 7/8/2017 | Massacre Rocks | State Park | Mini Cassia Bassers |
| 7/15/2017 | 7/16/2017 | CJ Strike | Black Sands | Payette River Bassmasters |
| Start Date | End Date | Body of Water | Boat Ramp Used | Club Name |
| 7/15/2017 | 7/15/2017 | Massacre Rocks | State Park | Magic Valley Bassmasters |
| 7/15/2017 | 7/16/2017 | Coeur d'Alene Lake | Harrison Ramp | Montana Tbf |
| 7/16/2017 | 7/16/2017 | Lake Walcott | State Park | Magic Valley Bassmasters |
| 7/22/2017 | 7/23/2017 | CJ Strike | Air Force | Snake River Bassmasters |
| 7/22/2017 | 7/22/2017 | Coeur d'Alene Lake | Rocky Point | Kayak Fishing Idaho |
| 7/27/2017 | 7/27/2017 | CJ Strike | Black Sands | Midnight Bassmasters |
| 7/29/2017 | 7/30/2017 | CJ Strike | Black Sands | The Idaho Bass Federation |
| 7/29/2017 | 7/29/2017 | Cascade Lake | Sugar Loaf | Idaho Bassmasters |
| 7/30/2017 | 7/30/2017 | Pend Oreille Lake and River | Willow Bay | Pend Oreille Bass Club |
| 8/5/2017 | 8/6/2017 | CJ Strike | Black Sands | Intermountain Bass |
| Start Date | End Date | Body of Water | Boat Ramp Used | Club Name |
| 8/5/2017 | 8/6/2017 | CJ Strike | Black Sands | The Idaho Bass Federation |
| 8/12/2017 | 8/13/2017 | CJ Strike | Black Sands | Magic Valley Bassmasters |
| 8/12/2017 | 8/12/2017 | Milner | Riverside Resort | Boise Bass Busters |
| 8/19/2017 | 8/19/2017 | Priest Lake | Coolin Ramp | Pend Oreille Bass Club |
| 8/19/2017 | 8/19/2017 | Milner | Bedke | Mini Cassia Bassers |
| 8/19/2017 | 8/19/2017 | Anderson Ranch | Curlew | Kayak Fishing Idaho |
| 8/20/2017 | 8/20/2017 | Anderson Ranch | Curlew | Mountain Home Hawg Hunters |
| 8/24/2017 | 8/24/2017 | Swan Falls | Upper Boat Ramp | Midnight Bassmasters |
| 8/26/2017 | 8/26/2017 | Cascade Lake | Sugar Loaf | Snake River Bassmasters |
| 9/1/2017 | 9/2/2017 | Dworshak | Big Eddy | Payette River Bassmasters |
| Start Date | End Date | Body of Water | Boat Ramp Used | Club Name |
| 9/9/2017 | 9/6/2017 | Milner | Golf Course | Magic Valley Bassmasters |
| 9/9/2017 | 9/10/2017 | Anderson Ranch | Curlew | Midnight Bassmasters |
| 9/9/2017 | 9/9/2017 | Brownlee | Woodhead | Kayak Fishing Idaho |
| 9/14/2017 | 9/14/2017 | Lucky Peak | Spring Shores | Midnight Bassmasters |
| 9/15/2017 | 9/16/2017 | Dworshak | Freeman Creek | Pend Oreille Bass Club |
| 9/16/2017 | 9/16/2017 | CJ Strike | Black Sands | Idaho Bassmasters |
| 9/16/2017 | 9/16/2017 | Brownlee | Woodhead | Boise Bass Busters |
| 9/23/2017 | 9/23/2017 | Dworshak | Big Eddy | Snake River Bassmasters |
| 9/23/2017 | 9/24/2017 | Pend Oreille Lake | Morton Slough | Montana Bass Nation |
| 9/24/2017 | 9/24/2017 | Pend Oreille River | Morton Slough | Spokane Bass Club |
| Start Date | End Date | Body of Water | Boat Ramp Used | Club Name |
| 9/24/2017 | 9/24/2017 | Lake Walcott | State Park | Mini Cassia Bassers |
| 9/30/2017 | 9/30/2017 | Lake Walcott | State Park | Magic Valley Bassmasters |
| 9/30/2017 | 9/30/2017 | Pend Oreille River | Morton Slough | Pend Oreille Bass Club |
| 9/30/2017 | 9/30/2017 | Dworshak | Deat Acres | Intermountain Bass |
| 10/7/2017 | 10/7/2017 | CJ Strike | Black Sands | Idaho Bass Nation |
| 10/7/2017 | 10/8/2017 | Brownlee | Woodhead | Mountain Home Hawg Hunters |
| 10/7/2017 | 10/8/2017 | Dworshak | State Park | Spokane Bass Club |
| 10/14/2017 | 10/14/2017 | Brownlee | Woodhead | Idaho Bassmasters |
| 10/21/2017 | 10/21/2017 | CJ Strike | Black Sands | Boise Bass Busters |
| 10/28/2017 | 10/28/2017 | Pend Oreille Lake | Hope Ramp | Pend Oreille Bass Club |
| Start Date | End Date | Body of Water | Boat Ramp Used | Club Name |
| 11/4/2017 | 11/4/2017 | CJ Strike | Black Sands | Snake River Bassmasters |
| 11/4/2017 | 11/4/2017 | Pend Oreille Lake and River | Hope Ramp | Pend Oreille Bass Club |