Hi,

I have a 4-year-old, a tent, and pretty standard equipment, but no boat.  Are there any good areas with enough smallish fish biting to entertain a little one, good (big!) bass fishing from shore, and/or cheap boat rentals?  I'm looking for somewhere within 1-2 hours driving of Spokane to camp for a weekend where we can catch enough fish to justify turning on the smoker. :-)

Thanks,

Sarah

I haven't been around there much since the mid 80's, but once of the nicest areas I saw was around Ft. Spokane. I believe it was around Davenport.

Another option is the short jump across the border to Idaho. I believe kids still fish free, but you would need to get a non-resident license. I did that about 4 years ago and think I paid around $25 for a three day license. The area I fished was Rathdrum, which is within the drive time you specified.

Sarah,

I know of a great place that will allow tent camping, boat rentals (with motors if desired) and some great fishing action as of late.

Williams Lake is mainly a trout lake, but I've seen some bass caught out of there as well. If you don't want to rent a boat, the dock is a very productive spot that a lot of kids fish off of.

Here's the link to Klink's resort, where everything is taken care of as far as camping and fishing. The site even has a "directions" tab at the top, along with the "amenities" tab that includes a map. Check it out! My girlfriend and I caught our limits of Rainbow Trout (5 each) and had a good time; I just couldn't get the bass to bite.

http://www.klinksresort.com/

Hey Sarah if you want to travel over to Idaho there is Round Lake camp ground about 10min south of Sandpoint.

The campgrounds are really nice w/ showers and is embedded in tress so you are camping in shade. The Lake is nice lake filled w/ trout, bass, and pan fish with two long docks and a walking trail around the lake. Its a beautiful place to go. Also has a small beach area for the kids to swim.

No boat rentels but I believe they have canno rentels.

Im not able to post the link but you can search it Round lake state park

Hope you have a fun and relaxing time   :)