LAKES: Response to Ron Dayton
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September 6, 2026 1:00 AM
All three boat launch sites on Spirit Lake are FREE for the public to use. Sportsman Launch (the largest and closest to town) is operated by the Idaho Fish and Game. The people who fish, hunt and trap in Idaho fund around 400 such sites. If you don’t purchase a IDF&G license and use any of these FREE locations, you are a freeloader.
The other 2 sites (Maiden Rock and Bronze Bay) are run by Kootenai Co. They are funded by user fees and federal and state accounts and grants. The county operates 21 total launch locations (10-pay fee, 11-are free). I pay $50 per year.
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