Daniels Reservoir

Flows into the Little Malad River

  • Recommended Fishing Water

Daniels Reservoir in Oneida County is 361.7 acres.

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A 95 foot earthen dam, constructed in 1967, impounds the Little Malad River, Wright Creek and Hill Creek to create the 360 acre irrigation reservoir known as Daniels Reservoir.

Facilities

Motor Restriction
No
Boat Ramp
Yes
Dock
Yes
Toilet
Yes
Campground
Yes
ADA Access
Yes

Directions

Located approximately 15 miles northwest of the city of Malad, in Oneida County, Idaho

Recommended Game Fish

Species Observed in Surveys

Fish Stocking Records

Date Species Quantity General Size
2024/06/04 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 26,588 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2023/06/21 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 20,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2022/05/24 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 20,066 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/06/03 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 20,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2020/05/29 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 21,283 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/06/28 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 21,667 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2018/06/20 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 21,045 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2017/06/12 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 20,037 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/06/08 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 39,994 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2015/06/03 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 19,998 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/06/06 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 12,643 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/06/05 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 7,320 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/06/04 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 20,031 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/06/05 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 20,400 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2011/06/07 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 20,800 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2010/05/27 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 21,350 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2009/05/27 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 29,120 Fry (0-3 inches)
2008/05/14 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 30,150 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2007/04/19 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 29,500 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2006/05/08 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 8,990 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2006/05/05 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 13,640 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2005/06/02 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 26,758 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2004/05/12 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 13,122 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2004/05/11 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 13,125 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2003/09/11 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 7,357 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/09/10 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 7,650 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/05/28 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 11,248 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2002/10/04 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 11,340 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2001/09/10 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 11,250 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/10/04 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 11,250 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2000/05/22 Bear River Bonneville Cutthroat 5,060 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/09/27 Bear River Bonneville Cutthroat 23,300 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1999/09/27 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 11,250 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1999/05/25 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 1,875 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/09/24 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 11,360 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1998/06/01 Bear Lake Bonneville Cutthroat 5,625 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/05/29 Bear Lake Bonneville Cutthroat 5,625 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/05/11 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 3,750 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/05/08 Domestic Kamloops 1,175 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/05/08 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 1,175 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/10/15 Domestic Kamloops 15,903 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1996/09/24 Rainbow X Cutthroat - Diploid 11,250 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1996/04/30 Domestic Kamloops 2,430 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/04/30 Rainbow X Cutthroat - Diploid 2,340 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1995/09/27 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 7,900 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1995/09/27 Rainbow X Cutthroat - Diploid 7,900 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1995/05/05 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 2,345 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/09/28 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 15,820 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1994/05/05 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 4,690 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/10/25 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 15,951 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1993/05/07 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 4,688 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/09/28 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 15,829 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1992/03/31 Domestic Kamloops 4,690 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1991/11/20 Lahontan Cutthroat 20,475 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1991/10/11 Rainbow X Cutthroat - Diploid 36,450 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1991/09/20 Domestic Kamloops 48,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1991/05/08 Troutlodge 5,800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/11/14 Lahontan Cutthroat 20,166 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1990/10/31 Troutlodge 11,212 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1990/10/30 Troutlodge 39,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1990/10/16 Rainbow X Cutthroat - Diploid 31,875 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1990/04/11 Rainbow Unspecified 8,970 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/04/06 Lahontan Cutthroat 35,200 Fry (0-3 inches)
1989/12/05 Rainbow X Cutthroat - Diploid 6,773 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1989/11/06 Rainbow X Cutthroat - Diploid 51,110 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1989/11/03 Lahontan Cutthroat 20,097 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1989/10/16 Mt Lassen Rainbow 1,218 Adults
1989/04/24 Mt Lassen Rainbow 15,042 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/03/28 Mt Lassen Rainbow 7,395 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/05/12 Mt Lassen Rainbow 15,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/05/07 Mt Lassen Rainbow 15,197 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/05/03 Rainbow Unspecified 20,160 Catchable (6+ inches)
1984/06/12 Rainbow Unspecified 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1984/05/30 Rainbow Unspecified 16,200 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1984/05/24 Rainbow Unspecified 16,758 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1984/05/07 Mt Whitney Rainbow 17,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1983/09/21 Rainbow Unspecified 412 Adults
1983/06/13 Rainbow Unspecified 12,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1983/05/19 Rainbow Unspecified 7,980 Catchable (6+ inches)
1982/07/15 Rainbow Unspecified 332 Adults
1982/04/27 Rainbow Unspecified 20,026 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/04/30 Rainbow Unspecified 6,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/04/22 Rainbow Unspecified 14,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/04/18 Rainbow Unspecified 8,190 Adults
1980/04/17 Rainbow Unspecified 8,190 Adults
1979/05/23 Rainbow Unspecified 3,120 Catchable (6+ inches)
1979/05/22 Rainbow Unspecified 4,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1979/05/21 Rainbow Unspecified 4,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1979/05/15 Rainbow Unspecified 8,050 Catchable (6+ inches)
1979/05/14 Rainbow Unspecified 4,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1978/08/09 Rainbow Unspecified 2,750 Catchable (6+ inches)
1978/05/16 Rainbow Unspecified 3,850 Catchable (6+ inches)
1978/05/09 Rainbow Unspecified 7,105 Catchable (6+ inches)
1978/05/08 Rainbow Unspecified 3,045 Catchable (6+ inches)
1978/05/04 Rainbow Unspecified 3,480 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/07/06 Rainbow Unspecified 56,460 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1977/06/30 Cutthroat 172,220 Fry (0-3 inches)
1977/06/30 Rainbow Unspecified 48,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1977/05/20 Cutthroat 99,200 Fry (0-3 inches)
1977/05/06 Rainbow Unspecified 3,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/05/05 Rainbow Unspecified 3,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/05/04 Rainbow Unspecified 3,300 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/05/03 Rainbow Unspecified 10,875 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/08/18 Rainbow Unspecified 2,100 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/08/16 Rainbow Unspecified 5,040 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/07/22 Cutthroat 111,600 Fry (0-3 inches)
1976/07/19 Rainbow Unspecified 3,470 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/05/26 Rainbow Unspecified 4,125 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/05/25 Rainbow Unspecified 7,673 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/05/18 Rainbow Unspecified 2,625 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/05/17 Rainbow Unspecified 2,625 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/05/03 Rainbow Unspecified 2,700 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/09/29 Rainbow Unspecified 3,795 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/08/05 Rainbow Unspecified 1,155 Adults
1975/05/22 Cutthroat 81,000 Fry (0-3 inches)
1975/05/06 Rainbow Unspecified 4,590 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/04/30 Rainbow Unspecified 9,270 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/04/24 Rainbow Unspecified 3,850 Catchable (6+ inches)
1974/07/18 Rainbow Unspecified 2,375 Catchable (6+ inches)
1974/06/12 Cutthroat 60,000 Fry (0-3 inches)
1974/05/23 Rainbow Unspecified 5,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1974/05/20 Cutthroat 90,000 Fry (0-3 inches)
1974/04/18 Rainbow Unspecified 2,800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/10/05 Rainbow Unspecified 21,460 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1973/07/16 Rainbow Unspecified 3,640 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/06/04 Cutthroat 36,000 Fry (0-3 inches)
1973/05/16 Rainbow Unspecified 3,255 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/05/15 Rainbow Unspecified 7,315 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/05/14 Rainbow Unspecified 3,920 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/09/15 Rainbow Unspecified 990 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/07/17 Rainbow Unspecified 3,640 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/05/10 Rainbow Unspecified 4,160 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/05/05 Rainbow Unspecified 6,270 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/05/04 Cutthroat 111,000 Fry (0-3 inches)
1972/05/04 Rainbow Unspecified 3,920 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/04/26 Rainbow Unspecified 1,650 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/09/10 Rainbow Unspecified 3,150 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/05/13 Rainbow Unspecified 2,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/05/07 Cutthroat 30,000 Fry (0-3 inches)
1971/05/07 Rainbow Unspecified 2,875 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/09/18 Rainbow Unspecified 2,800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/05/05 Rainbow Unspecified 4,025 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/09/29 Rainbow Unspecified 4,340 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/05/16 Cutthroat 52,400 Fry (0-3 inches)
1969/05/12 Rainbow Unspecified 1,870 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/04/24 Rainbow Unspecified 3,045 Catchable (6+ inches)
1968/05/17 Cutthroat 51,200 Fry (0-3 inches)
Source: IDFG Fish Stocking Database.

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Fishing Rules, 2022 - 2024

All Waters Open All Year

Except as modified in Special Rules
Fishing is not allowed within the posted upstream and downstream boundary of any fish weir or trap.

Daily Bag Limits

The following daily bag limits apply to all waters within each region except as modified in the Special Rules. The possession limit is 3-times the daily bag limit after the second day of the season.

Special Rules

Daniels Reservoir
  • Trout limit is 2, none under 20 inches
  • One line only when ice fishing
  • No bait allowed, barbless hooks required
Southeast Region Bag Limits
Bass (Largemouth and Smallmouth)

  • Bass limit is 6, both species combined
  • None under 14 inches

Brook Trout

  • Brook Trout limit is 25
  • Harvest allowed during any open season unless otherwise noted under Special Rules - if gear or bait restrictions are listed, they must be followed when fishing for Brook Trout

Cisco (Bear Lake only)

  • Cisco limit is 30

Kokanee

  • Kokanee limit is 6

Sturgeon

  • Sturgeon limit is 0, catch-and-release
  • Sturgeon must not be removed from the water and must be released upon landing
  • Barbless hooks are required
  • Use of a sliding swivel device to secure a weight, and a lighter test line to secure weight to sliding swivel device is required. See fishing regulations for details

Tiger Muskie

  • Tiger Muskie limit is 2, none under 40 inches

Trout includes Brown Trout, Lake Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, and trout hybrids (e.g. Tiger Trout)

  • Trout limit is 6, all species combined
  • In rivers and streams, only 2 of the 6 trout may be Cutthroat Trout
  • Does not include Bull Trout and Brook Trout which are listed separately

Whitefish

  • Whitefish limit is 25
  • Harvest allowed during any open season unless otherwise noted under Special Rules - if gear or bait restrictions are listed, they must be followed when fishing for whitefish

Protected Nongame Fish includes Northern Leatherside Chub, Bear Lake Sculpin, and Bluehead Sucker (also known as Green Sucker)

  • May not be harvested or possessed

All Other Fish Species includes bullfrogs and crayfish

  • No bag, size or possession limit
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