Lower Salmon Falls Reservoir (Snake River - Lower Salmon Falls Reservoir)

Flows into the Snake River

  • Recommended Fishing Water

Lower Salmon Falls Reservoir (Snake River - Lower Salmon Falls Reservoir) in Gooding and Twin Falls Counties is 722.6 acres.

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Facilities

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

Recommended Game Fish

Species Observed in Surveys

Fish Stocking Records

Date
Species
Quantity
General Size
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Date
Species
Quantity
General Size
2025/03/11 Rainbow Trout 27,450 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2024/12/24 Rainbow Trout 186 Sub-Catchable (6-8 inches)
2024/12/04 Rainbow Trout 5,379 Catchable (6+ inches)
2024/09/05 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 10,030 Catchable (6+ inches)
2024/08/22 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 10,230 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2024/07/31 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 25,004 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2024/05/29 Rainbow Trout 6,102 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2024/03/18 White Sturgeon 116 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2023/04/18 White Sturgeon 115 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2022/06/01 White Sturgeon 115 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2021/07/14 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 5,080 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/06/22 Rainbow Trout 1,852 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2021/06/16 Rainbow Trout 5,556 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2021/06/02 White Sturgeon 115 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/12/10 Rainbow Trout 3,484 Sub-Catchable (6-8 inches)
2020/12/09 Rainbow Trout 2,442 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/12/08 Rainbow Trout 4,277 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/10/14 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 15,101 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/05/28 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 17,060 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/03/19 White Sturgeon 115 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2019/10/15 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 15,403 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2019/02/15 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 131,982 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2018/10/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 15,085 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2017/10/03 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 15,136 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/10/27 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 7,871 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/10/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 8,058 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/09/14 White Sturgeon 1 Adults
2014/10/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 15,059 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/07/22 White Sturgeon 1 Adults
2014/07/18 White Sturgeon 1 Adults
2014/07/17 White Sturgeon 4 Adults
2014/03/03 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,958 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/02/18 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 3,032 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/10/16 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 15,122 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/10/19 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 21,051 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/03/08 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 21,006 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/03/10 Rainbow Trout 21,080 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/10/21 Rainbow Trout 21,172 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/03/18 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 22,138 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/10/22 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 18,411 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/04/16 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 178,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2007/10/25 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 10,360 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/10/24 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 10,706 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/03/05 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 21,181 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/10/05 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 14,700 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/06/14 Steelhead 4,250 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/03/31 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 3,190 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/10/14 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 10,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/03/24 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 10,360 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/09/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 10,419 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/07/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 9,630 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2002/02/06 Rainbow Trout 40,486 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/02/06 Rainbow Trout 16,578 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2002/02/04 Rainbow Trout 28,675 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/01/31 Rainbow Trout 26,498 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2002/01/31 Rainbow Trout 66,485 Fry (0-3 inches)
2002/01/18 Rainbow Trout 19,189 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/01/10 Rainbow Trout 15,858 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/12/19 Rainbow Trout 300 Adults
2001/11/05 Rainbow Trout 40,077 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/10/24 Steelhead 84,960 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2001/10/03 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 10,120 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/09/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 34,560 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2001/04/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 6,380 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/03/28 Rainbow Trout 3,250 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/10/05 Rainbow Trout 10,560 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/10/05 Rainbow Trout 14,700 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2000/10/05 White Sturgeon 36 Adults
2000/09/13 Rainbow Trout 13,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/08/30 White Sturgeon 10 Adults
2000/07/03 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,840 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/05/17 Rainbow Trout 5,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/03/29 Rainbow Trout 5,100 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/03/11 Rainbow Trout 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/12/08 Rainbow Trout 90,650 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1999/09/27 Rainbow Trout 10,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/06/24 Rainbow Trout 5,940 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/03/09 Rainbow Trout 3,960 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/01/13 Rainbow Trout 46,500 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1999/01/12 Rainbow Trout 21,600 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1998/10/08 Rainbow Trout 29,998 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1998/09/23 Rainbow Trout 3,900 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/09/22 Rainbow Trout 3,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/09/01 Rainbow Trout 15,360 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1998/08/28 Rainbow Trout 14,400 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1998/05/20 Rainbow Trout 1,240 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/05/13 Rainbow Trout 3,840 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/05/04 Brown Trout 10,199 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1998/03/05 Rainbow Trout 2,550 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/10/15 Rainbow Trout 36,100 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1997/10/08 Rainbow Trout 6,900 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/10/02 Rainbow Trout 5,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1997/09/24 Rainbow Trout 32,175 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1997/08/27 Rainbow Trout 7,560 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/04/17 Brown Trout 10,350 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1997/02/26 Rainbow Trout 7,560 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/12/04 Steelhead 33,300 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1996/11/19 Rainbow Trout 30,740 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1996/10/23 Rainbow Trout 13,950 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1996/10/10 Rainbow Trout 21,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/09/04 Rainbow Trout 5,016 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1996/08/27 Rainbow Trout 15,125 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/06/25 Rainbow Trout 4,950 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/05/09 Brown Trout 10,000 Fry (0-3 inches)
1996/05/09 Rainbow Trout 5,075 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/04/18 Rainbow Trout 5,460 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/03/07 Rainbow Trout 5,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/10/05 Rainbow Trout 21,160 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/08/29 Rainbow Trout 8,813 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/08/24 Rainbow Trout 15,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/05/19 Brown Trout 10,032 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1995/04/19 Cutthroat Trout - Yellowstone 2,760 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1995/04/13 Rainbow Trout 5,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/03/08 Rainbow Trout 5,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/12/12 Cutbow - Cutthroat x Rainbow Trout 30,400 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1994/12/12 Cutbow - Cutthroat x Rainbow Trout - Diploid 30,400 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1994/12/06 Rainbow Trout 1,938 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1994/10/25 Rainbow Trout 13,056 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1994/09/02 Rainbow Trout 15,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/06/29 Rainbow Trout 82,955 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1994/05/24 Rainbow Trout 10,860 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1994/04/28 Brown Trout 10,070 Fry (0-3 inches)
1994/03/21 Rainbow Trout 15,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/03/21 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 15,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/01/03 Cutbow - Cutthroat x Rainbow Trout 15,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1994/01/03 Cutbow - Cutthroat x Rainbow Trout - Diploid 15,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1993/11/08 Cutthroat Trout - Yellowstone 24,500 Fry (0-3 inches)
1993/10/28 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 83,110 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1993/09/28 Rainbow Trout 15,092 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/09/03 Rainbow Trout 12,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/05/17 Brown Trout 13,300 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1993/04/07 Cutthroat Trout - Yellowstone 9,800 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1993/03/12 Rainbow Trout 15,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/01/20 Rainbow Trout 12,430 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1992/11/06 Cutbow - Cutthroat x Rainbow Trout 2,500 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1992/11/06 Cutbow - Cutthroat x Rainbow Trout - Diploid 2,500 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1992/10/23 Rainbow Trout 31,415 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1992/09/02 Rainbow Trout 14,950 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/06/10 Rainbow Trout 24,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1992/05/14 Brown Trout 10,316 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1992/03/20 Rainbow Trout 15,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1992/01/15 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 15,625 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1992/01/02 Cutbow - Cutthroat x Rainbow Trout 15,070 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1992/01/02 Cutbow - Cutthroat x Rainbow Trout - Diploid 15,070 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1991/12/13 Cutthroat Trout - Yellowstone 4,839 Fry (0-3 inches)
1991/11/19 Rainbow Trout 51,094 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1991/09/12 Rainbow Trout 15,100 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/05/22 Rainbow Trout 11,900 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1991/05/15 Brown Trout 10,030 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1991/02/21 Rainbow Trout 15,477 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/09/04 Rainbow Trout 15,015 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/04/12 Rainbow Trout 4,730 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/04/09 Rainbow Trout 3,643 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/03/13 Rainbow Trout 11,620 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/09/21 Rainbow Trout 4,510 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/06/02 Brown Trout 16,087 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1989/04/18 Brown Trout 15,960 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1989/03/22 Rainbow Trout 10,290 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/02/27 Rainbow Trout 5,075 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/09/13 Brown Trout 2,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1988/09/12 Rainbow Trout 5,130 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/08/15 Brown Trout 25 Adults
1988/08/15 Rainbow Trout 5,000 Adults
1988/08/15 Yellow Perch 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/05/16 Brown Trout 23,218 Fry (0-3 inches)
1988/04/27 Rainbow Trout 5,600 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1988/03/11 Rainbow Trout 10,175 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/01/26 Rainbow Trout 5,062 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/09/14 Rainbow Trout 5,040 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/07/14 Rainbow Trout 5,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/07/06 Rainbow Trout 506 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/09/04 Rainbow Trout 4,800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/07/03 Rainbow Trout 4,800 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1986/06/05 Rainbow Trout 4,999 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/03/18 Rainbow Trout 5,005 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/01/22 Rainbow Trout 5,325 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/10/22 Rainbow Trout 8,540 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/09/24 Brown Trout 30,193 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1985/09/23 Rainbow Trout 1,575 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/09/16 Rainbow Trout 4,920 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/03/15 Rainbow Trout 10,650 Catchable (6+ inches)
1984/02/23 Rainbow Trout 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1984/02/07 Rainbow Trout 6,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1983/06/08 Rainbow Trout 9,900 Catchable (6+ inches)
1982/12/08 Rainbow Trout 3,080 Catchable (6+ inches)
1982/11/26 Rainbow Trout 3,770 Catchable (6+ inches)
1982/10/28 Rainbow Trout 1,105 Catchable (6+ inches)
1982/10/07 Rainbow Trout 9,945 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/09/21 Rainbow Trout 10,150 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1981/05/13 Rainbow Trout 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/04/29 Rainbow Trout 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/01/29 Rainbow Trout 4,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/12/31 Rainbow Trout 5,550 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/12/05 Rainbow Trout 1,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/01/14 Rainbow Trout 16,800 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1979/10/25 Rainbow Trout 5,510 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1979/09/10 Rainbow Trout 8,500 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1978/11/08 Rainbow Trout 2,730 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1978/11/03 Rainbow Trout 7,287 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1973/09/10 Channel Catfish 11,180 Fry (0-3 inches)
1971/02/24 Rainbow Trout 2,010 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/10/30 Rainbow Trout 2,010 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/03/17 Rainbow Trout 1,666 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/02/12 Rainbow Trout 2,176 Catchable (6+ inches)
1968/03/20 Rainbow Trout 1,485 Catchable (6+ inches)
Source: IDFG Fish Stocking Database.

Licenses and Tags

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Fishing Rules, 2025 - 2027

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.

Special Rules

Snake River From Lower Salmon Falls Dam (Bell Rapids area) upstream to Upper Salmon Falls Dam (0.3 miles below Owsley Bridge)
  • January 1 through June 30 - bass – catch-and-release
  • July 1 through December 31 - bass limit is 2, none between 12 and 16 inches
Magic Valley Region Bag Limits
Bass (Largemouth and Smallmouth)

  • Bass limit is 6, both species combined
  • None under 12 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 apply when fishing for Brook Trout

Bull Trout

  • Bull Trout - catch-and-release

Kokanee

  • Kokanee limit is 6

Sturgeon

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

Tiger Muskie

  • Tiger Muskie limit is 2, none under 40 inches

Trout includes Brown Trout, Lake Trout, Golden Trout, Arctic Grayling, Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, land-locked Chinook and Coho Salmon, trout hydrids (.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
  • Bull Trout and Brook Trout are listed separately

Walleye

  • Walleye limit is 6

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 apply when fishing for whitefish

Protected Nongame Fish includes Northern Leatherside Chub, Shoshone Sculpin, Wood River 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, length or possession limit
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