Blue Mountain Meadow Pond

Salmon River Drainage

  • Recommended Fishing Water
  • Family Fishing Water

Blue Mountain Meadow Pond in Custer County is 0.7 acres.

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This park-like pond is easy to access and overlooks the golf course in Challis. Kids will enjoy fishing from the banks and having a picnic in one of the two gazebos.

Facilities

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

Directions

From US Hwy 93 in Challis go west on Main St to 2nd St. Turn left and go 4 blocks to the parking area at the end of the road. Continue to the pond about 100 yards along a walking path.

Recommended Game Fish

Fish Stocking Records

Date Species Quantity General Size
2024/07/02 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 177 Catchable (6+ inches)
2024/06/05 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 411 Catchable (6+ inches)
2024/05/01 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 337 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/09/06 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 209 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2023/08/10 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 486 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/07/28 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 330 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2023/07/26 Chinook Summer 45 Adults
2023/06/23 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 319 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/06/05 Rainbow Unspecified 50 Adults
2023/05/18 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 494 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/09/02 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 50 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/06/10 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 413 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/05/06 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 312 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/04/27 Steelhead A-Run 85 Adults
2022/04/06 Steelhead A-Run 75 Adults
2021/06/08 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 399 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/06/07 Rainbow Unspecified 70 Adults
2021/05/10 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 301 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/04/15 Steelhead A-Run 73 Adults
2021/04/08 Steelhead A-Run 99 Adults
2020/09/08 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/08/20 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 302 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/07/24 Chinook Spring 75 Adults
2020/07/14 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 301 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/06/17 Rainbow Unspecified 125 Adults
2020/05/11 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 316 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/09/09 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 331 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2019/08/27 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 299 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2019/08/02 Rainbow Unspecified 40 Adults
2019/07/22 Chinook Spring 50 Adults
2019/07/19 Chinook Spring 50 Adults
2019/07/02 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 305 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/06/07 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 310 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/06/06 Rainbow Unspecified 24 Adults
2019/05/10 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/04/25 Steelhead A-Run 112 Adults
2019/04/12 Rainbow Unspecified 156 Adults
2019/04/10 Steelhead A-Run 100 Adults
2018/09/11 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/08/07 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 299 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2018/07/11 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 350 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/06/11 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 399 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/06/04 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 401 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/05/21 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 467 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2018/05/10 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 302 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/04/24 Steelhead A-Run 100 Adults
2018/04/17 Steelhead A-Run 100 Adults
2017/09/14 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 301 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/08/17 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 150 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/07/03 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/06/05 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 310 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/05/22 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/04/25 Rainbow Unspecified 150 Adults
2017/04/13 Steelhead A-Run 100 Adults
2017/04/07 Rainbow Unspecified 116 Adults
2017/04/06 Steelhead A-Run 100 Adults
2016/09/30 Rainbow Unspecified 300 Adults
2016/09/02 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 598 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/08/16 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/07/08 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/06/07 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 880 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/05/12 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 402 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/05/12 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 598 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/04/12 Steelhead 300 Adults
2016/04/11 Steelhead 182 Adults
2016/04/08 Steelhead 518 Adults
2015/09/02 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 298 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/08/27 Chinook Summer 46 Adults
2015/06/12 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/05/06 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/04/07 Steelhead 150 Adults
2014/09/10 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 304 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/08/18 Chinook Summer 44 Adults
2014/08/04 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/07/23 Chinook Summer 101 Adults
2014/07/14 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/06/12 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 658 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/05/22 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 301 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/05/02 Steelhead 100 Adults
2014/04/15 Steelhead 310 Adults
2013/09/19 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/07/26 Chinook Summer 55 Adults
2013/07/15 Chinook Summer 100 Adults
2013/07/15 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/06/03 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 357 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/05/22 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 400 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/05/02 Steelhead 100 Adults
2013/04/23 Steelhead 100 Adults
2012/09/21 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/06/05 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/05/15 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 301 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/04/17 Steelhead A-Run 100 Adults
2012/04/13 Steelhead A-Run 200 Adults
2011/09/07 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/08/17 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/07/13 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/06/27 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/06/08 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 313 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/05/12 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 308 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/09/02 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 301 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/08/25 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/08/09 Chinook Summer 27 Adults
2010/08/02 Chinook Summer 48 Adults
2010/07/29 Chinook Summer 36 Adults
2010/07/21 Chinook Summer 48 Adults
2010/07/21 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 312 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/07/01 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 301 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/06/17 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 313 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/05/26 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 303 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/09/03 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 202 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/08/13 Chinook Summer 33 Adults
2009/08/03 Chinook Summer 70 Adults
2009/07/29 Chinook Summer 50 Adults
2009/07/24 Chinook Summer 50 Adults
2009/07/20 Chinook Summer 50 Adults
2009/07/10 Chinook Summer 50 Adults
2009/07/03 Chinook Summer 71 Adults
2009/07/01 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 302 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/06/10 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 100 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/06/02 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 305 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/05/19 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/10/01 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 301 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/08/21 Chinook Summer 34 Adults
2008/07/25 Chinook Summer 65 Adults
2008/07/21 Chinook Summer 39 Adults
2008/07/20 Chinook Summer 30 Adults
2008/06/26 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 602 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/06/04 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 302 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/05/16 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 301 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/04/23 Steelhead A-Run 50 Adults
2007/09/13 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 306 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/08/15 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/07/11 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/05/25 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/04/13 Steelhead A-Run 40 Adults
2007/03/29 Steelhead A-Run 40 Adults
2006/08/09 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/07/13 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/06/15 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/05/16 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/05/10 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 999 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/04/19 Steelhead A-Run 40 Adults
2006/04/12 Steelhead A-Run 25 Adults
2005/08/31 Hayspur Kamloops Triploid 308 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/07/05 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 150 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/06/09 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/05/12 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/05/04 Steelhead A-Run 30 Adults
2005/04/08 Steelhead A-Run 20 Adults
2005/04/01 Steelhead A-Run 15 Adults
2005/03/25 Steelhead A-Run 20 Adults
2004/09/02 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/08/10 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/07/21 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/06/28 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 100 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/06/09 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/05/18 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/04/14 Steelhead A-Run 20 Adults
2004/04/09 Steelhead A-Run 30 Adults
2004/03/23 Steelhead A-Run 20 Adults
2003/09/02 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/08/12 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/07/21 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/06/30 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/06/04 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 298 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/03/17 Steelhead A-Run 20 Adults
2002/11/05 Arlee Rainbow 1,020 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/08/08 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/07/31 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/06/26 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/04/19 Steelhead A-Run 30 Adults
2002/04/11 Steelhead A-Run 30 Adults
2002/04/05 Steelhead A-Run 30 Adults
2001/09/11 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 150 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/07/25 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 150 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/07/12 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 150 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/06/21 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 150 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/06/06 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 150 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/09/15 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/08/30 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 150 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/08/01 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 150 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/07/11 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 150 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/06/19 Hayspur Kamloops Triploid 150 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/06/01 Hayspur Kamloops Triploid 150 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/04/27 Steelhead A-Run 25 Adults
2000/04/14 Steelhead A-Run 50 Adults
2000/04/05 Steelhead A-Run 50 Adults
2000/03/22 Steelhead A-Run 30 Adults
1999/09/20 Domestic Kamloops 309 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/08/25 Domestic Kamloops 100 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/07/26 Domestic Kamloops 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/07/02 Arlee Rainbow 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/06/23 Domestic Kamloops 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/05/21 Arlee Rainbow 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/05/07 Steelhead A-Run 33 Adults
1999/04/26 Arlee Rainbow 307 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/04/21 Steelhead A-Run 25 Adults
1999/04/07 Steelhead A-Run 30 Adults
1999/03/30 Steelhead A-Run 30 Adults
Source: IDFG Fish Stocking Database.

Licenses and Tags

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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

No Special Rules for Blue Mountain Meadow Pond.
Salmon Region Bag Limits
Bass (Largemouth and Smallmouth)

  • No bag, size or possession limits

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

Bull Trout

  • Bull trout limit is 0, catch-and-release

Kokanee

  • Kokanee limit is 25

Salmon

  • Spring and summer Chinook Salmon seasons and limits are set by the Idaho Fish and Game Commission and issued in separate brochures
  • Seasons and limits for fall Chinook Salmon and Coho Salmon can be found here
  • Sockeye Salmon limit is 0 and fishing for or targeting Sockeye Salmon is illegal
  • Fishing for or targeting salmon is prohibited unless a salmon season is specifically opened for that water

Steelhead (ocean-going)

  • Defined as Rainbow Trout longer than twenty (20) inches in length in the Salmon River drainage (excluding the Lemhi and Pahsimeroi rivers, lakes and reservoirs, and ponds)
  • Fishing for or targeting steelhead is prohibited unless a steelhead season is specifically opened for that water (see fishing regulationsfor details)

Sturgeon

  • Sturgeon limit is 0, catch-and-release
  • Sturgeon must not be removed from the water and must be released upon landing
  • Barbless hooks 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

Tiger Muskie

  • Tiger Muskie limit is 2, none under 40 inches

Trout includes Lake Trout, Golden Trout, Arctic Grayling, Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, Sunapee Trout and trout hybrids (e.g. Tiger Trout)

  • Trout limit is 6, all species combined
  • Chinook Salmon and steelhead placed in ponds are counted in the trout bag limit
  • 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 including Pacific Lamprey

  • May not be harvested or possessed

All Other Fish Species includes bullfrogs and crayfish

  • No bag, size or possession limit
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