Dog Creek Reservoir

Wood River Drainage

  • Recommended Fishing Water

Dog Creek Reservoir in Gooding County is 53.8 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
2024/10/30 Tiger Muskellunge 200 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2024/10/29 Yellow Trout 5,040 Catchable (6+ inches)
2024/10/28 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 13,300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2024/10/11 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,500 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2024/10/08 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 3,465 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2024/09/10 Rainbow Trout 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2024/05/07 Rainbow Trout 150 Catchable (6+ inches)
2024/05/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 4,698 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2024/05/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 150 Catchable (6+ inches)
2024/04/01 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,000 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2023/11/22 Tiger Muskellunge 100 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2023/10/19 Rainbow Trout 267 Adults
2023/10/05 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 5,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/09/08 Brook Trout 270 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/09/08 Brook Trout 6,460 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2023/09/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,007 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/07/11 Channel Catfish 3,060 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/05/01 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 5,166 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/04/11 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,005 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/10/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 6,002 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/09/29 Brook Trout - Triploid 992 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/09/29 Rainbow Trout 47 Sub-Catchable (6-8 inches)
2022/05/20 Tiger Muskellunge 284 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2022/05/20 Tiger Muskellunge 181 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/05/04 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 5,170 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/04/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 40 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2022/04/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,038 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/10/28 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 3,705 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/10/26 Rainbow Trout 271 Adults
2021/09/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/09/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/06/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 520 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2021/05/26 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2021/05/20 Crappie 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/05/19 Tiger Muskellunge 508 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2021/04/29 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 5,060 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/04/08 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,210 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/02/09 Rainbow Trout 6,500 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/11/24 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,680 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/11/24 Yellow Trout 1,089 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/10/22 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 544 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/10/22 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 4,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/09/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,006 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/05/05 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 5,050 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/04/02 Cobow - Coho Salmon x Rainbow Trout 4,190 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/04/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,113 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/03/05 Rainbow Trout 1,100 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2019/10/31 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 6,624 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/10/15 Rainbow Trout 2,625 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2019/09/19 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 15,340 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/09/04 Rainbow Trout 140 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2019/05/27 Tiger Muskellunge 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/05/15 Rainbow Trout 150 Adults
2019/05/14 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 5,058 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/04/26 Rainbow Trout 67 Adults
2019/04/16 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,024 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/04/16 Tiger Muskellunge 1 Adults
2018/11/30 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 32,400 Fry (0-3 inches)
2018/10/16 Rainbow Trout 100 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2018/10/01 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 5,064 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/09/27 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/08/27 Channel Catfish 100 Adults
2018/06/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 5,184 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/06/11 Tiger Muskellunge 603 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2018/04/16 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,214 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/11/09 Rainbow Trout 189 Adults
2017/11/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 3,520 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/06/01 Tiger Muskellunge 526 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/05/30 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,009 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/03/15 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 3,300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/11/23 Rainbow Trout 154 Adults
2016/09/29 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 3,660 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/09/01 Rainbow Trout 239 Adults
2016/05/31 Tiger Muskellunge 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/03/03 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 3,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/12/23 Rainbow Trout 135 Adults
2015/10/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 3,664 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/09/29 Rainbow Trout 100 Adults
2015/09/29 Rainbow Trout 328 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/06/30 Rainbow Trout 75 Adults
2015/06/19 Tiger Muskellunge 544 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/04/02 Rainbow Trout 161 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/04/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,475 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/03/25 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,567 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/11/06 Rainbow Trout 70 Adults
2014/09/23 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 3,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/06/06 Tiger Muskellunge 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/04/16 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,590 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/03/25 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,615 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/10/28 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 3,360 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/10/23 Rainbow Trout 40 Adults
2013/09/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 3,825 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/07/03 Channel Catfish 276 Adults
2013/06/06 Tiger Muskellunge 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/03/15 Rainbow Trout 3,190 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/10/30 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,680 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/10/02 Rainbow Trout 2,120 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/10/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/06/07 Rainbow Trout 40 Adults
2012/06/06 Channel Catfish 166 Adults
2012/03/29 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 3,193 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/11/03 Rainbow Trout 350 Adults
2011/09/28 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 4,070 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/07/18 Channel Catfish 78 Adults
2011/03/30 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 4,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/10/04 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 3,960 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/07/14 Channel Catfish 1,278 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/03/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 3,885 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/11/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 700 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/10/01 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 4,080 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/07/15 Channel Catfish 998 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/04/28 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,210 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/03/17 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/09/04 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,990 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/07/23 Channel Catfish 1,523 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/04/03 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,855 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/10/03 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/07/10 Channel Catfish 2,944 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/06/18 Tiger Muskellunge 501 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/04/25 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 3,360 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/04/03 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/10/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 4,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/07/20 Channel Catfish 3,168 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/07/18 Tiger Muskellunge 306 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/03/23 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 3,234 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/10/12 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 3,960 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/10/05 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 4,180 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/08/31 Channel Catfish 5,900 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/03/22 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 4,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/09/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 4,060 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/07/07 Channel Catfish 4,240 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/03/25 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/10/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 4,030 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/08/22 Channel Catfish 3,828 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/03/28 Rainbow Trout 9,856 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/12/12 Rainbow Trout 7,025 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/10/01 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,610 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/09/05 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,400 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/08/23 Channel Catfish 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/06/27 Channel Catfish 1,851 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/06/27 Tiger Muskellunge 150 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/04/19 Rainbow Trout 5,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/04/11 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 4,080 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/10/31 Rainbow Trout 13,941 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2001/09/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 6,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/03/13 Rainbow Trout 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/09/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/08/22 Channel Catfish 2,997 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/06/16 Tiger Muskellunge 355 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/04/27 Rainbow Trout 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/04/27 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 450 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/03/15 Rainbow Trout 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/09/21 Channel Catfish 3,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1999/09/16 Rainbow Trout 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/08/27 Tiger Muskellunge 215 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1999/05/20 Rainbow Trout 800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/03/16 Rainbow Trout 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/10/01 Channel Catfish 2,500 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1998/09/29 Channel Catfish 2,500 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1998/09/21 Rainbow Trout 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/08/28 Tiger Muskellunge 300 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1998/03/02 Rainbow Trout 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/10/11 Channel Catfish 1,984 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1997/09/19 Rainbow Trout 4,480 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/02/28 Rainbow Trout 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/12/04 Rainbow Trout 9,900 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1996/11/05 Rainbow Trout 2,160 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/10/07 Rainbow Trout 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/10/03 Channel Catfish 2,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1996/03/08 Rainbow Trout 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/11/07 Tiger Muskellunge 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/10/23 Rainbow Trout 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/03/07 Rainbow Trout 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/10/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,010 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/03/21 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/12/13 Rainbow Trout 27,955 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1993/10/27 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 23,700 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1993/10/14 Rainbow Trout 2,300 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/07/30 Channel Catfish 2,500 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1993/05/11 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/04/12 Rainbow Trout 2,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/11/03 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 9,040 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/10/20 Rainbow Trout 2,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/05/05 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/04/15 Rainbow Trout 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/10/21 Rainbow Trout 2,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/10/21 Tiger Muskellunge 200 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1991/08/14 Channel Catfish 180 Adults
1991/04/19 Rainbow Trout 2,524 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/04/17 Rainbow Trout 3,510 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/04/10 Rainbow Trout 2,400 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/05/17 Brown Trout 4,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1989/05/17 Rainbow Trout 1,500 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1989/05/16 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/04/27 Rainbow Trout 2,472 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/04/26 Brown Trout 4,928 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1989/04/24 Brown Trout 11,200 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1988/05/11 Rainbow Trout 3,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/03/21 Brown Trout 20,790 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1987/05/06 Brown Trout 20,400 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1987/04/22 Rainbow Trout 4,160 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/04/15 Rainbow Trout 4,030 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/05/27 Brown Trout 20,056 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1986/05/13 Rainbow Trout 5,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/04/17 Rainbow Trout 4,770 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/09/19 Brown Trout 21,275 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1985/07/03 Rainbow Trout 100 Adults
1985/05/07 Rainbow Trout 4,845 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/04/23 Brown Trout 20,000 Fry (0-3 inches)
1985/04/17 Rainbow Trout 5,040 Catchable (6+ inches)
1984/06/13 Rainbow Trout 4,180 Catchable (6+ inches)
1984/04/09 Rainbow Trout 4,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1983/05/03 Rainbow Trout 4,230 Catchable (6+ inches)
1983/04/26 Brown Trout 15,900 Fry (0-3 inches)
1983/04/26 Rainbow Trout 3,960 Catchable (6+ inches)
1983/04/19 Rainbow Trout 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1982/08/04 Rainbow Trout 14,220 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1982/04/26 Rainbow Trout 4,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1982/04/21 Rainbow Trout 4,050 Catchable (6+ inches)
1982/03/23 Rainbow Trout 6,090 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/07/07 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 17,400 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1981/05/06 Rainbow Trout 25,075 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1981/04/08 Rainbow Trout 4,125 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/04/06 Rainbow Trout 4,455 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/09/03 Rainbow Trout 2,210 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/04/14 Rainbow Trout 3,750 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/04/10 Rainbow Trout 4,350 Catchable (6+ inches)
1979/04/27 Rainbow Trout 4,320 Catchable (6+ inches)
1978/06/27 Brown Trout 4,400 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1978/05/12 Rainbow Trout 4,860 Catchable (6+ inches)
1978/02/08 Brown Trout 6,825 Fry (0-3 inches)
1977/07/15 Rainbow Trout 4,400 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/03/22 Rainbow Trout 2,800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/03/16 Rainbow Trout 2,800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/05/03 Rainbow Trout 4,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/04/27 Rainbow Trout 2,380 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/06/03 Rainbow Trout 1,480 Catchable (6+ inches)
1974/05/15 Rainbow Trout 9,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1973/08/03 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 24,016 Fry (0-3 inches)
1972/11/03 Rainbow Trout 7,920 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/06/20 Rainbow Trout 5,665 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1972/05/25 Rainbow Trout 1,350 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/03/14 Rainbow Trout 15,400 Fry (0-3 inches)
1972/03/10 Rainbow Trout 2,940 Adults
1972/03/09 Rainbow Trout 5,880 Adults
1971/04/08 Coho Salmon 24,750 Fry (0-3 inches)
1971/04/08 Rainbow Trout 2,100 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/07/22 Rainbow Trout 3,936 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/05/19 Rainbow Trout 4,800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/04/29 Coho Salmon 15,860 Fry (0-3 inches)
1969/04/28 Rainbow Trout 4,320 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/04/24 Rainbow Trout 4,320 Catchable (6+ inches)
1968/12/09 Rainbow Trout 4,440 Catchable (6+ inches)
1968/04/25 Rainbow Trout 9,600 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

No Special Rules for Dog Creek Reservoir.
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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