Hagerman WMA Bass Pond #1 (Bass Pond #1)

Snake River Drainage

  • Recommended Fishing Water
  • Family Fishing Water

Hagerman WMA Bass Pond #1 (Bass Pond #1) in Gooding County is 5.5 acres.

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Hagerman Wildlife Management Area (WMA) provides a variety of fishing opportunities and open space to explore. Riley Pond, the Bass ponds, and Anderson ponds (1-4) are on the northwest side of the WMA, while Oster Lakes (1-5) are to the southeast via Hagerman National Hatchery Rd. West Highway Pond is across Hwy 30. PLEASE NOTE: Riley Creek Pond and Oster Lake #1 offer ADA access piers. Please give those with limited mobility priority for parking and use. For additional pond details and maps, explore the Idaho Fishing Planner.

Facilities

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

Directions

From Main St in Hagerman, go south on US Hwy 30 about 3.7 miles. Turn east on the dirt road at the Hagerman State Fish Hatchery sign to enter the WMA. Park on the left or across the Riley Creek bridge to access multiple ponds using the non-motorized trails.

Recommended Game Fish

Species Observed in Surveys

Fish Stocking Records

Date
Species
Quantity
General Size
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Date
Species
Quantity
General Size
2024/04/25 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 475 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2023/04/25 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 482 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2022/04/18 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 473 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/06/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 480 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/03/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 480 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2019/04/08 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 480 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2018/05/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 570 Catchable (6+ inches)
Source: IDFG Fish Stocking Database.

Licenses and Tags

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No motors allowed. The Hagerman WMA is known as a birding Hot Spot, so bring your binoculars and your favorite birding enthusiast.

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

Hagerman Wildlife Management Area The four Anderson Ponds, the Bass Ponds, Goose Pond, and the West Highway Pond, Oster Lakes, Riley Pond, and the Settling Pond
  • November 1 through the last day of February - closed to fishing
  • March 1 through October 31 - Magic Valley Region general rules apply
Hagerman WMA
  • No motors
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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