Sawtooth Kids Pond

Salmon River Drainage

  • Recommended Fishing Water
  • Family Fishing Water

Sawtooth Kids Pond in Custer County is 0.5 acres.

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This public fishing pond located at Sawtooth Fish Hatchery has both fish and fishing tackle, if needed. Inquire with hatchery staff about loaner tackle to catch rainbow trout from this well stocked pond.

Facilities

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

Directions

From State Hwy 21 at Stanley, head south on State Hwy 75 about 6 miles to Sawtooth Fish Hatchery. Turn right at the sign.

Recommended Game Fish

Fish Stocking Records

Date Species Quantity General Size
2024/09/05 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 47 Catchable (6+ inches)
2024/08/14 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 196 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2024/08/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 197 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2024/08/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 196 Catchable (6+ inches)
2024/07/30 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 209 Catchable (6+ inches)
2024/07/15 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 307 Catchable (6+ inches)
2024/06/27 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 183 Catchable (6+ inches)
2024/06/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 296 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/07/25 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 420 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/07/05 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 274 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/06/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 332 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/08/01 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 100 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/07/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/07/08 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/06/28 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/06/23 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/06/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/08/18 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/08/03 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/07/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/07/08 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/06/30 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/06/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/06/01 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 100 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/08/28 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 300 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2019/08/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/08/05 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 140 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/07/29 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/07/15 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/07/01 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/06/17 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/06/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/09/12 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 206 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/09/11 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/08/31 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 100 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/08/28 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/08/23 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 100 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/08/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 100 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/07/23 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/07/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 100 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/07/03 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/06/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/06/19 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 100 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/06/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/08/29 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 140 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/08/14 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/07/31 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/07/25 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/07/19 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/07/11 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/06/28 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/06/22 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/06/08 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/08/17 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 100 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/08/08 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 100 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/08/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 100 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/07/28 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 100 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/07/21 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 100 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/07/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 100 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/06/27 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 400 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/06/08 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 400 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/09/16 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 204 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/09/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 271 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/08/04 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 217 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/07/29 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 100 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/07/23 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 100 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/07/03 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 100 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/06/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 263 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/06/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 420 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/05/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 129 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/08/19 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 100 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/08/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/07/31 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/07/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/07/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/07/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/06/25 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 100 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/06/12 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/08/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/07/31 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/07/27 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/07/18 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/07/12 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/07/01 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 201 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/06/28 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 102 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/06/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 130 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/06/21 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 230 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/06/14 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 238 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/06/04 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/05/14 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 203 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/04/30 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/08/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/08/03 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/07/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/07/08 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 700 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/06/29 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/06/24 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/06/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/05/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/05/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 299 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/08/31 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 150 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/08/17 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/08/08 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 100 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/07/29 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/07/14 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/07/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 140 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/06/29 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/05/25 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/08/14 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 150 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/07/27 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 45 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/07/24 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 150 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/07/16 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 199 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/07/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/07/03 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 301 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/06/25 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/06/11 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 152 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/06/05 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 99 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/05/21 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/08/25 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 100 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/08/01 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 100 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/07/18 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 175 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/07/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 100 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/07/01 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 102 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/06/23 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 313 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/05/22 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/08/29 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/08/21 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 100 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/08/08 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 150 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/07/25 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 100 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/07/19 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 150 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/07/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 100 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/07/05 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 100 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/06/28 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 100 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/06/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 152 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/06/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 450 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/05/21 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 150 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/09/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 50 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/08/18 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 100 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/08/11 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 75 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/07/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 50 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/07/21 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 75 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/07/14 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 100 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/07/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 100 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/06/29 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 150 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/06/19 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 100 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/06/08 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 125 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/08/04 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 50 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/06/30 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 50 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/06/27 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 75 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/06/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 100 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/06/04 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 100 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/05/17 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 506 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 Sawtooth Kids Pond.
Salmon Region Bag Limits
Bass (Largemouth and Smallmouth)

  • No bag, length, 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 apply when fishing for Brook Trout

Bull Trout

  • Bull Trout - catch-and-release

Kokanee

  • Kokanee limit is 25

Salmon (ocean-run)

  • 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 fishing is illegal. Defined as ocean-run Oncorhynchus nerka longer than 14 inches in the Salmon River drainage (excluding above Mosquito Flat Dam)
  • Fishing for salmon is prohibited unless a salmon season is specifically opened for that water

Steelhead (ocean-run)

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

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 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
  • Bull Trout and Brook Trout 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 apply 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, length, or possession limits
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