Martin Lake

Payette River Drainage

  • Recommended Fishing Water

Martin Lake in Boise County is 6.2 acres.

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Facilities

Motor Restriction
Yes
Boat Ramp
Yes
Dock
Yes
Toilet
Yes
Campground
Yes
ADA Access
Yes

Recommended Game Fish

Species Observed in Surveys

Fish Stocking Records

Date Species Quantity General Size
2025/07/16 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 372 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2025/07/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 358 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2025/06/17 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 355 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2024/07/25 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 362 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2024/07/03 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 363 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2024/06/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 603 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/07/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 627 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/07/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 548 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/06/22 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 643 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/07/27 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 595 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/07/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 595 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/06/28 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 587 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/07/21 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 605 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/06/30 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 630 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/06/16 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 949 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/07/21 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 593 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/07/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 592 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/06/18 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 608 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/07/19 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 675 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/07/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 658 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/06/18 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 649 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/07/19 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,001 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/07/05 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,029 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/06/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 992 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/08/15 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,068 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/07/25 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,020 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/07/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,050 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/08/11 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,012 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/07/19 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,024 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/06/21 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,004 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/09/03 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 593 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/07/30 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,020 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/07/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 983 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/06/15 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,065 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/08/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 970 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/08/05 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 984 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/07/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 771 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/06/23 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,012 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/08/21 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 547 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/07/17 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 992 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/07/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,062 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/06/11 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 987 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/08/21 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,160 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/08/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,018 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/07/19 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,050 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/06/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,001 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/06/19 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,001 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/08/30 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 951 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/07/28 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,185 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/07/12 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,050 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/09/01 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 780 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/08/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 785 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/07/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 812 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/06/30 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/08/24 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 963 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/08/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,035 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/07/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,120 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/06/23 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,040 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/08/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 990 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/08/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,035 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/07/22 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,050 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/06/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 930 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/08/22 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 930 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/07/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 420 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/07/18 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/06/27 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 680 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/06/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 680 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/08/15 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,225 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/07/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 450 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/06/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 810 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/08/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,008 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/07/27 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 708 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/07/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 532 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/06/28 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 345 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/06/14 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 875 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/09/01 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 424 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/08/04 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 819 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/07/28 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 546 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/07/14 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 502 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/08/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 660 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/07/30 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 288 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/07/21 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 330 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/07/16 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 897 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/06/27 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 749 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/08/22 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/07/30 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 548 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/07/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/07/01 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 450 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/06/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/06/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/08/15 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 620 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/07/31 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/07/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 520 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/06/19 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 590 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/06/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 732 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/05/23 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 520 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/08/31 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 688 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/08/17 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 550 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/08/04 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 575 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/07/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 572 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/06/28 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 534 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/06/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,185 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/08/31 Rainbow Trout 520 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/08/04 Rainbow Trout 495 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/07/15 Rainbow Trout 1,030 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/07/01 Rainbow Trout 560 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/09/03 Rainbow Trout 580 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/08/10 Rainbow Trout 510 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/07/23 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/06/17 Rainbow Trout 700 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/08/06 Rainbow Trout 575 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/07/23 Rainbow Trout 770 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/07/02 Rainbow Trout 1,020 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/08/15 Rainbow Trout 525 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/07/24 Rainbow Trout 560 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/07/11 Rainbow Trout 560 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/08/14 Rainbow Trout 490 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/07/19 Rainbow Trout 1,080 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/07/05 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/07/07 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/06/14 Rainbow Trout 495 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/07/29 Rainbow Trout 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
1984/07/27 Rainbow Trout 822 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/07/23 Rainbow Trout 765 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 Martin Lake.
Southwest 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

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 Snake River drainage below Hells Canyon Dam, 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 lakes and reservoirs). Between Hells Canyon Dam and Oxbow Dam and the Boise River from its mouth upstream to Barber Dam during steelhead seasons, steelhead are Rainbow Trout over 20 inches with the adipose fin clipped (as evidenced by a healed scar)
  • 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 Brown Trout, Lake Trout, Golden Trout, Arctic Grayling, Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, land-locked Chinook and Coho Salmon, 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

Walleye (Stocked illegally in this Region. May be harmful to existing fisheries.)

  • No bag, length, or possession limits. Harvest is encouraged

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 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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