Anderson Ranch Reservoir
Flows into the South Fork Boise River
- Recommended Fishing Water
Anderson Ranch Reservoir in Elmore County is 4,607.7 acres.
Anderson Ranch Reservoir is most notably a Kokanee fishery; however, anglers can also catch Rainbow Trout, Bull Trout, Fall Chinook, Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, and the occasional Mountain Whitefish. Depending on the Spring, Kokanee fishing typically starts in mid/late April. Early season, Kokanee can be caught relatively shallow (1-15 feet). As the season warms up, downriggers are needed to catch them at depths that typically range from 35-80 feet.
Recommended Game Fish
- Kokanee (Oncorhynchus nerka)
- Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)
- Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens)
- Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieu)
- Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
Species Observed in Surveys
- Bridgelip Sucker Catostomus columbianus observed in 2022
- Bull Trout Salvelinus confluentus observed in 2022
- Chinook Salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha observed in 2022
- Chinook Salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop 2 observed in 2022
- Kokanee Oncorhynchus nerka observed in 2022
- Northern Pikeminnow Ptychocheilus oregonensis observed in 2022
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss observed in 2022
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens observed in 2022
- Mountain Whitefish Prosopium williamsoni observed in 2021
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu observed in 2021
- Largescale Sucker Catostomus macrocheilus observed in 2017
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides observed in 2016
Fish Stocking Records
| Date | Species | Quantity | General Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/05/29 | Kokanee - Early Spawner | 75,000 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 2024/05/29 | Kokanee - Late Spawner | 287,133 | Fry (0-3 inches) |
| 2023/05/31 | Kokanee - Late Spawner | 280,964 | Fry (0-3 inches) |
| 2022/06/02 | Kokanee - Early Spawner | 41,665 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 2022/06/02 | Kokanee - Early Spawner | 82,886 | Fry (0-3 inches) |
| 2021/06/02 | Kokanee - Early Spawner | 74,993 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 2021/06/02 | Kokanee - Early Spawner | 149,940 | Fry (0-3 inches) |
| 2020/09/23 | Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid | 86,532 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 2020/09/23 | Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid | 13,800 | Fry (0-3 inches) |
| 2020/06/02 | Kokanee - Early Spawner | 50,600 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 2020/06/02 | Kokanee - Early Spawner | 101,208 | Fry (0-3 inches) |
| 2019/05/30 | Chinook Fall | 2,678 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 2019/05/30 | Chinook Fall Triploid | 2,879 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 2018/06/12 | Kokanee - Late Spawner | 173,760 | Fry (0-3 inches) |
| 2018/05/31 | Chinook Fall | 5,130 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 2018/05/31 | Chinook Fall Triploid | 5,123 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 2017/06/05 | Kokanee - Early Spawner | 67,730 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 2017/06/05 | Kokanee - Late Spawner | 132,581 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 2017/06/01 | Chinook Fall | 10,844 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 2016/06/02 | Kokanee - Early Spawner | 172,500 | Fry (0-3 inches) |
| 2016/05/31 | Chinook Fall | 4,722 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 2016/05/31 | Chinook Fall Triploid | 4,800 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 2015/06/04 | Chinook Fall | 5,553 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 2014/09/30 | Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid | 35,995 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 2013/05/02 | Chinook Fall | 35,316 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 2012/05/24 | Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid | 600 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 2011/05/06 | Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid | 599 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 2011/05/05 | Kokanee - Early Spawner | 183,200 | Fry (0-3 inches) |
| 2011/05/05 | Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid | 15,300 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 2011/05/04 | Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid | 600 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 2010/05/04 | Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid | 15,080 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 2010/04/29 | Kokanee - Early Spawner | 150,183 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 2009/04/16 | Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid | 14,945 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 2008/07/02 | Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid | 400 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 2008/07/01 | Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid | 1,050 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 2008/06/17 | Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid | 14,950 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 2007/05/10 | Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid | 15,680 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 2006/04/19 | Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid | 15,080 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 2005/05/22 | Kokanee - Early Spawner | 200,080 | Fry (0-3 inches) |
| 2005/04/04 | Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid | 15,400 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 2004/06/02 | Kokanee - Early Spawner | 202,500 | Fry (0-3 inches) |
| 2004/04/05 | Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid | 15,000 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 2003/10/07 | Hayspur Kamloops Triploid | 15,120 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 2003/05/18 | Kokanee - Early Spawner | 49,880 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 2003/05/09 | Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid | 26,400 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 2003/04/17 | Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid | 14,000 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 2003/04/16 | Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid | 4,000 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 2002/11/04 | Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid | 9,720 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 2002/05/10 | Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid | 15,370 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 2001/05/01 | Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid | 5,188 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 2001/04/09 | Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid | 7,200 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 2000/10/16 | Mt Shasta Rainbow | 20,059 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 2000/03/30 | Domestic Kamloops | 27,310 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 1999/04/26 | Rainbow Unspecified | 7,500 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 1998/08/31 | Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid | 102,900 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 1998/04/10 | Domestic Kamloops | 7,560 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 1997/04/29 | Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid | 101,575 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 1997/03/27 | Domestic Kamloops | 7,522 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 1996/09/10 | Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid | 96,000 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 1996/09/10 | Steelhead | 171,010 | Fry (0-3 inches) |
| 1996/07/25 | Mt Shasta Rainbow | 38,000 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 1996/06/13 | Kokanee - Early Spawner | 202,350 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 1996/04/23 | Domestic Kamloops | 15,200 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 1995/09/06 | Mt Lassen Rainbow | 146,743 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 1995/09/06 | Steelhead | 85,616 | Fry (0-3 inches) |
| 1995/04/24 | Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid | 15,400 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 1994/09/19 | Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid | 100,100 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 1994/05/02 | Kokanee - Early Spawner | 161,200 | Fry (0-3 inches) |
| 1994/04/19 | Troutlodge | 15,035 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 1993/06/01 | Black Canyon Kamloops | 100,224 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 1993/05/11 | Erwin Rainbow | 13,560 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 1993/05/11 | Rainbow Unspecified | 186,600 | Fry (0-3 inches) |
| 1993/05/11 | Troutlodge | 15,120 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 1993/04/22 | Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid | 99,125 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 1992/05/05 | Kokanee - Early Spawner | 231,430 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 1992/04/09 | Troutlodge | 25,800 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 1992/04/08 | Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid | 89,980 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 1991/05/23 | Rainbow Unspecified | 30,000 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 1991/05/22 | Rainbow Unspecified | 18,550 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 1991/05/07 | Kokanee - Early Spawner | 204,750 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 1991/05/06 | Kokanee - Early Spawner | 147,420 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 1991/05/01 | Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid | 80,101 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 1991/05/01 | Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid | 20,000 | Fry (0-3 inches) |
| 1990/07/19 | Eagle Lake Rainbow | 101,520 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 1990/06/27 | Rainbow Unspecified | 10,000 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 1990/04/19 | Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid | 100,440 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 1989/06/29 | Chinook Fall | 10,000 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 1989/04/28 | Mt Lassen Rainbow | 9,060 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 1989/04/26 | Eagle Lake Rainbow | 85,850 | Fry (0-3 inches) |
| 1989/04/26 | Rainbow Unspecified | 14,430 | Fry (0-3 inches) |
| 1989/04/25 | Domestic Kamloops | 100,620 | Fry (0-3 inches) |
| 1988/10/21 | Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid | 3,300 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 1988/07/08 | Mt Shasta Rainbow | 55,440 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 1988/06/22 | Mt Lassen Rainbow | 5,000 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 1988/05/13 | Mt Lassen Rainbow | 5,033 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 1988/04/29 | Domestic Kamloops | 99,876 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 1988/04/13 | Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid | 41,400 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 1987/06/12 | Mt Lassen Rainbow | 4,730 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 1987/05/29 | Domestic Kamloops | 18,800 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 1987/05/29 | Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid | 14,213 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 1987/05/28 | Domestic Kamloops | 82,080 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 1987/05/28 | Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid | 42,900 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 1987/05/27 | Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid | 42,900 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 1987/05/06 | Mt Lassen Rainbow | 5,468 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 1986/05/21 | Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid | 50,172 | Fry (0-3 inches) |
| 1986/05/17 | Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid | 54,310 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 1986/04/23 | Domestic Kamloops | 86,800 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 1985/07/02 | Mt Lassen Rainbow | 134,900 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 1985/07/02 | Mt Shasta Rainbow | 135,050 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 1985/07/02 | Rainbow Unspecified | 135,000 | Fry (0-3 inches) |
| 1985/05/07 | Kokanee - Early Spawner | 148,050 | Fry (0-3 inches) |
| 1984/06/20 | Rainbow Unspecified | 5,000 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 1984/06/13 | Mt Whitney Rainbow | 5,075 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 1984/06/05 | Chinook Fall | 28,350 | Fry (0-3 inches) |
| 1984/06/01 | Domestic Kamloops | 5,896 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 1984/06/01 | Mt Lassen Rainbow | 15,369 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 1984/06/01 | Mt Shasta Rainbow | 143,064 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 1984/05/30 | Mt Lassen Rainbow | 28,591 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 1984/05/30 | Rainbow Unspecified | 147,526 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 1984/05/24 | Domestic Kamloops | 111,075 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 1984/05/24 | Mt Lassen Rainbow | 60,060 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 1984/05/15 | Kokanee - Early Spawner | 71,500 | Fry (0-3 inches) |
| 1984/05/11 | Kokanee - Early Spawner | 79,100 | Fry (0-3 inches) |
| 1983/10/28 | Chinook Fall | 35,310 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 1983/08/02 | Rainbow Unspecified | 10,730 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 1983/07/07 | Kokanee - Early Spawner | 147,900 | Fry (0-3 inches) |
| 1982/07/20 | Chinook Fall | 13,512 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 1982/07/19 | Chinook Fall | 11,750 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 1982/05/12 | Rainbow Unspecified | 3,750 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 1981/05/29 | Rainbow Unspecified | 1,875 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 1981/04/29 | Rainbow Unspecified | 1,876 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 1980/04/25 | Rainbow Unspecified | 3,750 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 1979/08/23 | Bull Trout | 17,160 | Fry (0-3 inches) |
| 1979/05/23 | Rainbow Unspecified | 1,875 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 1979/04/20 | Rainbow Unspecified | 1,875 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 1978/05/04 | Rainbow Unspecified | 11,750 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 1978/04/24 | Rainbow Unspecified | 12,000 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 1977/07/15 | Rainbow Unspecified | 12,520 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 1977/06/16 | Rainbow Unspecified | 24,600 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 1977/06/14 | Rainbow Unspecified | 40,690 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 1977/06/13 | Rainbow Unspecified | 25,575 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 1977/05/19 | Rainbow Unspecified | 130,650 | Fry (0-3 inches) |
| 1977/05/17 | Rainbow Unspecified | 7,525 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 1977/05/17 | Rainbow Unspecified | 44,000 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 1977/05/09 | Rainbow Unspecified | 66,000 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 1976/05/14 | Rainbow Unspecified | 3,750 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 1975/06/18 | Smallmouth Bass | 50,000 | Fry (0-3 inches) |
| 1975/06/09 | Smallmouth Bass | 850 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 1975/05/05 | Rainbow Unspecified | 3,120 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 1974/06/06 | Smallmouth Bass | 800 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 1974/04/26 | Rainbow Unspecified | 5,000 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 1974/04/03 | Rainbow Unspecified | 4,550 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 1974/03/28 | Rainbow Unspecified | 5,451 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 1973/06/07 | Smallmouth Bass | 472 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 1973/05/02 | Rainbow Unspecified | 5,000 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 1973/04/04 | Rainbow Unspecified | 10,000 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 1972/07/07 | Smallmouth Bass | 26,240 | Fry (0-3 inches) |
| 1972/06/25 | Smallmouth Bass | 500 | Adults |
| 1972/06/08 | Rainbow Unspecified | 2,000 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 1972/06/07 | Rainbow Unspecified | 18,250 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 1972/06/06 | Rainbow Unspecified | 12,000 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 1972/06/05 | Rainbow Unspecified | 6,000 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 1972/06/01 | Rainbow Unspecified | 1,750 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 1972/05/26 | Rainbow Unspecified | 6,000 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 1972/05/24 | Rainbow Unspecified | 3,000 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 1972/04/06 | Rainbow Unspecified | 5,000 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 1971/06/02 | Rainbow Unspecified | 2,122 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 1971/05/26 | Rainbow Unspecified | 2,999 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 1971/04/30 | Rainbow Unspecified | 2,916 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 1971/04/23 | Rainbow Unspecified | 3,000 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 1970/05/15 | Rainbow Unspecified | 2,700 | Fingerling (3-6 inches) |
| 1970/04/21 | Rainbow Unspecified | 8,338 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 1970/04/07 | Coho Salmon | 259,600 | Fry (0-3 inches) |
| 1969/05/23 | Rainbow Unspecified | 1,408 | Adults |
| 1969/05/14 | Rainbow Unspecified | 3,652 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 1969/05/07 | Rainbow Unspecified | 2,136 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 1969/04/23 | Coho Salmon | 140,000 | Fry (0-3 inches) |
| 1969/04/21 | Rainbow Unspecified | 2,288 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 1969/04/18 | Rainbow Unspecified | 2,500 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 1969/04/11 | Coho Salmon | 217,200 | Fry (0-3 inches) |
| 1969/04/11 | Rainbow Unspecified | 3,030 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 1968/05/03 | Rainbow Unspecified | 4,425 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 1968/04/18 | Coho Salmon | 117,700 | Fry (0-3 inches) |
| 1968/04/17 | Coho Salmon | 116,630 | Fry (0-3 inches) |
| 1968/04/16 | Coho Salmon | 117,000 | Fry (0-3 inches) |
| 1968/04/08 | Kokanee - October Spawner | 124,740 | Fry (0-3 inches) |
| 1968/03/06 | Rainbow Unspecified | 3,434 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 1968/03/05 | Rainbow Unspecified | 3,320 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
| 1968/03/04 | Rainbow Unspecified | 3,260 | Catchable (6+ inches) |
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Boat Ramps are managed by the US Forest Service.
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
Anderson Ranch Reservoir- Kokanee limit is 15 per day
Multiple Regional Bag Limits Apply
The Anderson Ranch Reservoir overlaps multiple regional boundaries. Every effort is made to use special rules to standardize the rules and bag limits across regional boundaries. Check the map to verify in what region you are fishing and follow the corresponding bag limits.
The Anderson Ranch Reservoir overlaps multiple regional boundaries. Every effort is made to use special rules to standardize the rules and bag limits across regional boundaries. Check the map to verify in what region you are fishing and follow the corresponding bag limits.
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