Lowman Ponds (Ten Mile Ponds)

Payette River Drainage

  • Recommended Fishing Water
  • Family Fishing Water

Lowman Ponds (Ten Mile Ponds) in Boise County is 1.8 acres.

Enjoy good mountain fishing along the South Fork Payette River, where diverted water from Richards Creek keeps the ponds cool through the summer. Stocked trout thrive in its clean water and take advantage of abundant damsel flies.

Facilities

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

Directions

Go north on State Hwy 21 from Lowman. Watch for the Lowman Nature Fishing Pond sign just after mile marker 85. Cross the South Fork Payette River to the ponds.

Recommended Game Fish

Fish Stocking Records

Date Species Quantity General Size
2024/10/23 Rainbow Trout 314 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2024/09/20 Rainbow Trout 356 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2024/08/16 Rainbow Trout 402 Catchable (6+ inches)
2024/07/25 Rainbow Trout 362 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2024/06/04 Rainbow Trout 550 Catchable (6+ inches)
2024/04/23 Rainbow Trout 615 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/10/25 Rainbow Trout 574 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/09/13 Rainbow Trout 621 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/08/16 Rainbow Trout 592 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/07/20 Rainbow Trout 627 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/06/06 Rainbow Trout 633 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/05/18 Rainbow Trout 633 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/06/09 Rainbow Trout 608 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/05/12 Rainbow Trout 617 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/04/27 Rainbow Trout 617 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/09/23 Rainbow Trout 641 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/09/02 Rainbow Trout 628 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/07/15 Rainbow Trout 630 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/06/09 Rainbow Trout 610 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/05/20 Rainbow Trout 685 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/04/22 Rainbow Trout 603 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/10/08 Rainbow Trout 669 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/09/09 Rainbow Trout 690 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/08/06 Rainbow Trout 649 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/07/09 Rainbow Trout 665 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/06/03 Rainbow Trout 596 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/05/21 Rainbow Trout 668 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/10/17 Rainbow Trout 591 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/09/10 Rainbow Trout 620 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/08/09 Rainbow Trout 660 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/07/09 Rainbow Trout 658 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/06/21 Rainbow Trout 463 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/06/04 Rainbow Trout 375 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/05/15 Rainbow Trout 642 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/04/25 Rainbow Trout 625 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/10/17 Rainbow Trout 603 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/09/11 Rainbow Trout 625 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/08/14 Rainbow Trout 319 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/08/02 Rainbow Trout 319 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/07/11 Rainbow Trout 299 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/06/20 Rainbow Trout 496 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/06/06 Rainbow Trout 580 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/05/15 Rainbow Trout 625 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/04/26 Rainbow Trout 601 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/10/19 Rainbow Trout 646 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/09/13 Rainbow Trout 588 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/08/08 Rainbow Trout 640 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/07/11 Rainbow Trout 585 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/06/16 Rainbow Trout 325 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/06/06 Rainbow Trout 317 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/05/16 Rainbow Trout 627 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/04/25 Rainbow Trout 688 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/10/06 Rainbow Trout 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/09/21 Rainbow Trout 798 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/08/11 Rainbow Trout 76 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/07/11 Rainbow Trout 630 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/06/03 Rainbow Trout 595 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/05/19 Rainbow Trout 615 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/04/26 Rainbow Trout 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/09/30 Rainbow Trout 599 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/09/03 Rainbow Trout 533 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/07/30 Rainbow Trout 612 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/07/08 Rainbow Trout 615 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/06/05 Rainbow Trout 588 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/05/20 Rainbow Trout 578 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/04/28 Rainbow Trout 574 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/10/08 Rainbow Trout 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/09/24 Rainbow Trout 710 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/08/20 Rainbow Trout 485 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/08/05 Rainbow Trout 738 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/07/16 Rainbow Trout 1,080 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/07/01 Rainbow Trout 702 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/06/09 Rainbow Trout 969 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/05/15 Rainbow Trout 822 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/04/24 Rainbow Trout 625 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/09/25 Rainbow Trout 598 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/08/01 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/07/10 Rainbow Trout 590 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/06/20 Rainbow Trout 693 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/06/04 Rainbow Trout 879 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/04/23 Rainbow Trout 791 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/10/18 Rainbow Trout 870 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/09/12 Rainbow Trout 810 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/08/22 Rainbow Trout 725 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/08/06 Rainbow Trout 1,988 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/07/12 Rainbow Trout 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/06/14 Grass Carp 100 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/06/13 Rainbow Trout 805 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/06/06 Rainbow Trout 1,550 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/04/19 Rainbow Trout 566 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/10/26 Rainbow Trout 1,015 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/10/11 Rainbow Trout 1,015 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/06/30 Rainbow Trout 525 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/06/06 Rainbow Trout 1,400 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/05/25 Rainbow Trout 1,020 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/05/10 Rainbow Trout 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/10/20 Rainbow Trout 740 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/09/21 Rainbow Trout 888 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/09/01 Rainbow Trout 520 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/08/10 Rainbow Trout 628 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/07/27 Rainbow Trout 725 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/06/29 Rainbow Trout 812 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/06/11 Rainbow Trout 1,332 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/04/21 Rainbow Trout 972 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/11/17 Rainbow Trout 945 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/10/20 Rainbow Trout 930 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/09/29 Rainbow Trout 775 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/07/27 Rainbow Trout 800 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/07/01 Rainbow Trout 800 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/06/10 Rainbow Trout 1,050 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/05/20 Rainbow Trout 925 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/04/30 Rainbow Trout 1,020 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/10/16 Rainbow Trout 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/08/26 Rainbow Trout 990 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/08/20 Rainbow Trout 805 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/07/14 Rainbow Trout 700 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/06/26 Rainbow Trout 930 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/06/05 Rainbow Trout 1,190 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/05/21 Rainbow Trout 630 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/05/07 Rainbow Trout 984 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/10/11 Rainbow Trout 700 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/07/18 Rainbow Trout 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/06/29 Rainbow Trout 1,020 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/06/06 Rainbow Trout 1,020 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/05/16 Rainbow Trout 800 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/04/25 Rainbow Trout 560 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/10/18 Rainbow Trout 942 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/09/19 Rainbow Trout 1,400 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/08/29 Rainbow Trout 998 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/08/22 Rainbow Trout 1,400 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/08/08 Rainbow Trout 990 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/07/06 Rainbow Trout 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/06/28 Rainbow Trout 788 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/06/08 Rainbow Trout 1,160 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/05/24 Rainbow Trout 1,750 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/10/19 Rainbow Trout 1,496 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/08/30 Rainbow Trout 866 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/08/11 Rainbow Trout 1,008 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/07/13 Rainbow Trout 1,065 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/06/30 Rainbow Trout 748 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/06/09 Rainbow Trout 1,240 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/05/17 Rainbow Trout 979 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/04/27 Rainbow Trout 914 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/10/21 Rainbow Trout 980 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/09/23 Rainbow Trout 990 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/09/01 Rainbow Trout 424 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/08/04 Rainbow Trout 819 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/07/14 Rainbow Trout 1,023 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/06/29 Rainbow Trout 1,085 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/06/08 Rainbow Trout 1,020 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/05/18 Rainbow Trout 925 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/04/28 Rainbow Trout 1,560 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/11/12 Rainbow Trout 831 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/10/08 Rainbow Trout 1,148 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/08/26 Rainbow Trout 660 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/07/08 Rainbow Trout 440 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/06/27 Rainbow Trout 601 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/06/04 Rainbow Trout 440 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/04/27 Rainbow Trout 990 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/04/17 Rainbow Trout 640 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/10/30 Rainbow Trout 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/10/24 Rainbow Trout 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/10/03 Rainbow Trout 460 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/09/19 Rainbow Trout 580 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/08/22 Rainbow Trout 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/08/14 Rainbow Trout 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/07/30 Rainbow Trout 548 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/07/09 Rainbow Trout 450 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/07/01 Rainbow Trout 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/06/26 Rainbow Trout 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/06/06 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/05/15 Rainbow Trout 1,782 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/04/17 Rainbow Trout 548 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/08/15 Rainbow Trout 310 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/07/31 Rainbow Trout 250 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/07/10 Rainbow Trout 260 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/06/28 Rainbow Trout 520 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/06/19 Rainbow Trout 590 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/06/07 Rainbow Trout 440 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/05/23 Rainbow Trout 780 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/04/18 Rainbow Trout 728 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/11/07 Rainbow Trout 625 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/10/12 Rainbow Trout 1,250 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/09/26 Rainbow Trout 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/08/31 Rainbow Trout 688 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/08/17 Rainbow Trout 550 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/08/02 Rainbow Trout 345 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/07/25 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/07/20 Rainbow Trout 57 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/06/28 Rainbow Trout 534 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/06/08 Rainbow Trout 608 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/05/19 Rainbow Trout 1,260 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/04/18 Rainbow Trout 880 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/10/27 Rainbow Trout 840 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/09/21 Rainbow Trout 810 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/08/31 Rainbow Trout 520 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/08/26 Rainbow Trout 400 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/08/12 Rainbow Trout 530 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/07/28 Rainbow Trout 510 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/07/15 Rainbow Trout 515 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/07/01 Rainbow Trout 560 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/06/11 Rainbow Trout 740 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/05/26 Rainbow Trout 550 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/05/06 Rainbow Trout 740 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/09/28 Rainbow Trout 625 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/09/03 Rainbow Trout 290 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/08/21 Rainbow Trout 750 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 Lowman Ponds (Ten Mile Ponds).
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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