Deadwood Reservoir

Flows into the Deadwood River

  • Recommended Fishing Water

Deadwood Reservoir in Valley County is 2,996.9 acres.

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Deadwood Reservoir supports a diverse group of salmonids, including some trophy-sized individuals. Also, IDFG utilizes spawning runs out of Deadwood Reservoir to collect kokanee eggs. Eggs are flown to hatcheries and eventually stocked into lakes and reservoirs throughout the state. This may be the most picturesque reservoir in the state.

Facilities

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

Recommended Game Fish

Species Observed in Surveys

Fish Stocking Records

Date
Species
Quantity
General Size
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Date
Species
Quantity
General Size
2023/06/15 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 10,788 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2022/06/15 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 10,121 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2021/07/07 Chinook Salmon - Fall 5,016 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2021/06/23 Kokanee 103,950 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2021/06/16 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 13,520 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2020/06/29 Chinook Salmon - Fall 6,463 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2020/06/24 Kokanee 99,960 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2020/06/16 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 13,665 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2019/06/27 Chinook Salmon - Fall 2,126 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2019/06/27 Chinook Salmon - Fall - Triploid 1,839 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2019/06/27 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 10,124 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/06/25 Kokanee 202,872 Fry (0-3 inches)
2018/06/21 Kokanee 67,440 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2018/06/13 Chinook Salmon - Fall 547 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2018/06/13 Chinook Salmon - Fall - Triploid 562 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2018/06/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 9,820 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2017/07/31 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 9,937 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2017/06/28 Kokanee 320,460 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2017/06/22 Chinook Salmon - Fall 3,987 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2016/07/19 Chinook Salmon - Fall 3,542 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/07/19 Chinook Salmon - Fall - Triploid 2,793 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/07/19 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 10,063 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2015/06/22 Chinook Salmon - Fall 6,100 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2015/06/22 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 10,462 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2014/07/11 Chinook Salmon - Fall 5,304 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2014/06/16 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 10,840 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2013/06/24 Chinook Salmon - Fall 5,498 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2013/06/12 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 9,644 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2012/06/27 Chinook Salmon - Fall 5,088 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/06/27 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 10,400 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2011/07/07 Chinook Salmon - Fall 5,276 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/07/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 10,205 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2010/07/07 Chinook Salmon - Fall 7,282 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/07/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 5,020 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/07/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 13,375 Fry (0-3 inches)
2009/06/16 Chinook Salmon - Fall 5,208 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2008/07/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 10,500 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2007/07/19 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 11,250 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2006/07/06 Kokanee 52,200 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2006/06/29 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 9,450 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2005/06/23 Kokanee 120,420 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2005/06/22 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 17,130 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2004/06/24 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 10,032 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2004/06/23 Kokanee 122,100 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2003/07/15 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 8,050 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2003/07/02 Kokanee 76,340 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2002/07/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 4,440 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/07/02 Kokanee 119,920 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2001/06/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 11,212 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2001/06/14 Kokanee 48,837 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2001/06/13 Kokanee 86,904 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2000/07/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 10,011 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1999/07/09 Rainbow Trout 6,630 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1999/07/08 Rainbow Trout 7,410 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1999/07/07 Rainbow Trout 7,410 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1998/09/10 Cutthroat Trout - Westslope 26,170 Fry (0-3 inches)
1998/07/14 Rainbow Trout 9,225 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1998/06/18 Rainbow Trout 12,385 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1998/06/16 Chinook Salmon - Fall 11,436 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1997/06/24 Chinook Salmon - Fall 5,005 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1997/06/24 Kokanee 29,600 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1997/06/24 Rainbow Trout 17,810 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1996/06/25 Chinook Salmon - Fall 7,915 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1996/06/25 Rainbow Trout 3,390 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1996/06/25 Rainbow Trout 6,040 Fry (0-3 inches)
1995/07/06 Chinook Salmon - Fall 8,020 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1995/07/06 Rainbow Trout 10,000 Fry (0-3 inches)
1995/06/22 Atlantic Salmon 1,966 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/06/22 Atlantic Salmon 2,994 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/09/17 Rainbow Trout 1,011 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/06/25 Atlantic Salmon 2,088 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1993/06/16 Rainbow Trout 11,580 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/10/14 Atlantic Salmon 2,934 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1992/10/01 Cutthroat Trout - Westslope 91,800 Fry (0-3 inches)
1992/09/29 Cutthroat Trout - Westslope 95,050 Fry (0-3 inches)
1991/09/12 Cutthroat Trout - Westslope 142,000 Fry (0-3 inches)
1991/08/28 Cutthroat Trout - Westslope 60,000 Fry (0-3 inches)
1990/09/18 Cutthroat Trout - Westslope 88,800 Fry (0-3 inches)
1990/06/27 Atlantic Salmon 9,931 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1989/09/11 Cutthroat Trout - Westslope 47,017 Fry (0-3 inches)
1988/09/14 Cutthroat Trout - Westslope 225,074 Fry (0-3 inches)
1986/08/15 57,355 Fry (0-3 inches)
1986/08/13 Cutthroat Trout - Yellowstone 95,811 Fry (0-3 inches)
1985/06/11 Chinook Salmon - Fall 10,120 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1984/08/21 Cutthroat Trout - Bonneville 1,150 Catchable (6+ inches)
1984/08/17 Chinook Salmon - Fall 1,500 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1983/10/05 Chinook Salmon - Fall 6,007 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1983/07/21 Cutthroat Trout - Yellowstone 82,875 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1982/09/09 Rainbow Trout 12,600 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1982/08/26 Cutthroat Trout - Yellowstone 18,200 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1982/08/09 Chinook Salmon - Fall 8,976 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1982/08/05 Chinook Salmon - Fall 12,240 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1979/08/22 Bull Trout 11,000 Fry (0-3 inches)
1979/08/09 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 84,419 Fry (0-3 inches)
1979/07/25 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 74,340 Fry (0-3 inches)
1978/06/28 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 170,490 Fry (0-3 inches)
1977/06/07 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 204,836 Fry (0-3 inches)
1976/06/22 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 200,670 Fry (0-3 inches)
1975/07/07 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 64,170 Fry (0-3 inches)
1975/06/26 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 70,716 Fry (0-3 inches)
1974/07/15 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 350,584 Fry (0-3 inches)
1972/09/12 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 40,950 Fry (0-3 inches)
1971/09/16 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 46,920 Fry (0-3 inches)
1971/08/12 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 40,768 Fry (0-3 inches)
1970/08/13 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 42,432 Fry (0-3 inches)
1969/09/04 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 90,000 Fry (0-3 inches)
1968/07/03 Rainbow Trout 3,400 Catchable (6+ inches)
1968/07/01 Coho Salmon 36,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1968/07/01 Rainbow Trout 3,400 Catchable (6+ inches)
1968/06/27 Coho Salmon 51,200 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1968/06/25 Coho Salmon 85,200 Fry (0-3 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

Nearby Rules The following special rule(s) apply to adjacent waters but exclude the Deadwood Reservoir.
Deadwood Reservoir tributaries
  • Trout limit is 2
  • Kokanee limit is 6
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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