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
2023/06/15 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 10,788 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2022/06/15 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 10,121 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2021/07/07 Chinook Fall 5,016 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2021/06/23 Kokanee - Early Spawner 103,950 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2021/06/16 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 13,520 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2020/06/29 Chinook Fall 6,463 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2020/06/24 Kokanee - Early Spawner 99,960 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2020/06/16 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 13,665 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2019/06/27 Chinook Fall 2,126 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2019/06/27 Chinook Fall Triploid 1,839 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2019/06/27 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 10,124 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/06/25 Kokanee - Early Spawner 202,872 Fry (0-3 inches)
2018/06/21 Kokanee - Early Spawner 67,440 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2018/06/13 Chinook Fall 547 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2018/06/13 Chinook Fall Triploid 562 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2018/06/13 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 9,820 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2017/07/31 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 9,937 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2017/06/28 Kokanee - Early Spawner 320,460 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2017/06/22 Chinook Fall 3,987 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2016/07/19 Chinook Fall 7,084 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/07/19 Chinook Fall Triploid 5,586 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/07/19 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 20,126 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2015/06/22 Chinook Fall 6,100 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2015/06/22 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 10,462 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2014/07/11 Chinook Fall 5,304 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2014/06/16 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 10,840 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2013/06/24 Chinook Fall 5,498 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2013/06/12 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 9,644 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2012/06/27 Chinook Fall 5,088 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/06/27 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 10,400 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2011/07/07 Chinook Fall 5,276 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/07/07 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 10,205 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2010/07/07 Chinook Fall 7,282 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/07/07 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 5,020 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/07/20 Hayspur Kamloops Triploid 13,375 Fry (0-3 inches)
2009/06/16 Chinook Fall 5,208 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2008/07/10 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 10,500 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2007/07/19 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 11,250 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2006/07/06 Kokanee - Early Spawner 52,200 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2006/06/29 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 9,450 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2005/06/23 Kokanee - Early Spawner 120,420 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2005/06/22 Hayspur Kamloops Triploid 17,130 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2004/06/24 Hayspur Kamloops Triploid 10,032 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2004/06/23 Kokanee - Early Spawner 122,100 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2003/07/15 Hayspur Kamloops Triploid 8,050 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2003/07/02 Kokanee - Early Spawner 76,340 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2002/07/10 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 4,440 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/07/02 Kokanee - Early Spawner 119,920 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2001/06/26 Hayspur Kamloops Triploid 11,212 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2001/06/14 Kokanee - October Spawner 48,837 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2001/06/13 Kokanee - October Spawner 86,904 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2000/07/06 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 10,011 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1999/07/09 Domestic Kamloops 6,630 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1999/07/08 Domestic Kamloops 7,410 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1999/07/07 Domestic Kamloops 7,410 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1998/09/10 Westslope Cutthroat 26,170 Fry (0-3 inches)
1998/07/14 Domestic Kamloops 9,225 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1998/06/18 Domestic Kamloops 12,385 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1998/06/16 Chinook Fall 11,436 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1997/06/24 Chinook Fall 5,005 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1997/06/24 Domestic Kamloops 17,810 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1997/06/24 Kokanee - Early Spawner 29,600 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1996/06/25 Chinook Fall 7,915 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1996/06/25 Domestic Kamloops 3,390 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1996/06/25 Domestic Kamloops 6,040 Fry (0-3 inches)
1995/07/06 Chinook Fall 8,020 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1995/07/06 Domestic Kamloops 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 Wild Kamloops 1,011 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/06/25 Atlantic Salmon 2,088 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1993/06/16 Wild Kamloops 11,580 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/10/14 Atlantic Salmon 2,934 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1992/10/01 Westslope Cutthroat 91,800 Fry (0-3 inches)
1992/09/29 Westslope Cutthroat 95,050 Fry (0-3 inches)
1991/09/12 Westslope Cutthroat 142,000 Fry (0-3 inches)
1991/08/28 Westslope Cutthroat 60,000 Fry (0-3 inches)
1990/09/18 Westslope Cutthroat 88,800 Fry (0-3 inches)
1990/06/27 Atlantic Salmon 9,931 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1989/09/11 Westslope Cutthroat 47,017 Fry (0-3 inches)
1988/09/14 Westslope Cutthroat 225,074 Fry (0-3 inches)
1986/08/15 Cutthroat Unspecified 57,355 Fry (0-3 inches)
1986/08/13 Henrys Lake Cutthroat 95,811 Fry (0-3 inches)
1985/06/11 Chinook Fall 10,120 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1984/08/21 Bear Lake Bonneville Cutthroat 1,150 Catchable (6+ inches)
1984/08/17 Chinook Fall 1,500 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1983/10/05 Chinook Fall 6,007 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1983/07/21 Fine Spotted Yellowstone Cutthroat 82,875 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1982/09/09 Rainbow Unspecified 12,600 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1982/08/26 Fine Spotted Yellowstone Cutthroat 18,200 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1982/08/09 Chinook Fall 8,976 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1982/08/05 Chinook Fall 12,240 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1979/08/22 Bull Trout 11,000 Fry (0-3 inches)
1979/08/09 Cutthroat 84,419 Fry (0-3 inches)
1979/07/25 Cutthroat 74,340 Fry (0-3 inches)
1978/06/28 Cutthroat 170,490 Fry (0-3 inches)
1977/06/07 Cutthroat 204,836 Fry (0-3 inches)
1976/06/22 Cutthroat 200,670 Fry (0-3 inches)
1975/07/07 Cutthroat 64,170 Fry (0-3 inches)
1975/06/26 Cutthroat 70,716 Fry (0-3 inches)
1974/07/15 Cutthroat 350,584 Fry (0-3 inches)
1972/09/12 Cutthroat 40,950 Fry (0-3 inches)
1971/09/16 Cutthroat 46,920 Fry (0-3 inches)
1971/08/12 Cutthroat 40,768 Fry (0-3 inches)
1970/08/13 Cutthroat 42,432 Fry (0-3 inches)
1969/09/04 Cutthroat 90,000 Fry (0-3 inches)
1968/07/03 Rainbow Unspecified 3,400 Catchable (6+ inches)
1968/07/01 Coho Salmon 36,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1968/07/01 Rainbow Unspecified 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, 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

Deadwood Reservoir
  • Kokanee limit is 15
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 15
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 must be followed when fishing for Brook Trout

Bull Trout

  • Bull Trout limit is 0, catch-and-release

Kokanee

  • Kokanee limit is 6

Salmon

  • 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 limit is 0 and fishing for or targeting Sockeye Salmon is illegal
  • Fishing for or targeting salmon is prohibited unless a salmon season is specifically opened for that water 

Steelhead (ocean-going)

  • Defined as Rainbow Trout longer than twenty (20) inches in length 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 twenty (20) inches in length with the adipose fin clipped (as evidenced by a healed scar)
  • Fishing for or targeting steelhead is prohibited unless a steelhead season is specifically opened for that water. See fishing regulations for details

Sturgeon

  • Sturgeon limit is 0, catch-and-release
  • Sturgeon must not be removed from the water and must be released upon landing
  • Barbless hooks are required
  • Use of a sliding swivel device to secure a weight, and a lighter test line to secure weight to sliding swivel device is 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
  • Does not include Bull Trout and Brook Trout which 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 must be followed 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, size or possession limit
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