C. J. Strike Reservoir

Flows into the Snake River

  • Recommended Fishing Water

C. J. Strike Reservoir in Elmore and Owyhee Counties is 6,760.4 acres.

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One of the most popular fishing reservoirs in the state due to its tremendous variety. Most anglers target panfish, bass, and trout, but several other species are available and numerous.

Facilities

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

Directions

The reservoir is located near Grandview and Bruneau, Idaho. A variety of fishing and boating access sites are available. Sites are maintained by IDFG, Idaho Power, the BLM, and by private individuls. Consult the respective websites for additional information.

Recommended Game Fish

Species Observed in Surveys

Fish Stocking Records

Date Species Quantity General Size
2023/09/29 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 13,619 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2022/04/27 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 41,800 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2022/04/15 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 21,439 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2020/10/13 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 52,395 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/04/14 Kokanee - Early Spawner 92,970 Fry (0-3 inches)
2020/03/16 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 50,296 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/10/16 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 53,329 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/04/30 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 50,248 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/10/11 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 52,396 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/05/02 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 50,126 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/03/15 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 5,558 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/10/02 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 52,455 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/03/09 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 50,355 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/10/03 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 105,148 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/03/16 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 50,059 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/10/28 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 3,922 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/10/27 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 12,984 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/10/06 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 39,302 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/03/09 Rainbow Unspecified 50,215 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/09/09 Rainbow Unspecified 42,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2014/05/28 Rainbow Unspecified 400 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/03/25 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 206,182 Fry (0-3 inches)
2014/02/19 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 97,630 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/10/25 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 400 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/10/16 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 52,603 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/07/01 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 151 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/05/30 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 400 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/03/05 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 50,168 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/10/18 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 31,436 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/04/25 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 221,238 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2011/03/08 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 50,108 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/10/21 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 400 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/10/20 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 799 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/10/19 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,194 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/04/26 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 160,752 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2010/03/09 Rainbow Unspecified 50,922 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/02/18 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 23,040 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/02/11 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 28,910 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/10/19 Rainbow Unspecified 31,503 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/03/30 Hayspur Kamloops Triploid 199,990 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2009/03/16 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 49,621 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/10/20 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 31,549 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/03/31 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 200,272 Fry (0-3 inches)
2007/10/23 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 9,270 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/10/22 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 21,956 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/05/08 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 27,550 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2007/04/02 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 173,250 Fry (0-3 inches)
2007/03/06 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 53,871 Fry (0-3 inches)
2006/09/26 Hayspur Kamloops Triploid 12,422 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/05/05 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 63,140 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2006/04/24 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 23,100 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/04/04 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 148,400 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2005/05/31 Hayspur Kamloops Triploid 182,914 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2005/05/11 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 95,193 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2005/03/17 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 25,900 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/02/04 Rainbow Unspecified 14,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/02/03 Rainbow Unspecified 27,931 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/01/26 Rainbow Unspecified 11,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/01/25 Rainbow Unspecified 7,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/05/27 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 22,750 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/04/08 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 152,360 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2004/04/08 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 79,800 Fry (0-3 inches)
2003/12/09 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 16,290 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2003/07/03 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 23,790 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/04/07 Hayspur Kamloops Triploid 194,364 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2002/06/07 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 375 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/05/13 Hayspur Kamloops Triploid 50,190 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2002/05/13 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 49,683 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2002/05/09 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 22,050 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/04/02 Hayspur Kamloops Triploid 29,680 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2002/03/22 Chinook Fall 34,188 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2002/03/15 Hayspur Kamloops Triploid 53,217 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2002/03/14 Hayspur Kamloops Triploid 104,416 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2001/09/14 Rainbow Unspecified 59,215 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/05/31 Arlee Rainbow 8,172 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/05/08 Hayspur Kamloops Triploid 82,600 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2001/05/08 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 17,600 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2001/04/24 Arlee Rainbow 59,548 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2001/04/10 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 6,110 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/04/02 Hayspur Kamloops Triploid 86,900 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2001/04/02 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 112,965 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2000/10/16 Mt Shasta Rainbow 12,421 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/09/22 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 11,760 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/09/22 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 6,072 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/04/13 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 157,184 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2000/03/03 Domestic Kamloops 3,990 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/10/18 Mt Shasta Rainbow 11,485 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/09/30 Domestic Kamloops 9,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/05/05 Steelhead 24,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/05/04 Steelhead 22,260 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/03/16 Rainbow Unspecified 181,085 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1998/06/08 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 44,010 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1998/03/30 Domestic Kamloops 40,200 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1998/03/18 Domestic Kamloops 66,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1998/02/19 Domestic Kamloops 49,500 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1998/02/04 Domestic Kamloops 75,600 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1997/06/11 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 27,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1997/05/20 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 33,635 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1997/04/03 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 139,750 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1996/12/17 Rainbow Unspecified 10,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1996/12/04 Steelhead A-Run 76,200 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1996/05/28 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 231,500 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1996/05/20 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 38,430 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1996/03/05 Domestic Kamloops 20,100 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/04/12 Rainbow Unspecified 91,650 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1995/03/15 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 5,010 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/03/14 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 15,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/05/19 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 27,900 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1994/03/17 Troutlodge 20,130 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/03/17 Troutlodge 29,640 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1994/03/16 Troutlodge 105,050 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1994/02/15 Rainbow X Cutthroat - Diploid 187,615 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1993/12/13 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 70,455 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1993/05/13 Domestic Kamloops 20,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1993/01/13 Rainbow Unspecified 37,596 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/01/11 Rainbow Unspecified 466,091 Fry (0-3 inches)
1992/11/09 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 21,660 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/11/05 Domestic Kamloops 74,120 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1992/11/03 Domestic Kamloops 40,779 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1992/11/03 Rainbow Unspecified 784 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/10/29 Rainbow Unspecified 45,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1992/10/20 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 28,650 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1992/10/19 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 53,480 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1992/10/09 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 149,100 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1992/06/10 Domestic Kamloops 48,978 Fry (0-3 inches)
1992/06/09 Domestic Kamloops 125,586 Fry (0-3 inches)
1992/06/08 Domestic Kamloops 129,207 Fry (0-3 inches)
1992/03/25 Rainbow Unspecified 24,835 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1991/12/16 Troutlodge 26,390 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1991/12/02 Troutlodge 56,990 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1991/10/30 Troutlodge 119,680 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1991/10/29 Troutlodge 182,280 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1991/05/29 Crappie Unspecified 480 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/04/11 Rainbow Unspecified 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/11/20 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 72,450 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1990/11/01 Rainbow Unspecified 6,228 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1990/11/01 Troutlodge 64,772 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1990/10/31 Rainbow Unspecified 88,230 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1990/10/31 Troutlodge 46,110 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1990/10/29 Troutlodge 14,700 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/10/29 Troutlodge 42,300 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1990/10/22 Troutlodge 78,500 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1990/08/02 Channel Catfish 2,000 Unknown Size
1990/08/01 Channel Catfish 1,100 Unknown Size
1990/06/21 White Crappie 1,750 Unknown Size
1990/06/20 Rainbow Unspecified 165,176 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1990/06/15 Channel Catfish 21,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1990/04/16 Rainbow Unspecified 14,260 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/10/18 Rainbow Unspecified 41,100 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1989/10/17 Domestic Kamloops 3,690 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1989/10/17 Rainbow Unspecified 29,355 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1989/10/12 Rainbow Unspecified 140,740 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1989/10/05 Domestic Kamloops 30,800 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1989/10/02 Domestic Kamloops 19,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/05/26 Channel Catfish 24,000 Fry (0-3 inches)
1989/03/28 Mt Shasta Rainbow 19,942 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/09/22 Channel Catfish 17,500 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1988/09/19 Rainbow Unspecified 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/09/16 Mt Lassen Rainbow 21,400 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/09/15 Mt Lassen Rainbow 16,560 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/04/26 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 24,050 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1988/04/21 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 58,160 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1988/02/02 Mt Lassen Rainbow 22,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1987/11/10 Mt Lassen Rainbow 39,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1987/10/23 Mt Lassen Rainbow 29,940 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1987/10/22 Mt Lassen Rainbow 74,400 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1987/09/30 Mt Lassen Rainbow 19,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/04/20 Domestic Kamloops 30,800 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1987/02/19 Mt Lassen Rainbow 14,844 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/09/23 Mt Lassen Rainbow 7,920 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/09/22 Mt Lassen Rainbow 8,120 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/02/05 Rainbow Unspecified 7,830 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/01/31 Rainbow Unspecified 7,830 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/01/29 Rainbow Unspecified 6,480 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/08/30 Mt Lassen Rainbow 16,800 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1985/07/12 Largemouth Bass 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/04/09 Rainbow Unspecified 9,300 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/04/05 Rainbow Unspecified 5,700 Catchable (6+ inches)
1984/10/22 Rainbow Unspecified 9,300 Catchable (6+ inches)
1984/10/10 Chinook Fall 3,016 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1984/09/13 Rainbow Unspecified 5,100 Catchable (6+ inches)
1984/04/23 Mt Whitney Rainbow 11,560 Catchable (6+ inches)
1983/04/18 Rainbow Unspecified 10,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1983/01/11 Rainbow Unspecified 1,081 Adults
1982/11/19 Rainbow Unspecified 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1982/10/14 Rainbow Unspecified 6,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1982/10/05 Rainbow Unspecified 6,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1982/07/02 Chinook Fall 15,450 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1982/03/24 Rainbow Unspecified 5,250 Catchable (6+ inches)
1982/03/10 Rainbow Unspecified 3,255 Catchable (6+ inches)
1982/01/19 Rainbow Unspecified 1,014 Adults
1981/12/09 Rainbow Unspecified 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/11/02 Rainbow Unspecified 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/10/02 Rainbow Unspecified 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/09/11 Rainbow Unspecified 19,040 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/01/13 Rainbow Unspecified 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/12/09 Rainbow Unspecified 1,027 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/10/17 Rainbow Unspecified 675 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/02/15 Rainbow Unspecified 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/01/17 Rainbow Unspecified 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1979/10/30 Rainbow Unspecified 2,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1979/02/13 Rainbow Unspecified 2,280 Adults
1978/12/19 Rainbow Unspecified 1,680 Catchable (6+ inches)
1978/10/24 Rainbow Unspecified 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/07/31 Largemouth Bass 218 Fry (0-3 inches)
1974/02/06 Rainbow Unspecified 2,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1974/01/15 Rainbow Unspecified 2,100 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/03/12 Rainbow Unspecified 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/02/25 Rainbow Unspecified 2,493 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/02/09 Rainbow Unspecified 2,627 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/10/27 Rainbow Unspecified 3,987 Catchable (6+ inches)
1968/08/22 Rainbow Unspecified 6,157 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1968/08/21 Rainbow Unspecified 6,088 Fingerling (3-6 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

No Special Rules for C. J. Strike Reservoir.
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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