Crane Falls Lake (Crane Falls Reservoir)

Snake River Drainage

  • Recommended Fishing Water
  • Family Fishing Water

Crane Falls Lake (Crane Falls Reservoir) in Owyhee County is 89.4 acres.

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Crane Falls Lake lies alongside the Snake River in the sagebrush south of Mountain Home. This lake is best fished from small boats and float craft, though several fishing docks are available.

Facilities

Motor Restriction
Yes
Boat Ramp
Yes
Dock
Yes
Toilet
Yes
Campground
Yes
ADA Access
Yes

Directions

From Mountain Home, head south on State Hwy 51 toward Bruneau. Cross the Snake River, turn right on Crane Falls Rd, right again on Farm Ln, then straight on Tendall Rd over the canyon rim to the lake.

Recommended Game Fish

Species Observed in Surveys

Fish Stocking Records

Date Species Quantity General Size
2024/10/30 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,208 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2024/10/08 Cutthroat Trout - Lahontan 4,617 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2024/03/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,209 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2024/03/22 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,206 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/10/20 Cutthroat Trout - Lahontan 13,064 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2023/10/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,148 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/04/17 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 74 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/04/16 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,680 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2023/03/29 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,260 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2022/10/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,193 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/09/26 Cutthroat Trout - Lahontan 9,350 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2022/04/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,276 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2022/04/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 80 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/03/30 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,235 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/10/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,215 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2021/09/28 Cutthroat Trout - Lahontan 10,880 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2021/04/15 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,208 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2021/04/08 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,050 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2021/03/25 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,211 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2021/03/11 Rainbow Trout 1,600 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/10/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,200 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/04/01 Cobow - Coho Salmon x Rainbow Trout 2,610 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/04/01 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,278 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/03/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,224 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2019/10/01 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,215 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2019/03/29 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,204 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2018/11/19 Rainbow Trout 230 Adults
2018/10/01 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 4,853 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/09/27 Cutthroat Trout - Lahontan 9,083 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2018/04/17 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,207 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2018/04/05 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,312 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/03/28 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,218 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/09/27 Cutthroat Trout - Lahontan 11,050 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2017/04/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,190 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/04/13 Rainbow Trout 240 Adults
2017/03/29 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,208 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/04/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,341 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/03/30 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/02/23 Rainbow Trout 371 Adults
2015/04/14 Rainbow Trout 1,206 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/03/31 Rainbow Trout 1,208 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/04/17 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,044 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/03/25 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,995 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/04/02 Rainbow Trout 1,853 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/04/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/03/15 Rainbow Trout 1,980 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/04/11 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/03/14 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/04/27 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,015 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/03/30 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,100 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/04/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,725 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/03/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,580 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/04/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,030 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/03/17 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/04/16 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 3,900 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/04/19 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 4,160 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/04/04 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 3,114 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/04/05 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 4,125 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/04/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,080 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/03/29 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,950 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/04/30 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 10,023 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2003/04/07 Rainbow Trout 2,134 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/03/20 Rainbow Trout 1,995 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/12/20 Rainbow Trout 3,474 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/05/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,145 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/04/01 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,938 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/05/03 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,999 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/03/15 Rainbow Trout 2,380 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/05/16 Rainbow Trout 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/03/16 Rainbow Trout 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/05/03 Rainbow Trout 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/03/09 Rainbow Trout 2,040 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/05/13 Rainbow Trout 2,080 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/03/06 Rainbow Trout 4,050 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/04/29 Rainbow Trout 2,090 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/02/26 Rainbow Trout 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/12/17 Rainbow Trout 10,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1996/05/08 Rainbow Trout 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/03/05 Rainbow Trout 6,030 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/05/08 Rainbow Trout 2,006 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/03/15 Rainbow Trout 6,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/05/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 3,040 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/03/23 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/05/17 Rainbow Trout 7,920 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/11/09 Rainbow Trout 5,510 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/10/28 Cutthroat Trout - Lahontan 3,750 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1992/05/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/03/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 5,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1991/05/08 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,001 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/04/11 Rainbow Trout 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/05/01 Rainbow Trout 1,848 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/04/16 Rainbow Trout 5,520 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/10/30 Cutthroat Trout - Lahontan 10,920 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1989/10/11 Rainbow Trout 3,840 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1989/05/01 Rainbow Trout 9,188 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/03/15 Rainbow Trout 270 Adults
1989/03/15 Rainbow Trout 5,725 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/11/15 Cutthroat Trout - Lahontan 8,843 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1988/10/24 Rainbow Trout 240 Adults
1988/10/24 Rainbow Trout 2,800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/09/19 Rainbow Trout 3,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/05/04 Rainbow Trout 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/03/29 Rainbow Trout 3,150 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/03/14 Rainbow Trout 3,150 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/09/28 Rainbow Trout 8,700 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/04/08 Rainbow Trout 3,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/02/19 Rainbow Trout 3,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/02/18 Rainbow Trout 3,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/09/23 Rainbow Trout 6,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/05/12 Rainbow Trout 3,040 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/02/25 Rainbow Trout 6,120 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1985/10/31 Rainbow Trout 5,365 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/08/30 Channel Catfish 4,004 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1985/06/24 Rainbow Trout 3,060 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/05/02 Rainbow Trout 3,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/03/13 Rainbow Trout 3,040 Catchable (6+ inches)
1984/10/10 Chinook Salmon - Fall 1,008 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1984/09/13 Rainbow Trout 3,060 Catchable (6+ inches)
1984/06/18 Rainbow Trout 3,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1984/04/25 Rainbow Trout 6,240 Catchable (6+ inches)
1983/09/15 Rainbow Trout 2,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1983/06/01 Rainbow Trout 4,960 Catchable (6+ inches)
1983/05/18 Rainbow Trout 2,340 Catchable (6+ inches)
1983/04/21 Rainbow Trout 4,800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1982/09/16 Rainbow Trout 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1982/09/14 Rainbow Trout 4,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1982/03/16 Rainbow Trout 5,040 Adults
1982/03/08 Rainbow Trout 5,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/07/22 Rainbow Trout 3,120 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/03/24 Rainbow Trout 8,370 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/09/17 Rainbow Trout 3,762 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/07/10 Rainbow Trout 3,900 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/04/11 Rainbow Trout 9,720 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/03/28 Brown Trout 19,763 Fry (0-3 inches)
1979/05/17 Rainbow Trout 2,465 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1979/05/17 Rainbow Trout 7,296 Fry (0-3 inches)
1978/10/06 Rainbow Trout 31,900 Fry (0-3 inches)
1978/09/18 Brown Trout 11,375 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1978/03/03 Brown Trout 1,240 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1978/03/03 Rainbow Trout 18,750 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1978/03/02 Brown Trout 13,640 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1976/09/01 Rainbow Trout 5,640 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/07/09 Cutbow - Cutthroat x Rainbow Trout 60,500 Fry (0-3 inches)
1976/05/05 Rainbow Trout 3,416 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/04/20 Rainbow Trout 39,900 Fry (0-3 inches)
1976/03/17 Rainbow Trout 4,320 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/09/10 Rainbow Trout 3,840 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/07/01 Rainbow Trout 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/06/10 Rainbow Trout 3,050 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/04/28 Rainbow Trout 39,942 Fry (0-3 inches)
1975/03/10 Rainbow Trout 3,360 Catchable (6+ inches)
1974/12/04 Rainbow Trout 4,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1974/09/18 Rainbow Trout 5,280 Catchable (6+ inches)
1974/05/23 Rainbow Trout 4,650 Catchable (6+ inches)
1974/05/16 Rainbow Trout 41,800 Fry (0-3 inches)
1973/10/01 Rainbow Trout 1,980 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/06/04 Rainbow Trout 47,530 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1973/05/25 Rainbow Trout 4,800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/05/06 Rainbow Trout 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/04/02 Rainbow Trout 4,800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/03/25 Coho Salmon 15,600 Fry (0-3 inches)
1969/03/25 Rainbow Trout 30,160 Fry (0-3 inches)
1969/03/11 Rainbow Trout 5,462 Catchable (6+ inches)
1968/03/15 Rainbow Trout 9,868 Catchable (6+ inches)
1968/03/08 Rainbow Trout 30,360 Fry (0-3 inches)
Source: IDFG Fish Stocking Database.

Licenses and Tags

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The lake holds an abundance of bluegill and largemouth bass and planted hatchery rainbow trout.

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

Crane Falls Lake
  • Electric motors only
  • Bass limit is 2, none under 20 inches
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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