Cove Arm Reservoir

Snake River Drainage

  • Recommended Fishing Water

Cove Arm Reservoir in Owyhee County is 75.5 acres.

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Cove Arm is an out of the way fishery by itself, but that also provides additional access to CJ Strike Reservoir. Access site amenities were rebuilt and improved during the spring of 2016.

Facilities

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

Recommended Game Fish

Fish Stocking Records

Date Species Quantity General Size
2000/05/03 Domestic Kamloops 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/05/03 Troutlodge 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/05/02 Troutlodge 250 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/03/16 Domestic Kamloops 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/05/26 Domestic Kamloops 800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/03/09 Domestic Kamloops 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/05/13 Domestic Kamloops 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/03/06 Domestic Kamloops 4,050 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/04/29 Domestic Kamloops 4,180 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/02/26 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/04/07 Troutlodge 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/05/08 Rainbow Unspecified 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/04/11 Rainbow Unspecified 6,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/09/27 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/05/01 Rainbow Unspecified 1,848 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/04/16 Rainbow Unspecified 5,520 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/05/01 Mt Lassen Rainbow 9,013 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/03/15 Fish Lake Rainbow 3,800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/03/15 Mt Lassen Rainbow 1,925 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/03/15 Mt Shasta Rainbow 270 Adults
1988/10/26 Mt Shasta Rainbow 1,750 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/10/24 Mt Lassen Rainbow 240 Adults
1988/10/24 Mt Shasta Rainbow 3,150 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/09/19 Rainbow Unspecified 5,120 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/05/04 Mt Lassen Rainbow 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/03/29 Mt Lassen Rainbow 3,150 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/03/14 Mt Lassen Rainbow 3,150 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/09/28 Mt Lassen Rainbow 8,700 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/04/08 Mt Lassen Rainbow 3,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/02/19 Mt Lassen Rainbow 3,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/02/18 Mt Lassen Rainbow 3,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/09/23 Mt Lassen Rainbow 3,300 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/05/12 Mt Lassen Rainbow 3,040 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/02/25 Mt Lassen Rainbow 6,120 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1985/10/31 Rainbow Unspecified 2,775 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/06/24 Rainbow Unspecified 3,060 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/05/02 Rainbow Unspecified 3,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/03/15 Rainbow Unspecified 3,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1984/06/22 Rainbow Unspecified 3,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1984/06/19 Rainbow Unspecified 3,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1984/04/25 Rainbow Unspecified 6,240 Catchable (6+ inches)
1983/09/05 Rainbow Unspecified 2,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1983/05/17 Rainbow Unspecified 3,420 Catchable (6+ inches)
1983/04/28 Rainbow Unspecified 2,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1983/04/26 Rainbow Unspecified 2,400 Catchable (6+ inches)
1982/09/14 Rainbow Unspecified 4,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1982/03/12 Rainbow Unspecified 1,960 Adults
1982/03/10 Rainbow Unspecified 2,170 Catchable (6+ inches)
1982/03/09 Rainbow Unspecified 7,140 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/04/15 Rainbow Unspecified 3,360 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/04/14 Rainbow Unspecified 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/03/25 Rainbow Unspecified 5,400 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/09/17 Rainbow Unspecified 3,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/08/25 Rainbow Unspecified 5,638 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/06/03 Rainbow Unspecified 3,380 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/04/24 Rainbow Unspecified 4,940 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/03/17 Rainbow Unspecified 2,818 Catchable (6+ inches)
1979/09/17 Rainbow Unspecified 4,514 Catchable (6+ inches)
1979/06/15 Rainbow Unspecified 7,440 Catchable (6+ inches)
1979/04/26 Rainbow Unspecified 5,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1979/03/22 Rainbow Unspecified 3,700 Catchable (6+ inches)
1978/09/14 Rainbow Unspecified 6,630 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1978/06/20 Rainbow Unspecified 9,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1978/05/09 Rainbow Unspecified 4,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1978/03/21 Rainbow Unspecified 4,235 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/10/11 Rainbow Unspecified 5,760 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/08/24 Rainbow Unspecified 7,785 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1977/07/28 Rainbow Unspecified 5,280 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/04/26 Rainbow Unspecified 2,884 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/03/30 Rainbow Unspecified 2,678 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/08/31 Rainbow Unspecified 5,640 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/07/26 Cutthroat 17,802 Fry (0-3 inches)
1976/05/27 Rainbow Unspecified 2,541 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/03/23 Rainbow Unspecified 3,960 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/09/16 Rainbow Unspecified 3,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/07/07 Rainbow Unspecified 3,145 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/06/10 Rainbow Unspecified 3,793 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/03/10 Rainbow Unspecified 3,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1974/12/04 Rainbow Unspecified 4,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1974/09/25 Rainbow Unspecified 6,125 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1974/02/06 Rainbow Unspecified 4,620 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/08/28 Rainbow Unspecified 5,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1973/05/31 Rainbow Unspecified 3,301 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/05/07 Rainbow Unspecified 3,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/03/15 Rainbow Unspecified 3,840 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/08/29 Rainbow Unspecified 3,220 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/06/20 Rainbow Unspecified 1,800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/04/26 Rainbow Unspecified 2,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/04/03 Rainbow Unspecified 3,643 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/03/08 Rainbow Unspecified 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/09/09 Rainbow Unspecified 5,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/06/14 Rainbow Unspecified 2,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/05/20 Rainbow Unspecified 3,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/05/11 Rainbow Unspecified 15,376 Fry (0-3 inches)
1971/04/26 Rainbow Unspecified 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/04/12 Rainbow Unspecified 3,640 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/03/10 Rainbow Unspecified 4,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/10/23 Rainbow Unspecified 1,200 Adults
1970/07/01 Rainbow Unspecified 10,150 Fry (0-3 inches)
1970/03/05 Coho Salmon 5,376 Fry (0-3 inches)
1969/10/15 Rainbow Unspecified 4,400 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/10/14 Rainbow Unspecified 21,450 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 Cove Arm 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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