Cove Arm Reservoir

Snake River Drainage

  • Recommended Fishing Water

Cove Arm Reservoir in Owyhee County is 75.5 acres.

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 Rainbow Trout 200 Greater than 6 inches
2000/03/16 Rainbow Trout 3,000 Greater than 6 inches
1999/05/26 Rainbow Trout 800 Greater than 6 inches
1999/03/09 Rainbow Trout 3,000 Greater than 6 inches
1998/05/13 Rainbow Trout 4,000 Greater than 6 inches
1998/03/06 Rainbow Trout 4,050 Greater than 6 inches
1997/04/29 Rainbow Trout 4,180 Greater than 6 inches
1997/02/26 Rainbow Trout 4,000 Greater than 6 inches
1991/05/08 Rainbow Trout 2,000 Greater than 6 inches
1991/04/11 Rainbow Trout 6,000 Greater than 6 inches
1990/09/27 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Greater than 6 inches
1990/05/01 Rainbow Trout 1,848 Greater than 6 inches
1990/04/16 Rainbow Trout 5,520 Greater than 6 inches
1989/05/01 Rainbow Trout 9,013 Greater than 6 inches
1989/03/15 Rainbow Trout 270 Adults
1989/03/15 Rainbow Trout 5,725 Greater than 6 inches
1988/10/26 Rainbow Trout 1,750 Greater than 6 inches
1988/10/24 Rainbow Trout 240 Adults
1988/10/24 Rainbow Trout 3,150 Greater than 6 inches
1988/09/19 Rainbow Trout 5,120 Greater than 6 inches
1988/05/04 Rainbow Trout 3,000 Greater than 6 inches
1988/03/29 Rainbow Trout 3,150 Greater than 6 inches
1988/03/14 Rainbow Trout 3,150 Greater than 6 inches
1987/09/28 Rainbow Trout 8,700 Greater than 6 inches
1987/04/08 Rainbow Trout 3,600 Greater than 6 inches
1987/02/19 Rainbow Trout 3,200 Greater than 6 inches
1987/02/18 Rainbow Trout 3,200 Greater than 6 inches
1986/09/23 Rainbow Trout 3,300 Greater than 6 inches
1986/05/12 Rainbow Trout 3,040 Greater than 6 inches
1986/02/25 Rainbow Trout 6,120 Less than 6 inches
1985/10/31 Rainbow Trout 2,775 Greater than 6 inches
1985/06/24 Rainbow Trout 3,060 Greater than 6 inches
1985/05/02 Rainbow Trout 3,200 Greater than 6 inches
1985/03/15 Rainbow Trout 3,200 Greater than 6 inches
1984/06/22 Rainbow Trout 3,600 Greater than 6 inches
1984/06/19 Rainbow Trout 3,600 Greater than 6 inches
1984/04/25 Rainbow Trout 6,240 Greater than 6 inches
1983/09/05 Rainbow Trout 2,200 Greater than 6 inches
1983/05/17 Rainbow Trout 3,420 Greater than 6 inches
1983/04/28 Rainbow Trout 2,600 Greater than 6 inches
1983/04/26 Rainbow Trout 2,400 Greater than 6 inches
1982/09/14 Rainbow Trout 4,200 Greater than 6 inches
1982/03/12 Rainbow Trout 1,960 Adults
1982/03/10 Rainbow Trout 2,170 Greater than 6 inches
1982/03/09 Rainbow Trout 7,140 Greater than 6 inches
1981/04/15 Rainbow Trout 3,360 Greater than 6 inches
1981/04/14 Rainbow Trout 4,000 Greater than 6 inches
1981/03/25 Rainbow Trout 5,400 Greater than 6 inches
1980/09/17 Rainbow Trout 3,500 Greater than 6 inches
1980/08/25 Rainbow Trout 5,638 Greater than 6 inches
1980/06/03 Rainbow Trout 3,380 Greater than 6 inches
1980/04/24 Rainbow Trout 4,940 Greater than 6 inches
1980/03/17 Rainbow Trout 2,818 Greater than 6 inches
1979/09/17 Rainbow Trout 4,514 Greater than 6 inches
1979/06/15 Rainbow Trout 7,440 Greater than 6 inches
1979/04/26 Rainbow Trout 5,000 Greater than 6 inches
1979/03/22 Rainbow Trout 3,700 Greater than 6 inches
1978/09/14 Rainbow Trout 6,630 Less than 6 inches
1978/06/20 Rainbow Trout 9,600 Greater than 6 inches
1978/05/09 Rainbow Trout 4,200 Greater than 6 inches
1978/03/21 Rainbow Trout 4,235 Greater than 6 inches
1977/10/11 Rainbow Trout 5,760 Greater than 6 inches
1977/08/24 Rainbow Trout 7,785 Less than 6 inches
1977/07/28 Rainbow Trout 5,280 Greater than 6 inches
1977/04/26 Rainbow Trout 2,884 Greater than 6 inches
1977/03/30 Rainbow Trout 2,678 Greater than 6 inches
1976/08/31 Rainbow Trout 5,640 Greater than 6 inches
1976/07/26 Cutthroat Trout 17,802 Less than 6 inches
1976/05/27 Rainbow Trout 2,541 Greater than 6 inches
1976/03/23 Rainbow Trout 3,960 Greater than 6 inches
1975/09/16 Rainbow Trout 3,600 Greater than 6 inches
1975/07/07 Rainbow Trout 3,145 Greater than 6 inches
1975/06/10 Rainbow Trout 3,793 Greater than 6 inches
1975/03/10 Rainbow Trout 3,200 Greater than 6 inches
1974/12/04 Rainbow Trout 4,200 Greater than 6 inches
1974/09/25 Rainbow Trout 6,125 Less than 6 inches
1974/02/06 Rainbow Trout 4,620 Greater than 6 inches
1973/08/28 Rainbow Trout 5,000 Less than 6 inches
1973/05/31 Rainbow Trout 3,301 Greater than 6 inches
1973/05/07 Rainbow Trout 3,200 Greater than 6 inches
1973/03/15 Rainbow Trout 3,840 Greater than 6 inches
1972/08/29 Rainbow Trout 3,220 Greater than 6 inches
1972/06/20 Rainbow Trout 1,800 Greater than 6 inches
1972/04/26 Rainbow Trout 2,500 Greater than 6 inches
1972/04/03 Rainbow Trout 3,643 Greater than 6 inches
1972/03/08 Rainbow Trout 3,000 Greater than 6 inches
1971/09/09 Rainbow Trout 5,000 Greater than 6 inches
1971/06/14 Rainbow Trout 2,600 Greater than 6 inches
1971/05/20 Rainbow Trout 3,600 Greater than 6 inches
1971/05/11 Rainbow Trout 15,376 Less than 6 inches
1971/04/26 Rainbow Trout 3,000 Greater than 6 inches
1971/04/12 Rainbow Trout 3,640 Greater than 6 inches
1971/03/10 Rainbow Trout 4,200 Greater than 6 inches
1970/10/23 Rainbow Trout 1,200 Adults
1970/07/01 Rainbow Trout 10,150 Less than 6 inches
1970/03/05 Coho Salmon 5,376 Less than 6 inches
1969/10/15 Rainbow Trout 4,400 Greater than 6 inches
1969/10/14 Rainbow Trout 21,450 Less than 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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