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 Rainbow Trout 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/05/03 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/05/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 250 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/03/16 Rainbow Trout 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/05/26 Rainbow Trout 800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/03/09 Rainbow Trout 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/05/13 Rainbow Trout 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/03/06 Rainbow Trout 4,050 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/04/29 Rainbow Trout 4,180 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/02/26 Rainbow Trout 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/04/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/05/08 Rainbow Trout 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/04/11 Rainbow Trout 6,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/09/27 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/05/01 Rainbow Trout 1,848 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/04/16 Rainbow Trout 5,520 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/05/01 Rainbow Trout 9,013 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/03/15 Rainbow Trout 270 Adults
1989/03/15 Rainbow Trout 5,725 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/10/26 Rainbow Trout 1,750 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/10/24 Rainbow Trout 240 Adults
1988/10/24 Rainbow Trout 3,150 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/09/19 Rainbow Trout 5,120 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 3,300 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 2,775 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/06/24 Rainbow Trout 3,060 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/05/02 Rainbow Trout 3,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/03/15 Rainbow Trout 3,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1984/06/22 Rainbow Trout 3,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1984/06/19 Rainbow Trout 3,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1984/04/25 Rainbow Trout 6,240 Catchable (6+ inches)
1983/09/05 Rainbow Trout 2,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1983/05/17 Rainbow Trout 3,420 Catchable (6+ inches)
1983/04/28 Rainbow Trout 2,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1983/04/26 Rainbow Trout 2,400 Catchable (6+ inches)
1982/09/14 Rainbow Trout 4,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1982/03/12 Rainbow Trout 1,960 Adults
1982/03/10 Rainbow Trout 2,170 Catchable (6+ inches)
1982/03/09 Rainbow Trout 7,140 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/04/15 Rainbow Trout 3,360 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/04/14 Rainbow Trout 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/03/25 Rainbow Trout 5,400 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/09/17 Rainbow Trout 3,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/08/25 Rainbow Trout 5,638 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/06/03 Rainbow Trout 3,380 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/04/24 Rainbow Trout 4,940 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/03/17 Rainbow Trout 2,818 Catchable (6+ inches)
1979/09/17 Rainbow Trout 4,514 Catchable (6+ inches)
1979/06/15 Rainbow Trout 7,440 Catchable (6+ inches)
1979/04/26 Rainbow Trout 5,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1979/03/22 Rainbow Trout 3,700 Catchable (6+ inches)
1978/09/14 Rainbow Trout 6,630 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1978/06/20 Rainbow Trout 9,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1978/05/09 Rainbow Trout 4,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1978/03/21 Rainbow Trout 4,235 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/10/11 Rainbow Trout 5,760 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/08/24 Rainbow Trout 7,785 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1977/07/28 Rainbow Trout 5,280 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/04/26 Rainbow Trout 2,884 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/03/30 Rainbow Trout 2,678 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/08/31 Rainbow Trout 5,640 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/07/26 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 17,802 Fry (0-3 inches)
1976/05/27 Rainbow Trout 2,541 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/03/23 Rainbow Trout 3,960 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/09/16 Rainbow Trout 3,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/07/07 Rainbow Trout 3,145 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/06/10 Rainbow Trout 3,793 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/03/10 Rainbow Trout 3,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1974/12/04 Rainbow Trout 4,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1974/09/25 Rainbow Trout 6,125 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1974/02/06 Rainbow Trout 4,620 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/08/28 Rainbow Trout 5,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1973/05/31 Rainbow Trout 3,301 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/05/07 Rainbow Trout 3,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/03/15 Rainbow Trout 3,840 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/08/29 Rainbow Trout 3,220 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/06/20 Rainbow Trout 1,800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/04/26 Rainbow Trout 2,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/04/03 Rainbow Trout 3,643 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/03/08 Rainbow Trout 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/09/09 Rainbow Trout 5,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/06/14 Rainbow Trout 2,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/05/20 Rainbow Trout 3,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/05/11 Rainbow Trout 15,376 Fry (0-3 inches)
1971/04/26 Rainbow Trout 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/04/12 Rainbow Trout 3,640 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/03/10 Rainbow Trout 4,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/10/23 Rainbow Trout 1,200 Adults
1970/07/01 Rainbow Trout 10,150 Fry (0-3 inches)
1970/03/05 Coho Salmon 5,376 Fry (0-3 inches)
1969/10/15 Rainbow Trout 4,400 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/10/14 Rainbow Trout 21,450 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
Source: IDFG Fish Stocking Database.

Licenses and Tags

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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

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 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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