Grimes Creek

Tributary of the Mores Creek

  • Recommended Fishing Water

Grimes Creek in Boise County is 42.9 miles in length.

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This stream is relatively warm for a trout stream. Small to medium-sized wild fish exist as do hatchery stocked catchable rainbow trout. It is best fished shortly after high water or in the early fall.

Facilities

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

Recommended Game Fish

Species Observed in Surveys

Fish Stocking Records

Date
Species
Quantity
General Size
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Date
Species
Quantity
General Size
2024/06/18 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,596 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2024/05/21 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,700 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2023/05/24 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,635 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/05/17 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,613 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2021/06/22 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,623 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2021/05/19 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,566 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/06/12 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,008 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/05/27 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 998 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2019/06/11 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,031 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2019/05/29 Rainbow Trout 995 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2018/06/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 986 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/05/23 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,004 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/07/05 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,042 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/06/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,002 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/07/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,007 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/06/16 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/05/24 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,020 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/07/21 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 982 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/07/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,023 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/06/11 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,017 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/05/19 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/07/01 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,053 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/06/17 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 999 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/05/29 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,026 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/06/25 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 972 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/06/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,050 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/05/23 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,012 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/07/16 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 994 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/06/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,057 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/06/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 659 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/05/23 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,550 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/07/19 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,100 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/06/23 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,552 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/07/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,462 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/06/22 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,438 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/07/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,312 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/06/18 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,008 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/08/04 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 520 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/07/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,138 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/07/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 525 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/06/17 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,036 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/07/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/06/25 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/05/25 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 610 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/07/11 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/06/21 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,350 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/07/12 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,242 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/06/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 680 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/05/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/06/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/05/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 640 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/07/14 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 876 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/06/30 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 798 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/06/18 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 614 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/05/21 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 558 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/08/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 825 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/07/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/06/14 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 625 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/05/21 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/07/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 650 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/06/28 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 520 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/06/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 732 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/05/22 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 585 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/07/25 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/07/11 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/06/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 890 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/06/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 632 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/05/24 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,028 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/08/03 Rainbow Trout 855 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/07/12 Rainbow Trout 740 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/06/22 Rainbow Trout 1,155 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/08/04 Rainbow Trout 1,230 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/07/20 Rainbow Trout 300 Adults
1998/06/30 Rainbow Trout 330 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/06/04 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/08/07 Rainbow Trout 575 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/07/22 Rainbow Trout 560 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/07/01 Rainbow Trout 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/06/18 Rainbow Trout 680 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/08/07 Rainbow Trout 840 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/07/25 Rainbow Trout 475 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/07/15 Rainbow Trout 700 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/07/03 Rainbow Trout 675 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/06/20 Rainbow Trout 1,050 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/08/11 Rainbow Trout 485 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/07/25 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/07/18 Rainbow Trout 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/07/07 Rainbow Trout 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/06/22 Rainbow Trout 700 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/07/14 Rainbow Trout 525 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/06/29 Rainbow Trout 560 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/06/17 Rainbow Trout 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/05/24 Rainbow Trout 630 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/08/11 Rainbow Trout 478 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/07/28 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/07/13 Cutbow - Cutthroat x Rainbow Trout 280 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/07/13 Cutbow - Cutthroat x Rainbow Trout - Diploid 280 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/06/30 Cutbow - Cutthroat x Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/06/30 Cutbow - Cutthroat x Rainbow Trout - Diploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/06/10 Rainbow Trout 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/07/20 Rainbow Trout 450 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/07/06 Rainbow Trout 450 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/06/16 Rainbow Trout 450 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/06/05 Rainbow Trout 450 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/05/21 Rainbow Trout 923 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/07/12 Rainbow Trout 920 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/06/26 Rainbow Trout 942 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/06/14 Rainbow Trout 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/05/22 Rainbow Trout 648 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/07/17 Rainbow Trout 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/06/19 Rainbow Trout 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/06/06 Rainbow Trout 924 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/05/17 Rainbow Trout 1,303 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/07/28 Rainbow Trout 464 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/07/11 Rainbow Trout 465 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/06/26 Rainbow Trout 1,800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/05/22 Rainbow Trout 1,504 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/07/18 Rainbow Trout 405 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/06/24 Rainbow Trout 1,035 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/06/16 Rainbow Trout 1,040 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/05/26 Rainbow Trout 1,520 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/08/10 Rainbow Trout 1,080 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/07/20 Rainbow Trout 1,330 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/06/26 Rainbow Trout 3,018 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/06/12 Rainbow Trout 2,975 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/05/19 Rainbow Trout 1,658 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/08/22 Rainbow Trout 1,943 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/07/22 Rainbow Trout 3,003 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/07/02 Rainbow Trout 2,025 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/06/17 Rainbow Trout 3,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1986/05/21 Rainbow Trout 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/08/27 Rainbow Trout 700 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/08/21 Rainbow Trout 1,925 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/08/07 Rainbow Trout 1,850 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/07/16 Rainbow Trout 1,920 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/06/26 Rainbow Trout 1,700 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/05/22 Rainbow Trout 2,013 Catchable (6+ inches)
1984/08/16 Rainbow Trout 2,940 Catchable (6+ inches)
1984/07/25 Rainbow Trout 3,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1984/06/26 Rainbow Trout 3,800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1983/09/01 Rainbow Trout 2,450 Catchable (6+ inches)
1983/08/09 Rainbow Trout 3,780 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1983/07/14 Rainbow Trout 2,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1983/06/28 Rainbow Trout 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
1982/08/12 Rainbow Trout 2,475 Catchable (6+ inches)
1982/07/29 Rainbow Trout 1,700 Catchable (6+ inches)
1982/06/21 Rainbow Trout 2,400 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/08/04 Rainbow Trout 4,875 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/07/16 Rainbow Trout 3,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/05/22 Rainbow Trout 2,450 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/07/22 Rainbow Trout 5,300 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/06/05 Rainbow Trout 3,720 Catchable (6+ inches)
1979/07/16 Rainbow Trout 4,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1979/06/05 Rainbow Trout 2,760 Catchable (6+ inches)
1979/03/20 Kokanee 65,400 Fry (0-3 inches)
1978/08/03 Rainbow Trout 3,840 Catchable (6+ inches)
1978/06/22 Rainbow Trout 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/07/12 Rainbow Trout 3,150 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/05/18 Rainbow Trout 2,736 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/04/13 Rainbow Trout 2,175 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/07/30 Rainbow Trout 2,970 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/07/14 Rainbow Trout 2,340 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/06/10 Rainbow Trout 4,440 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/08/07 Rainbow Trout 3,198 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/07/23 Rainbow Trout 3,240 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/07/03 Rainbow Trout 2,683 Catchable (6+ inches)
1974/07/29 Rainbow Trout 4,080 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1974/07/02 Rainbow Trout 2,310 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/07/03 Rainbow Trout 3,125 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1973/05/31 Rainbow Trout 3,300 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/05/10 Rainbow Trout 2,100 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/07/27 Rainbow Trout 3,690 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/06/26 Rainbow Trout 3,848 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/08/19 Rainbow Trout 2,960 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/07/06 Rainbow Trout 2,100 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/08/27 Rainbow Trout 2,400 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/06/03 Rainbow Trout 1,680 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/05/27 Rainbow Trout 1,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/08/12 Rainbow Trout 3,010 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/06/26 Rainbow Trout 4,800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/05/29 Rainbow Trout 4,800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1968/06/27 Rainbow Trout 2,340 Catchable (6+ inches)
1968/05/28 Rainbow Trout 1,235 Catchable (6+ inches)
Source: IDFG Fish Stocking Database.

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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 Grimes Creek.
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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