Herrick Reservoir

Flows into the Skunk Creek

  • Recommended Fishing Water

Herrick Reservoir in Valley County is 36.8 acres.

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Facilities

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

Directions

 

From Cascade, Idaho, travel 12 miles south on Highway 55. Take a left and head east on Herrick Lane for 1.5 miles. Take a left on Skunk Creek Road. You’ll reach Herrick Reservoir in 1.5 miles. Be sure to check land ownership boundaries as the entire east side of the reservoir is private property (no trespassing). Be respectful and drive slowly when traveling past private residences on the drive in.

Recommended Game Fish

Species Observed in Surveys

Fish Stocking Records

Date Species Quantity General Size
2024/06/03 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,430 Catchable (6+ inches)
2024/05/23 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 3,012 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/05/24 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 4,466 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/06/22 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/05/13 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 3,046 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/06/28 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/05/18 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/06/24 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/05/14 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 3,100 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/06/04 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 3,330 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/05/24 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 888 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/06/12 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/05/24 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/06/20 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/05/24 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/06/20 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/05/23 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/06/09 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/05/21 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/06/26 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/05/21 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 3,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/06/19 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/05/15 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 3,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/06/21 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/05/16 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/05/25 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,030 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/05/23 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,030 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/05/18 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,040 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/06/16 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/05/13 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/06/16 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/05/18 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/06/24 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/05/14 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 4,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/07/19 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/06/18 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/05/15 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/06/19 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/05/19 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 780 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/05/18 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,070 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/05/15 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,150 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/06/20 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/05/17 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/06/22 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/05/18 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/06/24 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/05/15 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/05/14 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 3,100 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/06/24 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/05/15 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/05/18 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/05/23 Troutlodge 3,999 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/05/21 Domestic Kamloops 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/05/21 Domestic Kamloops 4,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/05/19 Domestic Kamloops 4,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/05/16 Domestic Kamloops 4,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/05/22 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/05/20 Domestic Kamloops 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/05/14 Domestic Kamloops 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/05/13 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/05/20 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 3,350 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/05/16 Domestic Kamloops 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/05/19 Mt Lassen Rainbow 3,080 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/05/25 Rainbow Unspecified 5,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/05/19 Rainbow Unspecified 5,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/05/16 Rainbow Unspecified 4,945 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/05/23 Rainbow Unspecified 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1984/07/02 Rainbow Unspecified 1,003 Catchable (6+ inches)
1984/05/25 Rainbow Unspecified 3,010 Catchable (6+ inches)
1983/08/09 Rainbow Unspecified 997 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1983/05/24 Rainbow Unspecified 3,045 Catchable (6+ inches)
1982/08/04 Rainbow Unspecified 4,505 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/07/02 Rainbow Unspecified 1,350 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/05/18 Rainbow Unspecified 2,320 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/06/12 Rainbow Unspecified 1,240 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/05/08 Rainbow Unspecified 6,440 Catchable (6+ inches)
1979/06/22 Rainbow Unspecified 1,610 Catchable (6+ inches)
1979/05/14 Rainbow Unspecified 4,590 Catchable (6+ inches)
1978/06/05 Rainbow Unspecified 3,108 Catchable (6+ inches)
1978/05/04 Rainbow Unspecified 2,888 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/06/03 Rainbow Unspecified 2,430 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/05/12 Rainbow Unspecified 3,660 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/08/02 Rainbow Unspecified 2,160 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/07/15 Cutthroat 14,964 Fry (0-3 inches)
1976/06/14 Rainbow Unspecified 3,400 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/05/20 Rainbow Unspecified 4,440 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/08/07 Rainbow Unspecified 5,070 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/06/24 Rainbow Unspecified 2,083 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/05/20 Rainbow Unspecified 3,100 Catchable (6+ inches)
1974/05/17 Rainbow Unspecified 4,080 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/06/11 Rainbow Unspecified 4,180 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/05/16 Rainbow Unspecified 4,350 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/05/18 Rainbow Unspecified 4,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/05/11 Rainbow Unspecified 3,360 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/05/02 Coho Salmon 10,140 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1971/06/28 Rainbow Unspecified 2,400 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/05/19 Rainbow Unspecified 2,760 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/05/17 Rainbow Unspecified 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/06/15 Rainbow Unspecified 3,640 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/05/20 Rainbow Unspecified 4,800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/07/01 Rainbow Unspecified 4,800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/06/18 Rainbow Unspecified 10,200 Fry (0-3 inches)
1969/05/26 Rainbow Unspecified 6,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1968/06/26 Rainbow Unspecified 5,850 Catchable (6+ inches)
1968/05/16 Rainbow Unspecified 6,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1968/05/14 Rainbow Unspecified 11,200 Fry (0-3 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 Herrick 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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