Granite Lake

Payette River Drainage

  • Recommended Fishing Water

Granite Lake in Valley County is 187.7 acres.

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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
2024/08/12 Tiger Trout 2,002 Catchable (6+ inches)
2024/06/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 4,075 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/08/03 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,045 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/07/12 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,030 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/07/11 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,030 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/08/08 Tiger Trout 2,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/07/14 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/09/01 Tiger Trout 1,034 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2021/07/08 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 3,380 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/08/12 Tiger Trout 1,018 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/07/01 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/07/08 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/06/25 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/07/14 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/10/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,000 Fry (0-3 inches)
2016/07/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,120 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/06/30 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,880 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/06/25 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/07/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/06/25 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/07/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/10/03 Golden Trout 10,429 Fry (0-3 inches)
2011/09/16 Arctic Grayling 6,905 Fry (0-3 inches)
2011/07/22 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,550 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/07/21 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,550 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/07/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 5,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/06/30 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 5,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/07/14 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 875 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/07/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 4,175 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/07/18 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/06/18 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/06/27 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 5,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/09/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,500 Fry (0-3 inches)
2005/06/24 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 5,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/06/24 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 3,700 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/06/23 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/09/11 Cutthroat Trout - Westslope 9,075 Fry (0-3 inches)
2003/09/11 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 6,510 Fry (0-3 inches)
2003/07/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 5,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/08/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,475 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/07/18 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,560 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/06/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 3,450 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/06/11 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,095 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/09/18 Cutthroat Trout - Westslope 2,015 Fry (0-3 inches)
2000/06/21 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 3,402 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/06/14 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,131 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/09/20 Arctic Grayling 4,800 Fry (0-3 inches)
1999/07/06 Rainbow Trout 4,150 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/06/29 Rainbow Trout 5,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/09/16 Rainbow Trout 9,000 Fry (0-3 inches)
1997/07/10 Rainbow Trout 5,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/07/09 Rainbow Trout 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/06/27 Rainbow Trout 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/06/17 Rainbow Trout 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/06/25 Rainbow Trout 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/06/24 Rainbow Trout 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/09/30 Splake 4,001 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1992/07/28 Rainbow Trout 17,940 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1992/06/09 Rainbow Trout 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/07/24 Rainbow Trout 200 Adults
1991/06/24 Rainbow Trout 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/07/09 Rainbow Trout 20,100 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1990/06/22 Rainbow Trout 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/06/28 Rainbow Trout 2,700 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/06/15 Rainbow Trout 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/07/07 Rainbow Trout 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/07/28 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/07/24 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/07/03 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/09/19 Rainbow Trout 9,933 Fry (0-3 inches)
1985/06/28 Rainbow Trout 2,012 Catchable (6+ inches)
1984/07/27 Rainbow Trout 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1983/07/06 Rainbow Trout 2,001 Catchable (6+ inches)
1982/07/22 Rainbow Trout 2,099 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/07/02 Rainbow Trout 635 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/07/01 Rainbow Trout 2,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1980/06/26 Rainbow Trout 2,048 Catchable (6+ inches)
1979/06/26 Rainbow Trout 2,300 Catchable (6+ inches)
1978/07/18 Rainbow Trout 2,460 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/07/22 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 1,880 Fry (0-3 inches)
1977/06/30 Rainbow Trout 2,350 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/07/16 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 1,000 Fry (0-3 inches)
1976/07/09 Rainbow Trout 2,220 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/08/20 Rainbow Trout 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/07/21 Rainbow Trout 2,280 Catchable (6+ inches)
1974/08/13 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 15,860 Fry (0-3 inches)
1974/07/12 Rainbow Trout 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/09/05 Rainbow Trout 2,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/07/09 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 14,960 Fry (0-3 inches)
1972/08/23 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 4,200 Fry (0-3 inches)
1972/08/15 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 10,400 Fry (0-3 inches)
1972/08/11 Rainbow Trout 1,380 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/07/28 Rainbow Trout 1,680 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/07/07 Rainbow Trout 1,860 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/09/04 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 10,080 Fry (0-3 inches)
1971/08/09 Rainbow Trout 1,920 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/07/08 Rainbow Trout 2,340 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/08/11 Rainbow Trout 2,040 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/07/28 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 20,928 Fry (0-3 inches)
1970/07/28 Rainbow Trout 2,040 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/07/22 Rainbow Trout 1,140 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/10/29 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 14,400 Fry (0-3 inches)
1969/10/29 Rainbow Trout 60,000 Fry (0-3 inches)
1969/09/09 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 14,400 Fry (0-3 inches)
1969/09/09 Rainbow Trout 60,000 Fry (0-3 inches)
1969/08/24 Rainbow Trout 2,820 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/08/14 Rainbow Trout 1,380 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/07/16 Rainbow Trout 8,640 Fry (0-3 inches)
1969/07/07 Rainbow Trout 1,325 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1969/06/30 Rainbow Trout 1,440 Catchable (6+ inches)
1968/09/11 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 3,160 Fry (0-3 inches)
1968/07/10 Rainbow Trout 2,580 Catchable (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 Granite Lake.
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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