Browns Pond (Airport Pond)

Payette River Drainage

  • Recommended Fishing Water
  • Family Fishing Water

Browns Pond (Airport Pond) in Valley County is 2.7 acres.

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This small pond offers easy access to fishing on the southern edge of the McCall airport, and is hidden from the road.

Facilities

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

Directions

On State Hwy 55 at the south end of McCall, turn west on Deinhard (stoplight) and go past the airport runways to Mission St. Turn south on Mission and proceed 1.5 miles. Look for a large red barn and a roadside parking area on the left. Browns Pond is about a quarter-mile walk from the parking area. The pond is on private property but the landowners graciously allow walk-in access. Please be curteous and clean and pack out all of your garbage.

Recommended Game Fish

Fish Stocking Records

Date
Species
Quantity
General Size
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Date
Species
Quantity
General Size
2024/09/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 483 Catchable (6+ inches)
2024/08/28 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 550 Catchable (6+ inches)
2024/07/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,028 Catchable (6+ inches)
2024/06/05 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 935 Catchable (6+ inches)
2024/05/21 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,004 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/09/21 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,070 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/08/04 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 990 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/07/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 980 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/05/30 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,207 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/05/16 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 759 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/09/22 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/07/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/06/03 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/05/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/09/14 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/09/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/08/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/06/29 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/06/11 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/05/14 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/09/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/08/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/07/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/06/08 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/05/15 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 450 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/08/29 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/08/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/07/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/06/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/05/16 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 450 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/08/30 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/08/08 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/07/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/06/12 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/05/21 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/08/29 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/08/01 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/07/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/06/29 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/06/16 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/05/16 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 450 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/09/01 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/08/05 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/07/04 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/06/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/05/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 450 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/08/19 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/08/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 700 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/07/01 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,830 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/06/29 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/06/08 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/05/14 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 578 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/08/27 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/08/12 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/06/27 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/05/23 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/05/15 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/09/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/08/29 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 700 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/08/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/07/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/06/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/05/08 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 450 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/09/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/08/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 700 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/07/03 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/05/31 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/05/11 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 450 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/09/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 412 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/08/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 699 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/07/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/06/23 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 501 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/06/08 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 990 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/05/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 420 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/09/01 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/08/03 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 725 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/07/12 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/06/15 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/06/01 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/05/17 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 450 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/08/19 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/07/29 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 700 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/06/29 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/06/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/05/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 450 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/08/25 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/08/04 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 700 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/07/15 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/06/30 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 700 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/06/16 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/06/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/05/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 450 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/08/16 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/08/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 800 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/07/18 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 800 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/06/28 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/06/05 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/05/15 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 450 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/08/30 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/08/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 725 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/07/18 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/07/12 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/06/28 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/06/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/05/19 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 850 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/08/29 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/08/08 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 735 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/07/15 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/06/28 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/06/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/06/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 700 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/05/23 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 450 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/09/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/08/16 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/07/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/07/12 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/07/01 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/06/16 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 250 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/06/11 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/05/25 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 950 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/07/16 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/07/01 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 700 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/06/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 700 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/06/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/05/21 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 450 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/08/14 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 630 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/08/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 700 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/07/24 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 480 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/07/01 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/06/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 700 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/06/05 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/05/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 450 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/09/05 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/08/14 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/08/03 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/07/17 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/06/12 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 825 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/06/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 545 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/05/21 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/08/16 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 400 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/07/25 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/06/30 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 502 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/06/14 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 501 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/06/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 501 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/05/22 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 999 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/05/16 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 501 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/09/02 Rainbow Trout 1,050 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/08/20 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/08/02 Rainbow Trout 480 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/07/21 Rainbow Trout 430 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/06/30 Rainbow Trout 625 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/06/17 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/05/25 Rainbow Trout 1,250 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/08/12 Rainbow Trout 1,050 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/07/30 Rainbow Trout 400 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/07/14 Rainbow Trout 550 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/07/02 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/06/10 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/06/09 Rainbow Trout 400 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/05/20 Rainbow Trout 1,250 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/08/28 Rainbow Trout 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/08/15 Rainbow Trout 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/07/28 Rainbow Trout 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/07/16 Rainbow Trout 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/06/27 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/06/11 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/06/03 Rainbow Trout 250 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/05/19 Rainbow Trout 1,250 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/09/04 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/08/28 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/08/05 Rainbow Trout 525 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/07/16 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/06/28 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/06/11 Rainbow Trout 725 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/06/04 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/05/21 Rainbow Trout 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/09/08 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/08/08 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/07/18 Rainbow Trout 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/07/13 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/06/16 Rainbow Trout 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/06/05 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/05/18 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/07/13 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/06/09 Rainbow Trout 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/05/23 Rainbow Trout 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/09/09 Rainbow Trout 910 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/07/16 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/06/30 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/06/09 Rainbow Trout 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/05/18 Rainbow Trout 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/07/16 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/06/29 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/06/18 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/06/09 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/05/19 Rainbow Trout 865 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/09/04 Rainbow Trout 375 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/07/31 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/07/24 Rainbow Trout 50 Adults
1991/07/05 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/06/25 Rainbow Trout 150 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/06/05 Rainbow Trout 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/05/23 Rainbow Trout 755 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/08/01 Rainbow Trout 100 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/07/26 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/06/28 Rainbow Trout 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/05/17 Rainbow Trout 743 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/06/29 Rainbow Trout 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/06/05 Rainbow Trout 685 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/05/18 Rainbow Trout 756 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/09/06 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/06/06 Rainbow Trout 375 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/05/25 Rainbow Trout 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/07/01 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/06/17 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/06/03 Rainbow Trout 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/05/13 Rainbow Trout 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/07/21 Rainbow Trout 700 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/07/03 Rainbow Trout 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/06/19 Rainbow Trout 250 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/06/11 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/05/19 Rainbow Trout 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/07/02 Rainbow Trout 1,008 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/06/07 Rainbow Trout 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/05/24 Rainbow Trout 756 Catchable (6+ inches)
1984/07/09 Rainbow Trout 1,008 Catchable (6+ inches)
1984/06/28 Rainbow Trout 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
1984/05/24 Rainbow Trout 759 Catchable (6+ inches)
1983/06/26 Rainbow Trout 753 Catchable (6+ inches)
1983/05/25 Rainbow Trout 744 Catchable (6+ inches)
1982/07/22 Rainbow Trout 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
1982/05/26 Rainbow Trout 751 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/06/10 Rainbow Trout 800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/05/18 Rainbow Trout 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/06/10 Rainbow Trout 352 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/05/21 Rainbow Trout 352 Catchable (6+ inches)
1979/05/21 Rainbow Trout 963 Catchable (6+ inches)
1978/08/21 Rainbow Trout 560 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1978/08/04 Rainbow Trout 1,100 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1978/06/14 Rainbow Trout 1,073 Catchable (6+ inches)
1978/05/19 Rainbow Trout 520 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/07/19 Rainbow Trout 720 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/07/01 Rainbow Trout 940 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/05/25 Rainbow Trout 810 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/08/06 Rainbow Trout 720 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/06/16 Rainbow Trout 800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/05/19 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/05/12 Rainbow Trout 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/09/05 Rainbow Trout 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/07/21 Rainbow Trout 1,140 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/06/23 Rainbow Trout 570 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/05/29 Rainbow Trout 400 Catchable (6+ inches)
1974/07/19 Rainbow Trout 410 Catchable (6+ inches)
1974/05/23 Rainbow Trout 560 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/09/12 Rainbow Trout 660 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/08/30 Rainbow Trout 880 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/07/11 Rainbow Trout 5,600 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1973/06/01 Rainbow Trout 440 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/05/05 Rainbow Trout 540 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/06/15 Rainbow Trout 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/05/17 Rainbow Trout 210 Adults
1971/08/06 Rainbow Trout 640 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/07/13 Rainbow Trout 1,170 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/06/03 Rainbow Trout 540 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/09/12 Rainbow Trout 1,260 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/08/14 Rainbow Trout 1,020 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/06/22 Rainbow Trout 540 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/05/27 Rainbow Trout 700 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/08/18 Rainbow Trout 780 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/06/11 Rainbow Trout 460 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/05/22 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1968/09/11 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 1,580 Fry (0-3 inches)
1968/09/04 Rainbow Trout 200 Adults
1968/08/06 Rainbow Trout 880 Catchable (6+ inches)
1968/05/30 Rainbow Trout 400 Catchable (6+ inches)
Source: IDFG Fish Stocking Database.

Licenses and Tags

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Note: Browns Pond is not visible from the road. No facilities.

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 Browns Pond (Airport Pond).
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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