Tripod Reservoir

Flows into the Tripod Creek

  • Recommended Fishing Water

Tripod Reservoir in Valley County is 5.2 acres.

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Tripod Reservoir is a small mountain lake near Smith's Ferry and is regularly stocked with rainbow trout. 

In this video, A young family heads here for a day of fishing. They aren't big fishermen but their two girls have a blast fishing and the parents enjoy recording the memories on film.

Facilities

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

Recommended Game Fish

Species Observed in Surveys

Fish Stocking Records

Date Species Quantity General Size
2024/07/08 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 835 Catchable (6+ inches)
2024/06/18 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 735 Catchable (6+ inches)
2024/05/28 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 803 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/06/28 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 2,131 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/06/28 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 800 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/05/27 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 800 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/06/09 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 800 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/05/27 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 800 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/08/20 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/07/07 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/06/16 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/05/28 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/05/21 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/07/03 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/06/12 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/05/22 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/08/30 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/08/09 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/06/19 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/05/25 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/08/02 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/07/19 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/06/28 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/05/22 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/08/11 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/07/21 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/06/21 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/05/26 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/08/11 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,050 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/06/29 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/06/09 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/05/22 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/08/27 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/07/10 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/06/26 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/05/21 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/07/02 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,075 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/06/17 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/05/20 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/08/16 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/07/11 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,208 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/06/26 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/05/18 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/08/05 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,080 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/06/27 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 999 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/06/01 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,015 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/05/23 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,260 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/08/03 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/07/01 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/06/15 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,150 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/05/18 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/08/04 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/06/30 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,120 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/06/02 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/05/19 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,350 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/08/06 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/07/02 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/06/09 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,150 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/05/21 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/07/30 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/06/25 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/05/29 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/05/17 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,350 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/08/01 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/06/27 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/05/31 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,100 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/05/17 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,250 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/08/02 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/06/27 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/06/06 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,050 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/05/19 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,350 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/07/26 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/06/28 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/06/08 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/05/19 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,350 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/07/29 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/07/09 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/06/17 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/05/19 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,350 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/08/06 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 975 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/06/24 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/06/12 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/05/20 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,350 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/06/15 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 795 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/05/21 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/06/28 Troutlodge 1,002 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/06/12 Troutlodge 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/05/16 Troutlodge 1,251 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/09/23 Domestic Kamloops 1,890 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/07/29 Domestic Kamloops 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/06/24 Domestic Kamloops 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/07/01 Domestic Kamloops 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/05/21 Domestic Kamloops 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/07/13 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/06/28 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/05/19 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/06/17 Domestic Kamloops 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/05/23 Domestic Kamloops 1,530 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/06/08 Domestic Kamloops 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/05/21 Domestic Kamloops 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/07/20 Domestic Kamloops 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/05/18 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/07/24 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/05/23 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/07/27 Rainbow Unspecified 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/06/13 Rainbow Unspecified 1,050 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/06/27 Rainbow Unspecified 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/06/09 Mt Lassen Rainbow 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/07/14 Mt Lassen Rainbow 1,013 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/06/30 Mt Lassen Rainbow 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/06/15 Mt Lassen Rainbow 1,105 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/05/26 Mt Lassen Rainbow 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/07/06 Mt Lassen Rainbow 612 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/06/18 Mt Lassen Rainbow 1,330 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/05/22 Mt Lassen Rainbow 3,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/06/05 Mt Lassen Rainbow 2,460 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/05/22 Mt Lassen Rainbow 2,100 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/05/17 Rainbow Unspecified 4,590 Catchable (6+ inches)
1984/05/25 Rainbow Unspecified 4,560 Catchable (6+ inches)
1983/05/26 Rainbow Unspecified 4,495 Catchable (6+ inches)
1982/08/18 Rainbow Unspecified 2,150 Catchable (6+ inches)
1982/07/01 Rainbow Unspecified 1,450 Catchable (6+ inches)
1982/05/28 Rainbow Unspecified 920 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/05/14 Rainbow Unspecified 4,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/07/03 Rainbow Unspecified 1,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/05/19 Rainbow Unspecified 2,990 Catchable (6+ inches)
1979/06/26 Rainbow Unspecified 1,720 Catchable (6+ inches)
1979/05/21 Rainbow Unspecified 2,774 Catchable (6+ inches)
1978/06/26 Rainbow Unspecified 1,800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1978/05/23 Rainbow Unspecified 2,880 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/06/30 Rainbow Unspecified 2,380 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/05/17 Rainbow Unspecified 1,976 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/08/02 Rainbow Unspecified 1,440 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/05/24 Rainbow Unspecified 2,550 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/08/22 Rainbow Unspecified 2,160 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/06/30 Rainbow Unspecified 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/06/05 Rainbow Unspecified 2,025 Catchable (6+ inches)
1974/06/26 Rainbow Unspecified 1,505 Catchable (6+ inches)
1974/05/30 Rainbow Unspecified 1,733 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/06/21 Rainbow Unspecified 2,700 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/05/17 Rainbow Unspecified 2,400 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/06/30 Rainbow Unspecified 2,310 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/05/17 Rainbow Unspecified 2,720 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/06/24 Rainbow Unspecified 1,560 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/05/25 Rainbow Unspecified 2,720 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/06/16 Rainbow Unspecified 2,430 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/05/26 Rainbow Unspecified 1,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/07/01 Rainbow Unspecified 1,920 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/05/28 Rainbow Unspecified 2,300 Catchable (6+ inches)
1968/06/24 Rainbow Unspecified 2,400 Catchable (6+ inches)
1968/05/24 Rainbow Unspecified 2,850 Catchable (6+ inches)
Source: IDFG Fish Stocking Database.

Licenses and Tags

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Fishing Rules, 2022 - 2024

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 after the second day of the season.

Special Rules

No Special Rules for Tripod 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 must be followed when fishing for Brook Trout

Bull Trout

  • Bull Trout limit is 0, catch-and-release

Kokanee

  • Kokanee limit is 6

Salmon

  • 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 limit is 0 and fishing for or targeting Sockeye Salmon is illegal
  • Fishing for or targeting salmon is prohibited unless a salmon season is specifically opened for that water 

Steelhead (ocean-going)

  • Defined as Rainbow Trout longer than twenty (20) inches in length 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 twenty (20) inches in length with the adipose fin clipped (as evidenced by a healed scar)
  • Fishing for or targeting steelhead is prohibited unless a steelhead season is specifically opened for that water. See fishing regulations for details

Sturgeon

  • Sturgeon limit is 0, catch-and-release
  • Sturgeon must not be removed from the water and must be released upon landing
  • Barbless hooks are required
  • Use of a sliding swivel device to secure a weight, and a lighter test line to secure weight to sliding swivel device is 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
  • Does not include Bull Trout and Brook Trout which are listed separately

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 must be followed 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, size or possession limit
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