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