Goose Lake

Flows into the Goose Creek

  • Recommended Fishing Water

Goose Lake in Adams County is 365.9 acres.

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Facilities

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

Recommended Game Fish

Species Observed in Surveys

Fish Stocking Records

Date
Species
Quantity
General Size
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Date
Species
Quantity
General Size
2024/06/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,010 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2023/07/31 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 300 Fry (0-3 inches)
2023/07/05 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 4,977 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/07/01 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 4,009 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/06/28 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 4,047 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/06/29 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 4,066 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2019/10/01 Cutthroat Trout - Westslope 4,709 Fry (0-3 inches)
2019/06/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 4,029 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2019/06/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/06/27 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 4,039 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2017/07/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 3,984 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/10/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Fry (0-3 inches)
2016/06/27 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 4,029 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/06/15 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 5,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/07/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 5,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/06/15 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 5,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/07/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 5,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/07/19 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 951 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/07/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 3,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/07/12 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/07/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/06/23 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/06/21 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/07/16 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/06/23 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/06/22 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/07/15 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 3,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/07/01 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/07/25 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/07/18 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 3,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/06/11 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/07/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/06/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 5,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/09/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 5,500 Fry (0-3 inches)
2005/07/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/06/14 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 5,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/07/12 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/06/15 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 5,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/07/17 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 3,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/07/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/07/21 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/06/28 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/06/25 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 3,400 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/06/08 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,700 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/06/14 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,699 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/07/12 Rainbow Trout 2,800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/06/25 Rainbow Trout 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/09/16 Rainbow Trout 3,000 Fry (0-3 inches)
1997/06/23 Rainbow Trout 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/09/16 Cutthroat Trout - Westslope 7,850 Fry (0-3 inches)
1996/06/19 Rainbow Trout 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/07/24 Kokanee 5,380 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1995/06/26 Rainbow Trout 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/05/31 Rainbow Trout 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/09/15 Cutthroat Trout - Westslope 8,000 Fry (0-3 inches)
1993/09/01 Rainbow Trout 715 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/07/20 Cutthroat Trout - Westslope 2,850 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/07/06 Kokanee 5,050 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1993/06/24 Rainbow Trout 6,580 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/08/05 Cutthroat Trout - Westslope 51,364 Fry (0-3 inches)
1992/06/22 Rainbow Trout 1,875 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/06/08 Rainbow Trout 2,125 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/06/01 Kokanee 5,040 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1991/09/11 Cutthroat Trout - Westslope 56,000 Fry (0-3 inches)
1991/07/30 Rainbow Trout 20,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1991/07/24 Rainbow Trout 200 Adults
1991/06/24 Kokanee 5,000 Fry (0-3 inches)
1991/06/24 Rainbow Trout 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/08/27 Cutthroat Trout - Westslope 51,400 Fry (0-3 inches)
1990/08/01 Kokanee 5,000 Fry (0-3 inches)
1990/07/16 Rainbow Trout 550 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/06/11 Rainbow Trout 3,450 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/09/06 Cutthroat Trout - Westslope 50,019 Fry (0-3 inches)
1989/06/16 Rainbow Trout 3,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/08/24 Cutthroat Trout - Westslope 50,406 Fry (0-3 inches)
1988/07/06 Rainbow Trout 51,234 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1988/06/14 Rainbow Trout 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/06/13 Cutthroat Trout - Westslope 64 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/09/14 Cutthroat Trout - Westslope 11,390 Fry (0-3 inches)
1987/06/30 Rainbow Trout 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/05/15 Rainbow Trout 250 Adults
1986/08/12 Cutthroat Trout - Westslope 49,718 Fry (0-3 inches)
1986/07/21 Rainbow Trout 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/07/03 Rainbow Trout 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/09/11 Cutthroat Trout - Yellowstone 14,742 Fry (0-3 inches)
1985/08/16 Cutthroat Trout - Yellowstone 50,228 Fry (0-3 inches)
1985/06/21 Rainbow Trout 3,995 Catchable (6+ inches)
1984/09/17 Cutthroat Trout - Yellowstone 70,884 Fry (0-3 inches)
1984/07/27 Rainbow Trout 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1984/07/20 Rainbow Trout 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1983/07/27 Cutthroat Trout - Yellowstone 56,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1983/07/26 Rainbow Trout 3,010 Catchable (6+ inches)
1982/09/15 Cutthroat Trout - Yellowstone 12,240 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1982/09/07 Cutthroat Trout - Yellowstone 20,160 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1982/09/01 Rainbow Trout 2,640 Catchable (6+ inches)
1982/08/30 Cutthroat Trout - Yellowstone 18,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1982/08/26 Cutthroat Trout - Yellowstone 9,700 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1982/08/06 Rainbow Trout 1,400 Catchable (6+ inches)
1982/07/21 Rainbow Trout 2,100 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/06/24 Rainbow Trout 1,998 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/07/11 Rainbow Trout 2,016 Catchable (6+ inches)
1979/06/26 Rainbow Trout 2,300 Catchable (6+ inches)
1978/09/07 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 40,000 Fry (0-3 inches)
1978/07/11 Rainbow Trout 3,440 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/07/20 Rainbow Trout 1,080 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/07/01 Rainbow Trout 1,897 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/05/26 Rainbow Trout 1,080 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/08/17 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 19,500 Fry (0-3 inches)
1976/07/28 Rainbow Trout 2,220 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/07/20 Rainbow Trout 1,980 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/06/28 Rainbow Trout 2,280 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/08/22 Rainbow Trout 2,160 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/08/05 Rainbow Trout 2,280 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/07/23 Rainbow Trout 960 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/07/08 Rainbow Trout 1,320 Catchable (6+ inches)
1974/08/13 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 17,516 Fry (0-3 inches)
1974/08/07 Rainbow Trout 860 Catchable (6+ inches)
1974/07/19 Rainbow Trout 2,050 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/09/06 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 62,400 Fry (0-3 inches)
1973/08/03 Rainbow Trout 3,060 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1973/07/09 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 14,960 Fry (0-3 inches)
1973/06/18 Rainbow Trout 3,060 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/09/29 Rainbow Trout 375 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)
1972/08/02 Rainbow Trout 1,680 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/07/27 Rainbow Trout 2,160 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/07/26 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 2,680 Fry (0-3 inches)
1972/07/07 Rainbow Trout 3,720 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/09/04 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 10,080 Fry (0-3 inches)
1971/08/15 Rainbow Trout 1,920 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/08/09 Rainbow Trout 2,880 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/08/06 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 19,104 Fry (0-3 inches)
1971/07/23 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 2,048 Fry (0-3 inches)
1971/07/19 Rainbow Trout 2,460 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/06/29 Rainbow Trout 2,490 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/06/23 Rainbow Trout 1,245 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/09/14 Rainbow Trout 2,520 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/08/17 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 13,056 Fry (0-3 inches)
1970/08/17 Rainbow Trout 1,110 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/08/03 Rainbow Trout 2,040 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/07/09 Rainbow Trout 2,160 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/07/02 Rainbow Trout 960 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/08/24 Rainbow Trout 2,820 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/08/14 Rainbow Trout 1,380 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/08/03 Rainbow Trout 2,160 Fry (0-3 inches)
1969/08/01 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 2,640 Fry (0-3 inches)
1969/06/20 Rainbow Trout 1,620 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/06/16 Rainbow Trout 1,620 Catchable (6+ inches)
1968/09/10 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 63,200 Fry (0-3 inches)
1968/08/24 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 8,400 Fry (0-3 inches)
1968/07/11 Rainbow Trout 2,580 Catchable (6+ inches)
Source: IDFG Fish Stocking Database.

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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 Goose 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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