Horseshoe Bend Mill Pond (Mill Pond)

Payette River Drainage

  • Recommended Fishing Water
  • Family Fishing Water

Horseshoe Bend Mill Pond (Mill Pond) in Boise County is 13.5 acres.

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Just north of town, this pond features easy access and productive fishing for bass and trout in a pleasant setting next to the Payette River. Water level normally fluctuates due to the variety of sources.

Horseshoe Bend Pond is one of more than seventy waters designated as Family Fishing Waters in Idaho. These waters have been established to make it easier for families to go and enjoy fishing. The rules are simple and there are lots of fish to catch.

Facilities

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

Directions

From Horseshoe Bend, head north 1.5 miles on Hwy 55. Watch for the brown access sign just north of mile marker 65. Turn right onto Rocky Rd and go down the hill to the pond.

Recommended Game Fish

Species Observed in Surveys

Fish Stocking Records

Date Species Quantity General Size
2024/06/07 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 864 Catchable (6+ inches)
2024/05/23 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 50 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2024/05/23 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 887 Catchable (6+ inches)
2024/05/23 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 50 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2024/04/23 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 738 Catchable (6+ inches)
2024/03/12 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 621 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/11/16 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 182 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/10/25 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 431 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/06/01 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 687 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/05/18 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 886 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/04/27 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 665 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/03/29 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 643 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/11/18 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 285 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/10/25 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 949 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/06/22 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,005 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/05/12 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 925 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/04/27 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 720 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/03/24 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 666 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/11/24 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 930 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/10/12 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 920 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/06/08 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,017 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/05/26 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 949 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/04/29 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 699 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/03/18 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 625 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/11/17 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 45 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/11/17 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 843 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/10/15 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 45 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/10/15 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 881 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/06/10 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 893 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/05/14 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 45 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/05/14 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 843 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/04/22 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 942 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/03/26 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 22 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/03/26 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 418 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/11/08 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 963 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/10/17 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 914 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/05/31 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,006 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/05/15 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 908 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/04/25 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 875 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/03/21 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 536 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/11/27 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 90 Adults
2018/11/27 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 243 Catchable (15-19 inches)
2018/11/15 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 908 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/10/17 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 904 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/06/05 Channel Catfish 50 Adults
2018/06/01 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 923 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/05/15 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 938 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/04/24 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 891 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/03/20 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 459 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/11/14 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 915 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/10/16 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 971 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/06/07 Channel Catfish 60 Adults
2017/06/07 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 935 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/05/19 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 909 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/04/25 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/03/22 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 429 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/11/10 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,818 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/10/18 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,862 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/06/09 Channel Catfish 120 Adults
2016/06/09 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,786 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/05/19 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,846 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/04/26 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,854 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/03/17 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,736 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/11/06 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 931 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/10/09 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 780 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/07/09 Channel Catfish 50 Adults
2015/06/11 Rainbow Unspecified 1,868 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/05/06 Rainbow Unspecified 917 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/04/24 Rainbow Unspecified 889 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/03/18 Rainbow Unspecified 480 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/11/25 Rainbow Unspecified 901 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/10/14 Rainbow Unspecified 920 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/08/11 Grass Carp 620 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/07/16 Channel Catfish 50 Adults
2014/06/11 Rainbow Unspecified 1,024 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/05/15 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,096 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/04/01 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 909 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/02/26 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 915 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/11/06 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 918 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/10/17 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 870 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/07/18 Channel Catfish 70 Adults
2013/06/06 Rainbow Unspecified 998 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/05/29 Channel Catfish 84 Adults
2013/05/15 Rainbow Unspecified 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/04/11 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 956 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/03/20 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 457 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/11/14 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,029 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/10/10 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 997 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/06/28 Channel Catfish 80 Adults
2012/06/05 Channel Catfish 80 Adults
2012/06/05 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,007 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/05/08 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 902 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/04/19 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 904 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/03/08 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 450 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/02/22 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 508 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/10/26 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,015 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/10/11 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,015 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/08/19 Channel Catfish 65 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/07/12 Channel Catfish 60 Adults
2011/06/27 Channel Catfish 70 Adults
2011/06/08 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,080 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/05/10 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 525 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/04/29 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 525 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/03/30 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 660 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/03/08 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 775 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/02/15 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 513 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/12/09 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 578 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/11/03 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 990 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/10/06 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 888 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/06/22 Channel Catfish 44 Adults
2010/06/09 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 960 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/05/06 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 514 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/04/23 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 648 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/03/30 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 532 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/02/23 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 510 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/02/02 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 566 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/01/27 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,131 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/11/30 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/11/17 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 405 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/11/03 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 930 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/10/20 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 465 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/09/29 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,085 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/09/09 Channel Catfish 80 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/07/09 Channel Catfish 56 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/06/11 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 740 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/06/10 Channel Catfish 66 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/05/14 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 555 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/04/30 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 935 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/04/24 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 510 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/04/07 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 499 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/03/13 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 499 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/02/19 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 570 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/12/09 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/11/04 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,050 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/10/01 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/09/09 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 990 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/08/21 Channel Catfish 75 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/07/23 Channel Catfish 79 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/07/08 Channel Catfish 119 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/06/19 Channel Catfish 73 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/06/05 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 814 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/04/24 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 775 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/04/03 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/03/06 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 525 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/12/04 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 562 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/11/01 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/10/11 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 700 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/06/07 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 596 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/04/27 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 560 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/03/27 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 680 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/02/27 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 740 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/11/07 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 725 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/10/11 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,080 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/06/07 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,050 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/05/09 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 775 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/04/20 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,158 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/03/13 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,230 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/03/02 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,610 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/11/01 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 578 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/10/06 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/09/26 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/06/09 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 620 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/10/21 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,002 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/10/06 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 560 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/09/23 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 566 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/06/08 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,020 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/05/11 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/04/04 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 3,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/06/04 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 770 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/05/01 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 558 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/04/17 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 640 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/03/27 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,080 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/11/13 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 345 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/11/05 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/10/30 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 400 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/10/03 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 460 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/09/19 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 580 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/06/04 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,040 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/05/16 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 930 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/04/10 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/03/07 Hayspur Kamloops Triploid 660 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/11/14 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 870 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/10/25 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 725 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/10/10 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 870 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/06/05 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 586 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/05/11 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,050 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/04/26 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,018 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/04/24 Bluegill 425 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2001/04/24 Largemouth Bass 576 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/04/03 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/03/21 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/11/07 Troutlodge 625 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/10/25 Troutlodge 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/10/13 Troutlodge 688 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/09/26 Troutlodge 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/06/08 Troutlodge 810 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/05/16 Troutlodge 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/05/05 Troutlodge 652 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/10/27 Domestic Kamloops 630 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/10/13 Domestic Kamloops 1,260 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/06/09 Domestic Kamloops 650 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/05/19 Domestic Kamloops 615 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/05/06 Domestic Kamloops 540 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/04/22 Domestic Kamloops 620 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/04/06 Domestic Kamloops 620 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/03/25 Domestic Kamloops 620 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/03/09 Domestic Kamloops 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/11/16 Domestic Kamloops 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/10/15 Domestic Kamloops 945 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/06/19 Domestic Kamloops 1,550 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/06/03 Domestic Kamloops 1,135 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/05/07 Domestic Kamloops 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/04/13 Brown Trout 1,400 Fry (0-3 inches)
1998/04/08 Domestic Kamloops 1,480 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/11/12 Domestic Kamloops 920 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/10/07 Domestic Kamloops 1,050 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/05/07 Domestic Kamloops 1,010 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/04/08 Domestic Kamloops 990 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/11/05 Domestic Kamloops 875 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/10/08 Domestic Kamloops 1,300 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/09/24 Domestic Kamloops 1,120 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/06/04 Domestic Kamloops 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/05/23 Domestic Kamloops 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/05/07 Domestic Kamloops 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/04/25 Brown Trout 2,044 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1996/04/09 Domestic Kamloops 1,050 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/03/13 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 960 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/02/28 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 1,090 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/10/10 Domestic Kamloops 1,040 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/09/26 Domestic Kamloops 1,150 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/06/08 Domestic Kamloops 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/05/08 Domestic Kamloops 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/04/12 Domestic Kamloops 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/03/15 Domestic Kamloops 1,020 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/11/02 Domestic Kamloops 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/10/14 Domestic Kamloops 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/10/14 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 100 Adults
1994/06/10 Domestic Kamloops 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/05/04 Domestic Kamloops 1,111 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/04/06 Domestic Kamloops 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/03/02 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 1,008 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/11/02 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 1,020 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/10/06 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/04/18 Eagle Lake Rainbow 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/04/07 Eagle Lake Rainbow 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/03/09 Eagle Lake Rainbow 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/05/11 Mt Lassen Rainbow 1,190 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/04/28 Mt Lassen Rainbow 1,001 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/04/13 Mt Lassen Rainbow 1,050 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/03/24 Mt Lassen Rainbow 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/03/12 Erwin Rainbow 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/02/21 Erwin Rainbow 850 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/09/24 Rainbow Unspecified 322 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/05/09 Mt Lassen Rainbow 943 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/04/25 Mt Lassen Rainbow 700 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/04/10 Mt Lassen Rainbow 701 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/03/28 Mt Lassen Rainbow 700 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/03/14 Mt Lassen Rainbow 700 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/03/01 Rainbow Unspecified 800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/05/16 Rainbow Unspecified 819 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/05/02 Rainbow Unspecified 720 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/04/19 Rainbow Unspecified 1,445 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/03/28 Rainbow Unspecified 1,230 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/02/07 Domestic Kamloops 840 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/06/22 Mt Shasta Rainbow 180 Adults
1989/06/22 Rainbow Unspecified 721 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/06/09 Mt Lassen Rainbow 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/05/15 Mt Lassen Rainbow 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/04/26 Fish Lake Rainbow 1,008 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/04/12 Fish Lake Rainbow 963 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/04/12 Mt Shasta Rainbow 29 Adults
1989/03/29 Fish Lake Rainbow 954 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/03/29 Mt Shasta Rainbow 45 Adults
1989/03/20 Mt Lassen Rainbow 1,020 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/06/15 Mt Lassen Rainbow 1,404 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/06/02 Mt Lassen Rainbow 1,280 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/05/18 Mt Lassen Rainbow 1,050 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/04/28 Mt Lassen Rainbow 1,080 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/04/19 Mt Lassen Rainbow 1,012 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/03/15 Mt Lassen Rainbow 875 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/02/26 Mt Lassen Rainbow 130 Adults
1988/02/26 Mt Lassen Rainbow 1,075 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/05/22 Mt Lassen Rainbow 540 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/04/28 Mt Lassen Rainbow 2,150 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/04/10 Mt Lassen Rainbow 1,020 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/02/27 Mt Lassen Rainbow 2,050 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/06/05 Mt Lassen Rainbow 2,050 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/05/13 Mt Lassen Rainbow 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/03/22 Mt Lassen Rainbow 1,755 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/02/28 Mt Lassen Rainbow 1,750 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1985/07/23 Mt Lassen Rainbow 1,020 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/06/27 Rainbow Unspecified 2,100 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/05/13 Rainbow Unspecified 1,785 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/04/19 Rainbow Unspecified 3,255 Catchable (6+ inches)
1984/06/22 Mt Whitney Rainbow 1,920 Catchable (6+ inches)
1984/05/24 Rainbow Unspecified 1,920 Catchable (6+ inches)
1984/04/11 Rainbow Unspecified 2,160 Catchable (6+ inches)
1984/03/16 Rainbow Unspecified 1,350 Catchable (6+ inches)
1983/06/28 Rainbow Unspecified 1,680 Catchable (6+ inches)
1983/05/19 Rainbow Unspecified 1,785 Catchable (6+ inches)
1983/04/29 Rainbow Unspecified 1,800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1983/03/28 Rainbow Unspecified 1,755 Catchable (6+ inches)
1982/09/14 Rainbow Unspecified 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1982/07/12 Rainbow Unspecified 1,750 Catchable (6+ inches)
1982/06/15 Rainbow Unspecified 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1982/04/26 Rainbow Unspecified 600 Adults
1982/03/24 Rainbow Unspecified 1,050 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/06/15 Rainbow Unspecified 1,630 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/05/18 Rainbow Unspecified 1,160 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/04/23 Rainbow Unspecified 1,280 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/03/17 Rainbow Unspecified 1,240 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/05/27 Rainbow Unspecified 2,340 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/04/23 Rainbow Unspecified 4,750 Catchable (6+ inches)
1979/09/07 Rainbow Unspecified 2,960 Catchable (6+ inches)
1979/05/09 Rainbow Unspecified 1,750 Catchable (6+ inches)
1979/04/19 Rainbow Unspecified 2,520 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1979/04/06 Rainbow Unspecified 2,905 Catchable (6+ inches)
1978/09/06 Rainbow Unspecified 3,120 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1978/05/11 Rainbow Unspecified 2,450 Catchable (6+ inches)
1978/04/04 Rainbow Unspecified 3,502 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/08/11 Rainbow Unspecified 4,760 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/05/26 Rainbow Unspecified 1,690 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/04/06 Rainbow Unspecified 2,640 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/09/04 Rainbow Unspecified 3,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/06/12 Rainbow Unspecified 2,997 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/05/01 Rainbow Unspecified 3,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1974/10/02 Rainbow Unspecified 3,675 Catchable (6+ inches)
1974/05/08 Rainbow Unspecified 1,400 Catchable (6+ inches)
1974/02/07 Rainbow Unspecified 6,090 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/08/31 Rainbow Unspecified 3,870 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/04/26 Rainbow Unspecified 2,480 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/03/19 Rainbow Unspecified 3,780 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/09/27 Rainbow Unspecified 4,950 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/06/01 Rainbow Unspecified 650 Adults
1972/06/01 Rainbow Unspecified 1,440 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/05/04 Rainbow Unspecified 3,300 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/03/21 Rainbow Unspecified 2,940 Adults
1972/03/20 Rainbow Unspecified 2,400 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/07/02 Rainbow Unspecified 2,800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/06/11 Rainbow Unspecified 3,120 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/04/21 Rainbow Unspecified 5,520 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/03/08 Rainbow Unspecified 3,780 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/05/04 Rainbow Unspecified 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/03/25 Rainbow Unspecified 6,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/03/09 Rainbow Unspecified 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/06/03 Rainbow Unspecified 2,100 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/05/05 Rainbow Unspecified 6,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/04/08 Rainbow Unspecified 6,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/03/11 Rainbow Unspecified 4,800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1968/08/27 Rainbow Unspecified 1,687 Catchable (6+ inches)
1968/04/22 Rainbow Unspecified 4,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1968/03/21 Rainbow Unspecified 6,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
Source: IDFG Fish Stocking Database.

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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 Horseshoe Bend Mill Pond (Mill 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 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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