Fish Lake (PRIVATE ACCESS,no motorized entry)

Flows into the Fish Creek

  • Recommended Fishing Water

Fish Lake (PRIVATE ACCESS,no motorized entry) in Adams County is 19.3 acres.

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Facilities

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

Recommended Game Fish

Species Observed in Surveys

Fish Stocking Records

Date
Species
Quantity
General Size
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Date
Species
Quantity
General Size
2016/09/01 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/06/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/05/23 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/09/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/06/08 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/05/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/09/03 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 3,960 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/06/11 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/05/19 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/09/12 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/06/18 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/05/21 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/09/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,595 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/06/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,980 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/05/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,960 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/09/01 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/06/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/05/17 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/08/31 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/08/30 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 3,000 Fry (0-3 inches)
2009/06/15 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/05/19 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/08/27 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/06/11 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/08/16 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/05/15 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/09/22 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 4,400 Fry (0-3 inches)
2006/09/12 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,365 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/05/17 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/09/08 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,080 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/09/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,080 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/05/17 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/09/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,650 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/05/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,070 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/09/15 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/05/15 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/05/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/09/18 Rainbow Trout 3,170 Fry (0-3 inches)
2001/09/18 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/09/18 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,630 Fry (0-3 inches)
2000/09/20 Cutthroat Trout - Westslope 10,912 Fry (0-3 inches)
1999/09/27 Cutthroat Trout - Westslope 10,500 Fry (0-3 inches)
1999/05/18 Cutthroat Trout - Westslope 11,520 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1998/05/26 Cutthroat Trout - Westslope 5,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1997/09/25 Cutthroat Trout - Westslope 13,020 Fry (0-3 inches)
1997/09/19 Cutthroat Trout - Westslope 12,730 Fry (0-3 inches)
1997/09/15 Cutthroat Trout - Westslope 14,750 Fry (0-3 inches)
1997/05/21 Cutthroat Trout - Westslope 13,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1996/09/19 Cutthroat Trout - Westslope 700 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/06/10 Cutthroat Trout - Westslope 5,300 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1995/09/06 Cutthroat Trout - Westslope 2,015 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1994/10/31 Cutthroat Trout - Westslope 3,262 Fry (0-3 inches)
1994/10/04 Cutthroat Trout - Westslope 1,041 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1993/09/27 Cutthroat Trout - Westslope 4,145 Fry (0-3 inches)
1992/10/13 Cutthroat Trout - Westslope 4,200 Fry (0-3 inches)
1991/10/16 Cutthroat Trout - Westslope 4,200 Fry (0-3 inches)
1990/10/12 Cutthroat Trout - Westslope 4,000 Fry (0-3 inches)
1989/10/11 Cutthroat Trout - Westslope 4,000 Fry (0-3 inches)
1987/10/01 Cutthroat Trout - Westslope 4,000 Fry (0-3 inches)
1986/10/21 Cutthroat Trout - Westslope 5,490 Fry (0-3 inches)
1985/10/25 Cutthroat Trout - Westslope 10,209 Fry (0-3 inches)
1984/09/28 Cutthroat Trout - Westslope 4,807 Fry (0-3 inches)
1983/09/22 Cutthroat Trout - Westslope 9,324 Fry (0-3 inches)
1983/07/14 Cutthroat Trout - Westslope 498 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1982/09/15 Cutthroat Trout - Westslope 9,828 Fry (0-3 inches)
1982/06/22 Cutthroat Trout - Westslope 1,998 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1982/06/22 Cutthroat Trout - Westslope 3,969 Fry (0-3 inches)
1980/10/02 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 4,850 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1978/10/25 Cutthroat Trout - Unspecified 3,360 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/05/05 Rainbow Trout 800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/05/17 Rainbow Trout 1,250 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/05/14 Rainbow Trout 1,250 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/07/23 Rainbow Trout 480 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/06/25 Rainbow Trout 570 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/05/29 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1974/05/23 Rainbow Trout 840 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/05/17 Rainbow Trout 1,480 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/05/03 Rainbow Trout 810 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/08/07 Rainbow Trout 1,785 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/07/02 Rainbow Trout 2,340 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/05/28 Rainbow Trout 1,920 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/08/04 Rainbow Trout 1,020 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/06/17 Rainbow Trout 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/05/19 Rainbow Trout 720 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/08/05 Rainbow Trout 690 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/05/21 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1968/05/30 Rainbow Trout 800 Catchable (6+ inches)
Source: IDFG Fish Stocking Database.

Licenses and Tags

Learn more about IDFG Licenses, Tags & Permits
 

Fish Lake is an Idaho Fish and Game property, but the road and surrounding land are private property. As a result, there is no motorized public access to Fish Lake.

There is no access to Fish Lake on Fish Lake Road. However, the landowner to the north allows non-motorized access through the IDFG ACCESS YES! program. There are two ways to access this lake through the ACCESS YES! land, both from Big Creek Road out of New Meadows.

1) There is a BLM two-track that will take you near the top of the ridge, at which point you can walk south (cross-country) for approximately 0.5 miles across the ACCESS YES! property to the lake.

2) There is a two-track road that is solely on ACCESS YES! property that climbs straight up to the lake from Big Creek Road (road takes off directly west of the lake). This road is walk-in ONLY. No motorized access. This walk is approximately 0.5 miles as well, but has more elevation gain than option 1.

Due to difficulty of access, IDFG no longer operated the dam on Fish Lake. Therefore, this lake is low and weedy by mid summer. Fishing is best in spring and early summer.

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 Fish Lake (PRIVATE ACCESS,no motorized entry).
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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