Quinns Pond

Boise River Drainage

  • Recommended Fishing Water

Quinns Pond in Ada County is 23.4 acres.

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Quinns Pond is a reclaimed gravel pit that has steep sides and very clear water. It is adjacent to the Boise River, a greenbelt, and is located within a City of Boise Park. The park is popular for all sorts of uses including fishing, swimming, and non-motorized watersports.

Facilities

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

Directions

To get to Quinns Pond, go west on Main Street in Boise. Turn north on 29th Street and go 3/10 of a mile; turn west on Pleasanton. Go to 31st Street and park on the left. Follow the Greenbelt to Quinns Pond.

Recommended Game Fish

Fish Stocking Records

Date Species Quantity General Size
2016/06/21 Channel Catfish 50 Adults
2016/04/27 Brown Trout 1,953 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2014/12/09 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 438 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/11/19 Rainbow Unspecified 477 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/11/05 Rainbow Unspecified 80 Adults
2014/11/05 Steelhead A-Run 63 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/10/02 Rainbow Unspecified 460 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/07/16 Channel Catfish 73 Adults
2014/06/03 Rainbow Unspecified 512 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/05/22 Rainbow Unspecified 498 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/04/02 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 455 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/03/11 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 454 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/11/26 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 459 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/11/19 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 459 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/10/24 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 437 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/07/19 Channel Catfish 90 Adults
2013/06/04 Rainbow Unspecified 478 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/05/28 Channel Catfish 90 Adults
2013/05/01 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 465 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/04/12 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 477 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/03/19 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 457 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/12/06 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 455 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/11/08 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 514 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/10/03 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 498 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/06/06 Channel Catfish 70 Adults
2012/06/04 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 435 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/05/15 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 402 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/04/11 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 437 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/06/02 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 620 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/05/11 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 530 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/04/12 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 450 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/03/17 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 495 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/02/16 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 504 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/12/08 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 544 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/11/03 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 495 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/10/13 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 592 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/09/28 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,036 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/09/10 Channel Catfish 66 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/07/10 Channel Catfish 56 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/06/02 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/05/05 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/04/22 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 510 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/03/12 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 570 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/02/25 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 499 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/12/09 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/11/17 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 525 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/10/01 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 525 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/09/24 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 566 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/08/22 Channel Catfish 70 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/07/23 Channel Catfish 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/07/18 Channel Catfish 65 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/06/26 Channel Catfish 69 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/06/20 Channel Catfish 83 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/05/28 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 458 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/05/07 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 403 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/04/17 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 542 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/03/06 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/02/21 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 450 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/11/28 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/10/09 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 700 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/07/11 Channel Catfish 297 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2007/06/12 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 518 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/05/09 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 610 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/03/29 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 680 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/02/23 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/11/06 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 725 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/10/10 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 540 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/07/19 Channel Catfish 292 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/06/07 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 700 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/05/17 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 518 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/04/18 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 579 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/03/07 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 518 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/02/08 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 506 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/01/17 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 536 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/11/09 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 506 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/10/13 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 570 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/08/10 Channel Catfish 329 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/05/10 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 684 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/04/20 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 508 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/03/25 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 498 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/02/17 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 910 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/01/25 Rainbow Unspecified 260 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/12/14 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 508 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/11/09 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 508 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/10/05 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 560 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/07/07 Channel Catfish 936 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/06/03 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/05/12 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 640 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/04/15 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 570 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/03/09 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 810 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/12/09 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 490 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/11/04 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 970 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/10/15 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,004 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/08/19 Channel Catfish 273 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/06/02 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 538 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/05/07 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 502 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/04/22 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 640 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/03/05 Hayspur Kamloops Triploid 640 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/02/13 Hayspur Kamloops Triploid 1,110 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/12/11 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 312 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/11/06 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/10/17 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 460 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/08/26 Channel Catfish 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/06/05 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 560 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/05/23 Hayspur Kamloops Triploid 1,240 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/05/07 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 465 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/04/18 Hayspur Kamloops Triploid 390 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/04/03 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 570 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/03/19 Hayspur Kamloops Triploid 285 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/02/21 Hayspur Kamloops Triploid 275 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/12/05 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 580 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/11/20 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 580 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/10/24 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 725 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/10/11 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 580 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/06/05 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 440 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/05/11 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/04/25 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 436 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/04/10 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 450 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/03/21 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 800 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/03/01 Troutlodge 375 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/12/07 Troutlodge 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/10/24 Troutlodge 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/10/10 Troutlodge 375 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/09/28 Troutlodge 438 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/09/14 Troutlodge 540 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/06/09 Troutlodge 135 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/05/23 Troutlodge 514 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/05/12 Troutlodge 700 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/04/28 Troutlodge 512 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/04/14 Troutlodge 580 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/03/21 Troutlodge 560 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/03/08 Troutlodge 560 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/02/25 Troutlodge 400 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/02/11 Troutlodge 400 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/01/20 Troutlodge 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/12/21 Domestic Kamloops 250 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/12/08 Domestic Kamloops 240 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/11/24 Domestic Kamloops 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/11/10 Domestic Kamloops 400 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/10/28 Domestic Kamloops 735 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/09/16 Domestic Kamloops 540 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/06/24 Domestic Kamloops 660 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/06/09 Domestic Kamloops 650 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/05/18 Domestic Kamloops 580 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/05/04 Domestic Kamloops 540 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/04/20 Domestic Kamloops 580 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/04/07 Domestic Kamloops 620 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/03/24 Domestic Kamloops 620 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/03/11 Domestic Kamloops 620 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/02/25 Domestic Kamloops 460 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/02/10 Domestic Kamloops 635 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/01/20 Domestic Kamloops 920 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/12/09 Domestic Kamloops 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/11/24 Domestic Kamloops 625 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/11/10 Domestic Kamloops 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/10/21 Domestic Kamloops 540 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/10/09 Domestic Kamloops 540 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/07/22 Rainbow Unspecified 470 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/07/07 Domestic Kamloops 560 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/06/16 Domestic Kamloops 540 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/06/03 Domestic Kamloops 825 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/05/12 Domestic Kamloops 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/04/22 Domestic Kamloops 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/04/07 Domestic Kamloops 740 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/03/25 Domestic Kamloops 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/02/26 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 350 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/02/10 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 250 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/01/28 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/12/22 Domestic Kamloops 650 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/12/10 Domestic Kamloops 325 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/11/18 Domestic Kamloops 960 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/10/21 Domestic Kamloops 480 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/10/08 Domestic Kamloops 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/09/25 Domestic Kamloops 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/06/05 Domestic Kamloops 432 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/05/23 Domestic Kamloops 576 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/05/13 Domestic Kamloops 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/04/29 Domestic Kamloops 525 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/04/08 Domestic Kamloops 570 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/03/20 Mt Lassen Rainbow 440 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/03/06 Mt Lassen Rainbow 855 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/02/26 Mt Lassen Rainbow 1,050 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 Quinns 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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