Eds Pond

Payette River Drainage

  • Recommended Fishing Water
  • Family Fishing Water

Eds Pond in Gem County is 1.9 acres.

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This is a small fishing pond in Emmett's Gem Island Park along the Payette River and adjacent to the greenbelt for more recreation options.

Facilities

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

Directions

From the State Hwy 52/16 junction in Emmett, go north on Hwy 52 (Washington St) for 1.4 miles. Just before the river, turn west on Carson St, go two blocks and turn north on Boise Ave. Bear left, cross the bridge into the park and continue to the west end of the park.

Recommended Game Fish

Fish Stocking Records

Date Species Quantity General Size
2024/04/10 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2024/03/21 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 230 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/11/16 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 182 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/10/26 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 215 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/05/17 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 190 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/04/19 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 189 Catchable (6+ inches)
2023/03/15 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 252 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/11/18 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 228 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/10/26 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 173 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/05/18 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 174 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/04/28 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 206 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/03/09 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 205 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/11/24 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 25 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/10/19 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 805 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/05/20 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 270 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/04/22 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 241 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/03/18 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 188 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/11/12 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 233 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/10/07 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 223 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/05/21 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 267 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/04/22 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 202 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/03/26 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 226 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/11/13 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 242 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/10/17 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 215 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/05/14 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 227 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/04/26 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 250 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/03/21 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 201 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/11/15 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 227 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/10/16 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 241 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/06/07 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 246 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/06/05 Channel Catfish 25 Adults
2018/05/16 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 181 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/04/27 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/03/20 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 197 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/11/14 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 229 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/10/20 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 221 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/06/07 Channel Catfish 25 Adults
2017/06/07 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 195 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/05/17 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 252 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/04/28 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 250 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/03/17 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 184 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/11/10 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 454 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/10/18 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 400 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/06/09 Channel Catfish 50 Adults
2016/06/08 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 596 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/05/18 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 370 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/04/29 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 434 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/03/17 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 372 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/11/06 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 219 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/10/09 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 156 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/07/09 Channel Catfish 20 Adults
2015/06/11 Rainbow Unspecified 311 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/05/06 Rainbow Unspecified 197 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/04/24 Rainbow Unspecified 191 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/03/18 Rainbow Unspecified 206 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/11/26 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 250 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/10/14 Rainbow Unspecified 230 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/07/16 Channel Catfish 20 Adults
2014/06/11 Rainbow Unspecified 320 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/05/06 Rainbow Unspecified 208 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/04/24 Rainbow Unspecified 303 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/04/02 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 202 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/02/25 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 244 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/11/06 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 231 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/10/17 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 290 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/07/18 Channel Catfish 30 Adults
2013/06/05 Rainbow Unspecified 125 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/05/29 Channel Catfish 40 Adults
2013/05/14 Rainbow Unspecified 675 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/04/26 Rainbow Unspecified 230 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/03/20 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/11/07 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 294 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/10/10 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 285 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/06/28 Channel Catfish 40 Adults
2012/06/05 Channel Catfish 40 Adults
2012/06/05 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 310 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/05/08 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 244 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/04/18 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 218 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/03/08 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 217 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/02/22 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 232 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/11/07 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 290 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/10/05 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 230 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/08/19 Channel Catfish 30 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/07/12 Channel Catfish 30 Adults
2011/06/27 Channel Catfish 40 Adults
2011/06/08 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 360 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/05/10 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/04/29 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/03/30 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 275 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/03/08 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 310 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/02/15 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 251 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/11/03 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 165 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/10/06 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 296 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/06/22 Channel Catfish 26 Adults
2010/05/06 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 128 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/04/23 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 405 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/03/30 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 106 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/02/23 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 255 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/02/02 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 377 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/11/03 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 310 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/09/29 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 232 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/09/09 Channel Catfish 31 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/07/09 Channel Catfish 18 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/06/11 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 370 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/06/10 Channel Catfish 25 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/04/30 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 425 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/04/24 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 510 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/04/07 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 285 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/03/13 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 285 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/02/19 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 214 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/11/04 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 150 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/10/01 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 150 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/09/10 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 165 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/06/05 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 444 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/04/24 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 465 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/04/03 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 225 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/03/06 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/02/19 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/11/01 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/10/09 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 350 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/06/07 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 447 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/04/27 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 280 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/03/27 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 340 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/02/27 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 185 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/11/07 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 290 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/10/12 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 270 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/06/07 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 350 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/05/09 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 310 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/04/13 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 170 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/03/02 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 288 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/02/01 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 268 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/01/11 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 268 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/11/01 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 289 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/10/06 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 250 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/09/26 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/06/09 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 465 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/04/28 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 508 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/03/08 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 234 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/02/07 Rainbow Unspecified 160 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/12/14 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 254 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/11/16 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 127 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/10/21 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 280 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/10/06 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 280 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/09/29 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 230 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/06/09 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 499 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/05/11 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 640 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/04/04 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 350 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/03/09 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 270 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/02/24 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 270 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/12/16 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 245 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/11/04 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 277 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/10/09 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 287 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/06/04 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 220 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/05/01 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 279 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/04/22 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 320 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/03/27 Hayspur Kamloops Triploid 360 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/09/19 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 145 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/06/04 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 299 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/05/16 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 465 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/04/10 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 400 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/03/07 Hayspur Kamloops Triploid 220 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/12/12 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 280 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/11/14 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 290 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/10/25 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 725 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/10/10 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 435 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/06/05 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 293 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/05/11 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 450 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/04/26 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 291 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/04/03 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/02/27 Troutlodge 250 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/11/02 Troutlodge 250 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/10/25 Troutlodge 250 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/10/13 Troutlodge 375 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/09/21 Troutlodge 270 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/06/08 Troutlodge 405 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/05/16 Troutlodge 450 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/05/05 Troutlodge 218 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/04/13 Troutlodge 290 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/03/29 Troutlodge 310 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/03/07 Troutlodge 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/12/07 Domestic Kamloops 250 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/11/24 Domestic Kamloops 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/11/10 Domestic Kamloops 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/10/26 Domestic Kamloops 160 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/10/13 Domestic Kamloops 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/06/09 Domestic Kamloops 485 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/05/19 Domestic Kamloops 310 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/05/06 Domestic Kamloops 270 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/04/22 Domestic Kamloops 620 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/04/01 Domestic Kamloops 540 Catchable (6+ inches)
Source: IDFG Fish Stocking Database.

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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 Eds 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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