Caldwell Gravel Pond #3 (Caldwell City Pond #2)

Boise River Drainage

  • Recommended Fishing Water
  • Family Fishing Water

Caldwell Gravel Pond #3 (Caldwell City Pond #2) in Canyon County is 3.0 acres.

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ATTENTION: CALDWELL PONDS ARE CURRENTLY CLOSED DURING CONSTRUCTION FOR ACCESS IMPROVEMENTS

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Conveniently located near Caldwell and the Boise River, these two ponds offer anglers the option of bass, bluegill, and stocked rainbow trout.

Facilities

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

Directions

From Interstate 84 near Caldwell, take US Hwy 20-26 west toward Parma about 1 mile.Turn left (south) on Pond Lane and go 0.4 mile to the parking lot on the right.

Recommended Game Fish

Species Observed in Surveys

Fish Stocking Records

Date
Species
Quantity
General Size
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Date
Species
Quantity
General Size
2014/07/03 Channel Catfish 20 Adults
2013/11/07 Rainbow Trout 306 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/10/16 Rainbow Trout 272 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/07/19 Channel Catfish 30 Adults
2013/06/04 Rainbow Trout 298 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/05/28 Channel Catfish 30 Adults
2013/05/08 Rainbow Trout 291 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/04/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 273 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/03/14 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 261 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/11/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 441 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/10/12 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 540 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/06/04 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 508 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/05/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 392 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/04/11 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 291 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/03/15 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 203 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/11/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 362 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/10/12 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 580 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/06/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 387 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/05/17 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 487 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/04/05 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 450 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/03/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 388 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/11/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 660 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/10/05 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 444 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/05/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 514 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/04/08 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 320 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/03/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 680 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/11/16 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 405 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/05/01 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 425 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/04/15 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 428 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/03/25 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 428 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/02/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 256 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/12/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/11/04 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/10/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/09/22 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,415 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/07/23 Channel Catfish 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/05/28 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 630 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/05/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 620 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/04/22 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 620 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/03/05 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/02/19 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 450 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/11/27 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/10/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 700 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/10/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,050 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/07/11 Channel Catfish 495 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2007/06/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 508 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/05/08 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 915 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/03/28 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,020 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/02/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,350 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/11/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,015 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/10/11 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,080 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/07/19 Channel Catfish 518 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/06/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 580 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/05/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 930 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/04/12 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 340 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/03/03 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,150 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/02/03 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 506 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/01/17 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 938 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/11/02 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,012 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/10/11 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,250 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/06/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 389 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/05/05 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 588 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/04/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 508 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/03/24 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 819 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/03/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,260 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/02/11 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 633 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/10/04 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 560 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/05/05 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 738 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/04/14 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 380 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/03/04 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 202 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/06/04 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 220 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/05/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 402 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/04/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 480 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/03/12 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 360 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/02/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 620 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/02/11 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 2,590 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/12/04 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,250 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/11/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/10/17 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 529 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/09/19 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 870 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/06/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 938 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/05/17 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,120 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/04/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 760 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/03/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 330 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/02/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 825 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/12/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 840 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/11/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 580 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/10/23 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 290 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/10/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 870 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/06/05 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 586 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/05/11 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 525 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/05/05 Bluegill 1,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
2001/05/05 Largemouth Bass 540 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/04/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 728 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/04/13 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/03/22 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 788 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/02/27 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/12/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/11/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 375 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/10/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/06/08 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 810 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/06/01 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,020 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/05/11 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 560 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/04/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 576 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/04/14 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 580 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/03/29 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 465 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/03/07 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/02/10 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 700 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/12/08 Rainbow Trout 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/11/24 Rainbow Trout 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/11/12 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/10/26 Rainbow Trout 735 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/10/13 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/06/08 Rainbow Trout 625 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/05/14 Rainbow Trout 540 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/05/05 Rainbow Trout 540 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/04/21 Rainbow Trout 540 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/04/06 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/03/18 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/03/02 Rainbow Trout 460 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/02/09 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/12/09 Rainbow Trout 565 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/11/04 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/10/08 Rainbow Trout 810 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/05/13 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/04/21 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/04/07 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/03/23 Rainbow Trout 975 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/03/05 Rainbow Trout 470 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/12/09 Rainbow Trout 650 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/11/12 Rainbow Trout 575 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/10/23 Rainbow Trout 450 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/10/09 Rainbow Trout 1,050 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/06/04 Rainbow Trout 518 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/05/21 Rainbow Trout 582 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/05/13 Rainbow Trout 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/04/25 Rainbow Trout 490 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/04/03 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/03/17 Rainbow Trout 575 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/03/07 Rainbow Trout 610 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/01/23 Rainbow Trout 400 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/12/12 Rainbow Trout 250 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/11/08 Rainbow Trout 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/10/08 Rainbow Trout 700 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/09/26 Rainbow Trout 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/06/05 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/05/22 Rainbow Trout 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/05/08 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/04/24 Rainbow Trout 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/04/11 Rainbow Trout 750 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/03/27 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/03/13 Rainbow Trout 960 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/02/28 Rainbow Trout 1,035 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/12/21 Rainbow Trout 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/11/02 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/10/13 Rainbow Trout 1,520 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/05/15 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/04/07 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/02/01 Rainbow Trout 530 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/10/17 Rainbow Trout 19 Adults
1994/10/17 Rainbow Trout 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/04/01 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/03/09 Rainbow Trout 1,506 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/10/29 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/10/08 Rainbow Trout 2,013 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/04/02 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/03/19 Rainbow Trout 2,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/11/13 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/10/23 Rainbow Trout 1,350 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/10/06 Brown Trout 2,340 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1992/10/06 Rainbow Trout 1,100 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/10/02 Brown Trout 2,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1992/03/24 Rainbow Trout 1,250 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/03/11 Rainbow Trout 1,250 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/02/21 Rainbow Trout 298 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/02/05 Rainbow Trout 374 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/11/20 Rainbow Trout 270 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/11/14 Rainbow Trout 50 Adults
1991/11/08 Rainbow Trout 100 Adults
1991/10/24 Rainbow Trout 270 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/10/18 Rainbow Trout 389 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/09/26 Rainbow Trout 280 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/09/13 Channel Catfish 1,004 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1991/09/12 Rainbow Trout 210 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/06/20 Rainbow Trout 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/06/06 Rainbow Trout 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/05/09 Rainbow Trout 394 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/04/10 Rainbow Trout 400 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/03/28 Rainbow Trout 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/03/14 Rainbow Trout 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/02/27 Rainbow Trout 400 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/12/06 Rainbow Trout 195 Adults
1990/11/20 Rainbow Trout 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/11/06 Rainbow Trout 50 Adults
1990/10/23 Cutbow - Cutthroat x Rainbow Trout 810 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/10/23 Cutbow - Cutthroat x Rainbow Trout - Diploid 810 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/10/05 Bluegill 120 Unknown Size
1990/10/05 Channel Catfish 250 Unknown Size
1990/10/05 Crappie 50 Unknown Size
1990/10/05 Cutthroat Trout - Lahontan 65 Unknown Size
1990/09/28 Largemouth Bass 535 Unknown Size
1990/09/27 Largemouth Bass 7 Unknown Size
1990/09/18 Bluegill 7,500 Unknown Size
1990/09/17 Largemouth Bass 275 Unknown Size
1990/07/21 3 Unknown Size
1989/05/31 Rainbow Trout 496 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/05/15 Rainbow Trout 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/04/26 Rainbow Trout 496 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/04/12 Rainbow Trout 14 Adults
1989/04/12 Rainbow Trout 483 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/03/29 Rainbow Trout 45 Adults
1989/03/29 Rainbow Trout 491 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/03/13 Rainbow Trout 53 Adults
1989/03/13 Rainbow Trout 445 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/09/23 Channel Catfish 100 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1988/05/31 Rainbow Trout 1,040 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/05/10 Rainbow Trout 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/04/13 Rainbow Trout 513 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/03/10 Rainbow Trout 304 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/02/25 Rainbow Trout 1,355 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/01/25 Rainbow Trout 65 Adults
Source: IDFG Fish Stocking Database.

Licenses and Tags

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Trout are stocked from fall through spring.

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

Caldwell Gravel Ponds
  • Bass limit is 2, none under 20 inches
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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