Snake River, Lake Walcott to American Falls Dam

Tributary of the Snake River

    Snake River, Lake Walcott to American Falls Dam in Power County.

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    Species Observed in Surveys

    Fish Stocking Records

    Date Species Quantity General Size
    2023/05/25 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 8,040 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2022/11/04 White Sturgeon (Snake River) 6 Adults
    2022/11/01 White Sturgeon (Snake River) 6 Adults
    2022/10/31 White Sturgeon (Snake River) 16 Adults
    2022/10/20 White Sturgeon (Snake River) 2 Adults
    2022/10/18 White Sturgeon (Snake River) 2 Adults
    2022/06/08 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 6,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2022/05/09 White Sturgeon (Snake River) 154 Adults
    2021/07/28 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2021/07/26 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2021/06/23 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2021/05/26 White Sturgeon (Snake River) 45 Adults
    2020/07/21 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2020/05/20 White Sturgeon (Snake River) 100 Adults
    2020/04/06 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2019/07/19 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2019/05/20 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2018/06/28 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 4,001 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2018/06/04 White Sturgeon (Snake River) 150 Adults
    2018/05/23 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 3,996 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2017/10/18 White Sturgeon (Snake River) 75 Adults
    2017/09/26 White Sturgeon (Snake River) 100 Catchable (12-14 inches)
    2017/07/11 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 3,997 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2017/06/29 White Sturgeon (Snake River) 64 Adults
    2017/05/23 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 3,570 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2016/06/27 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2016/06/01 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2016/05/24 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2015/11/12 White Sturgeon (Snake River) 666 Adults
    2015/07/06 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2015/05/20 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2015/05/19 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2014/10/23 White Sturgeon (Snake River) 105 Adults
    2014/10/20 Brown Trout 1,719 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2014/06/24 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2014/05/23 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2013/10/31 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 10,126 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2013/10/30 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 10,020 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2013/10/29 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 10,087 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2013/10/28 Brown Trout 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2013/10/28 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 10,037 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2013/07/10 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2013/07/09 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2013/06/13 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2013/06/11 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2012/10/18 Brown Trout 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2012/07/12 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,001 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2012/07/11 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,001 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2012/05/22 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2012/05/21 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2011/10/27 Brown Trout 7,733 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2011/10/13 Brown Trout 1,670 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2011/07/27 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,394 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2011/07/18 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2011/06/29 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,493 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2011/06/28 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,125 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2010/11/02 White Sturgeon (Snake River) 98 Adults
    2010/11/01 Brown Trout 8,730 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2010/06/30 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,036 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2010/06/29 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,218 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2010/05/25 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,999 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2010/05/24 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,999 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2009/07/15 Hayspur Kamloops Triploid 2,640 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2009/07/14 Hayspur Kamloops Triploid 2,640 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2009/06/13 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 228 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2009/06/05 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 4,031 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2008/06/07 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 250 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2008/05/01 Hayspur Kamloops Triploid 7,920 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2007/06/09 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 105 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2007/05/08 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 8,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2006/05/10 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,484 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2006/05/08 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 5,520 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2005/10/25 White Sturgeon (Snake River) 356 Adults
    2005/06/11 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2005/06/02 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 8,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2005/05/27 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 3,225 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2005/05/10 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 4,185 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2004/06/11 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 330 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2004/05/04 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 8,169 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2003/05/09 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 8,010 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2002/06/04 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2002/05/01 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 4,060 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2001/06/19 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 3,999 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2001/06/15 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2001/06/07 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 8,400 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2001/05/16 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2000/06/12 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,100 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2000/05/22 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,050 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1999/09/21 Domestic Kamloops 510 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1999/06/16 Domestic Kamloops 2,489 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1999/05/17 Domestic Kamloops 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1998/11/09 White Sturgeon (Snake River) 100 Adults
    1998/06/23 Domestic Kamloops 4,250 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1998/05/18 Domestic Kamloops 4,004 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1997/11/06 White Sturgeon (Snake River) 100 Adults
    1997/07/02 Domestic Kamloops 2,000 Adults
    1997/05/21 Domestic Kamloops 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1995/07/06 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 2,016 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1995/06/07 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 2,100 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1995/05/16 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 2,090 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1994/07/01 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 2,016 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1994/06/06 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 2,300 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1994/05/17 Troutlodge 5,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1994/05/11 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 4,400 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1993/07/15 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 2,232 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1993/06/14 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 1,100 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1993/06/11 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1993/05/21 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 20,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1993/05/10 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 2,040 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1993/02/17 Brown Trout 132,930 Fry (0-3 inches)
    1992/07/16 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 2,100 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1992/06/11 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 2,080 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1992/06/04 Smallmouth Bass 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1992/05/05 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 2,002 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1992/04/28 Troutlodge 20,160 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1991/07/03 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 2,002 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1991/06/06 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 2,010 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1991/05/15 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 1,998 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1991/05/07 Smallmouth Bass 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1991/05/01 White Sturgeon (Snake River) 103 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1990/07/24 White Sturgeon (Snake River) 100 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1990/07/13 Rainbow X Cutthroat - Diploid 2,100 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1990/06/21 Domestic Kamloops 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1990/05/14 Rainbow Unspecified 2,002 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1989/07/10 Mt Lassen Rainbow 1,800 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1989/06/06 Mt Lassen Rainbow 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1989/05/05 Mt Lassen Rainbow 2,380 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1988/06/16 Mt Lassen Rainbow 2,100 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1988/05/03 Mt Lassen Rainbow 2,240 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1988/03/25 Rainbow Unspecified 600 Adults
    1987/04/01 Mt Lassen Rainbow 5,610 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1986/05/28 Rainbow Unspecified 1,660 Adults
    1986/05/05 Mt Lassen Rainbow 5,010 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1981/06/15 Rainbow Unspecified 1,680 Adults
    1980/07/22 Rainbow Unspecified 1,080 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1980/07/17 Rainbow Unspecified 1,380 Adults
    1980/07/16 Rainbow Unspecified 1,200 Adults
    1979/10/16 Rainbow Unspecified 350 Adults
    1979/09/22 Rainbow Unspecified 40 Adults
    1979/09/11 Rainbow Unspecified 780 Fingerling (3-6 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

    Snake River From the downstream side of the Gifford Springs boat fishing zone (western boundary) upstream to Eagle Rock
    • Bass limit is 2, any size
    • Trout limit is 6, only 2 may be Cutthroat Trout
    Snake River From Eagle Rock upstream to American Falls Dam
    • October 16 – Friday before Memorial Day weekend – trout limit is 0, catch-and-release
    • Saturday of Memorial Day weekend – October 15 – trout limit is 2
    Multiple Regional Bag Limits Apply
    The Snake River, Lake Walcott to American Falls Dam overlaps multiple regional boundaries. Every effort is made to use special rules to standardize the rules and bag limits across regional boundaries. Check the map to verify in what region you are fishing and follow the corresponding bag limits.
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