Boise River, Arrowrock Reservoir to MF/NF Confluence

Tributary of the Boise River

  • Recommended Fishing Water

Boise River, Arrowrock Reservoir to MF/NF Confluence in Elmore County.

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The Boise River offers miles of fishing in one of the finest urban trout rivers in the country. Wild trout and stocked hatchery rainbow and brown trout are abundant.

Learn more about how Fish and Game works to manage and improve Trout populations on this section of river.

Fish Stocking Records

Date Species Quantity General Size
2023/08/22 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 540 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2023/08/09 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 855 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2023/07/19 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 789 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2022/10/04 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,035 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/08/25 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,702 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/08/24 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,083 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/07/19 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 744 Catchable (6+ inches)
2022/06/02 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 732 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2022/06/02 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 30 Catchable (6+ inches)
2021/09/01 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 906 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2021/08/10 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 917 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2021/07/28 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 888 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2021/07/14 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 888 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2021/06/15 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,771 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/08/18 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,755 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/07/15 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,728 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2020/06/17 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,728 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2019/08/13 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,760 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2019/07/18 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,755 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2019/06/20 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,771 Catchable (12-14 inches)
2018/08/09 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 2,167 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/07/18 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,869 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/06/19 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,996 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/08/09 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 2,041 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/07/12 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,716 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/08/09 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 4,450 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/07/13 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 3,528 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/06/23 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 4,414 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/08/13 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,036 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/07/15 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 2,031 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/06/25 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,672 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/06/25 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 100 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/07/22 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,989 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/07/10 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,313 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/06/25 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,599 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/08/06 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,400 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/07/18 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 1,932 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/06/27 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 717 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/06/27 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 944 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/07/25 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,450 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/06/19 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,156 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/08/03 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,281 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/07/21 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,890 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/08/04 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,198 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/07/19 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,275 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/06/28 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,275 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/08/11 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,415 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/07/15 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,240 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/06/29 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,100 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/08/18 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 3,410 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/07/29 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 525 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/07/15 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 3,153 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/06/30 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 3,072 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/08/20 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 4,560 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/07/31 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 570 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/07/17 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 3,480 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/06/25 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/06/21 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 680 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/08/23 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,800 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/07/20 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 3,213 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/06/29 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 3,647 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/08/17 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,016 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/07/19 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,538 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/06/29 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,610 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/07/27 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 410 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/07/20 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 566 Adults
2004/07/20 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,981 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/06/28 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,086 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/07/15 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 598 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/07/07 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,890 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/07/01 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 880 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/08/01 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 2,100 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/06/21 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,080 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/06/19 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/07/25 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,875 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/07/18 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/06/27 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,560 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/06/15 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,960 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/06/13 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,465 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/08/08 Troutlodge 1,644 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/08/03 Troutlodge 690 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/07/26 Troutlodge 2,002 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/07/12 Troutlodge 1,750 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/07/11 Troutlodge 572 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/06/27 Troutlodge 1,958 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/06/15 Troutlodge 1,850 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/06/07 Troutlodge 632 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/08/11 Domestic Kamloops 1,320 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/07/14 Domestic Kamloops 1,475 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/06/23 Domestic Kamloops 1,050 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/08/13 Domestic Kamloops 980 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/08/06 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 510 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/08/05 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 1,700 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/07/16 Rainbow Unspecified 430 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/07/15 Mt Lassen Rainbow 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/08/27 Domestic Kamloops 1,960 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/08/12 Domestic Kamloops 100 Adults
1997/08/12 Domestic Kamloops 920 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/07/30 Mt Lassen Rainbow 1,540 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/07/22 Domestic Kamloops 770 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/07/15 Domestic Kamloops 1,445 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/07/15 Mt Lassen Rainbow 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/08/21 Domestic Kamloops 2,800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/08/13 Domestic Kamloops 1,960 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/08/08 Domestic Kamloops 840 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/07/31 Domestic Kamloops 980 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/07/30 Domestic Kamloops 1,960 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/07/17 Domestic Kamloops 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/07/16 Domestic Kamloops 980 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/08/15 Domestic Kamloops 1,960 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/08/11 Domestic Kamloops 1,939 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/08/10 Domestic Kamloops 970 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/07/28 Domestic Kamloops 1,820 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/07/25 Domestic Kamloops 2,025 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/07/26 Domestic Kamloops 2,120 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/07/20 Domestic Kamloops 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/07/11 Domestic Kamloops 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/06/28 Domestic Kamloops 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/06/14 Domestic Kamloops 2,025 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/06/02 Domestic Kamloops 2,127 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/08/24 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 3,325 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/08/11 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 2,070 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/07/27 Wild Kamloops 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/07/13 Rainbow X Cutthroat - Diploid 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/07/01 Rainbow X Cutthroat - Diploid 994 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/06/30 Rainbow X Cutthroat - Diploid 2,130 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/08/12 Rainbow Unspecified 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/08/11 Rainbow Unspecified 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/07/29 Rainbow Unspecified 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/07/21 Rainbow Unspecified 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/07/14 Domestic Kamloops 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/07/02 Domestic Kamloops 2,145 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/06/23 Rainbow Unspecified 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/06/17 Mt Lassen Rainbow 2,400 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/05/20 Mt Lassen Rainbow 2,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/10/28 Rainbow Unspecified 640 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/08/31 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 2,360 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/08/22 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 972 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/08/17 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 2,556 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/08/13 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 972 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/07/31 Rainbow - Hayspur Diploid 3,784 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/07/16 Rainbow Unspecified 2,560 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/07/12 Rainbow Unspecified 640 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/06/28 Rainbow Unspecified 675 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/06/27 Rainbow Unspecified 1,920 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/06/20 Rainbow Unspecified 640 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/05/25 Rainbow Unspecified 2,730 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/09/13 Domestic Kamloops 1,550 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/08/30 Domestic Kamloops 1,550 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/08/17 Domestic Kamloops 1,518 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/08/16 Domestic Kamloops 412 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/07/27 Rainbow Unspecified 1,508 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/07/26 Rainbow Unspecified 406 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/07/13 Rainbow Unspecified 1,519 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/07/12 Rainbow Unspecified 403 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/06/29 Rainbow Unspecified 450 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/06/28 Rainbow Unspecified 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/06/22 Rainbow Unspecified 1,504 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/06/20 Rainbow Unspecified 403 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/09/01 Domestic Kamloops 1,550 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/08/24 Domestic Kamloops 3,080 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/07/28 Mt Lassen Rainbow 5,175 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/07/11 Mt Lassen Rainbow 5,130 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/06/30 Mt Lassen Rainbow 5,940 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/05/25 Mt Lassen Rainbow 5,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/05/24 Mt Lassen Rainbow 3,300 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/08/12 Mt Lassen Rainbow 7,020 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/06/23 Mt Lassen Rainbow 6,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/06/09 Mt Lassen Rainbow 7,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/05/14 Mt Lassen Rainbow 10,950 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/08/26 Mt Lassen Rainbow 7,613 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/07/23 Mt Lassen Rainbow 5,850 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/06/23 Mt Lassen Rainbow 9,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/05/22 Mt Lassen Rainbow 8,400 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/08/07 Mt Lassen Rainbow 5,920 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/07/22 Mt Lassen Rainbow 5,940 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/06/25 Rainbow Unspecified 8,160 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/05/15 Rainbow Unspecified 10,030 Catchable (6+ inches)
1984/08/23 Rainbow Unspecified 6,720 Catchable (6+ inches)
1984/08/07 Rainbow Unspecified 6,525 Catchable (6+ inches)
1984/07/26 Rainbow Unspecified 9,400 Catchable (6+ inches)
1984/07/11 Mt Whitney Rainbow 7,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1983/08/09 Rainbow Unspecified 2,205 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1983/08/04 Rainbow Unspecified 26,400 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1983/07/22 Rainbow Unspecified 11,610 Catchable (6+ inches)
1982/09/01 Rainbow Unspecified 9,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1982/08/11 Rainbow Unspecified 12,960 Catchable (6+ inches)
1982/07/29 Rainbow Unspecified 9,180 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/08/25 Rainbow Unspecified 7,150 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/07/28 Rainbow Unspecified 7,800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/07/15 Rainbow Unspecified 6,720 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/06/11 Rainbow Unspecified 4,760 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/06/10 Rainbow Unspecified 3,590 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/06/02 Rainbow Unspecified 2,940 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/08/13 Rainbow Unspecified 5,670 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/08/11 Rainbow Unspecified 5,610 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/07/31 Rainbow Unspecified 3,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/06/30 Rainbow Unspecified 5,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/06/25 Rainbow Unspecified 5,358 Catchable (6+ inches)
1979/08/22 Rainbow Unspecified 3,034 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1979/08/14 Rainbow Unspecified 5,750 Catchable (6+ inches)
1979/08/07 Rainbow Unspecified 5,520 Catchable (6+ inches)
1979/07/24 Rainbow Unspecified 5,400 Catchable (6+ inches)
1979/07/02 Rainbow Unspecified 5,760 Catchable (6+ inches)
1979/06/13 Rainbow Unspecified 3,080 Catchable (6+ inches)
1978/08/25 Rainbow Unspecified 6,100 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1978/08/18 Rainbow Unspecified 6,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1978/08/11 Rainbow Unspecified 6,252 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1978/07/28 Rainbow Unspecified 6,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1978/07/27 Rainbow Unspecified 6,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1978/07/17 Rainbow Unspecified 4,313 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/08/22 Rainbow Unspecified 8,470 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1977/08/08 Rainbow Unspecified 5,993 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/07/26 Rainbow Unspecified 6,292 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/07/18 Rainbow Unspecified 5,808 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/07/14 Rainbow Unspecified 6,240 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/06/20 Rainbow Unspecified 3,705 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/05/26 Rainbow Unspecified 1,620 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/05/26 Rainbow Unspecified 2,464 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1976/08/20 Rainbow Unspecified 5,640 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/08/18 Rainbow Unspecified 6,600 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1976/08/17 Rainbow Unspecified 6,600 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1976/08/13 Rainbow Unspecified 4,080 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/08/03 Rainbow Unspecified 4,770 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/07/27 Rainbow Unspecified 4,828 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/07/07 Rainbow Unspecified 1,680 Adults
1976/07/06 Rainbow Unspecified 1,680 Adults
1976/07/02 Rainbow Unspecified 1,680 Adults
1975/09/09 Rainbow Unspecified 3,840 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/08/26 Rainbow Unspecified 4,560 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/08/12 Rainbow Unspecified 2,640 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/08/05 Rainbow Unspecified 4,680 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/07/28 Rainbow Unspecified 2,205 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/07/25 Rainbow Unspecified 2,250 Catchable (6+ inches)
1974/09/11 Rainbow Unspecified 4,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1974/08/26 Rainbow Unspecified 3,640 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1974/07/31 Rainbow Unspecified 4,420 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1974/07/24 Rainbow Unspecified 4,718 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1973/08/17 Rainbow Unspecified 5,400 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1973/08/16 Rainbow Unspecified 5,022 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1973/07/23 Rainbow Unspecified 4,100 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/07/19 Rainbow Unspecified 2,818 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/06/27 Rainbow Unspecified 4,900 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/06/25 Rainbow Unspecified 5,268 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/09/13 Rainbow Unspecified 3,450 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/08/24 Rainbow Unspecified 3,640 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/08/21 Rainbow Unspecified 3,900 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/07/28 Rainbow Unspecified 3,840 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/07/24 Rainbow Unspecified 4,920 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/07/21 Rainbow Unspecified 4,510 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/08/24 Rainbow Unspecified 4,800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/08/20 Rainbow Unspecified 5,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1971/08/19 Rainbow Unspecified 4,440 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/07/29 Rainbow Unspecified 5,843 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1971/07/20 Rainbow Unspecified 4,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/07/19 Rainbow Unspecified 4,025 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/08/18 Rainbow Unspecified 4,440 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/08/13 Rainbow Unspecified 4,560 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/07/30 Rainbow Unspecified 4,080 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/07/29 Rainbow Unspecified 4,420 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/07/20 Rainbow Unspecified 4,320 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/07/15 Rainbow Unspecified 3,840 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/07/13 Rainbow Unspecified 4,320 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/08/05 Rainbow Unspecified 11,700 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/08/01 Rainbow Unspecified 5,100 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/07/22 Rainbow Unspecified 9,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/06/30 Rainbow Unspecified 9,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/06/23 Rainbow Unspecified 2,400 Catchable (6+ inches)
1968/08/16 Rainbow Unspecified 5,250 Catchable (6+ inches)
1968/07/23 Rainbow Unspecified 6,300 Catchable (6+ inches)
1968/07/22 Rainbow Unspecified 8,800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1968/07/01 Rainbow Unspecified 2,450 Catchable (6+ inches)
1968/06/17 Rainbow Unspecified 4,080 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

Boise River All other sections of the lower Boise River
  • Southwest Region general rules apply
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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