June will be a busy month for personnel from Fish and Game's McCall and Nampa Hatcheries as they will be releasing more than 97,000 catchable-sized rainbow trout at the following locations. With Free Fishing Day around the corner, local ponds will be a focal point of trout stocking efforts this month.
Unfamiliar with a particular stocking location? Use Idaho’s Fish Planner application on the Fish and Game website (https://idfg.idaho.gov/fish/planner) to find that special fishing water.
LOCATION WEEK STOCKED NUMBER OF TROUT
Banner Summit (Little Bull Trout #1) Lake June 17 700
Bear Pond (Placerville) June 3 200
Boise River – Barber Park to Glenwood Bridge June 10, 24 1,440/1,440
Boise River – Eagle Bridge to Middleton June 10, 24 720/720
Boise River, Middle Fork June 17 1,750
Boise River, North Fork June 17 1,750
Boulder Reservoir, Lower (Donnelly) June 24 1,200
Browns (Airport) Pond (McCall) June 3 750
Bull Trout Lake (Grandjean) June 17 1,000
Bull Trout Lake #2, Little (Grandjean) June 17 200
Caldwell Pond #2 June 3 1,100
Clear Creek (Cascade) June 10 200
Duff Lane Pond (Middleton) June 3 225
Eagle Island Park Pond June 3 450
Esthers Pond (Boise) June 3 1,300
Fischer Pond (Cascade) June 3 750
Gold Fork Fork River (Donnelly) June 10 750
Goose Creek (McCall) June 24 250
Goose Lake (McCall) June 24 4,000
Granite Lake (McCall) June 24 4,000
Grimes Creek (Idaho City) June 10 1,000
Hazard Lake, Middle (McCall) June 24 2,500
Herrick Reservoir (Cascade) June 17 1,500
Heroes Pond (Meridian) June 3 150
Horsethief Reservoir (Cascade) June 3 7,500
Indian Creek (Caldwell) June 3 200
Indian Creek (Kuna) June 3 300
Josephus Lake, Lower (Stanley) June 24 400
Joesphus Lake, Upper (Stanley) June 24 400
Kimberland Meadows Pond (New Meadows) June 3 500
Kleiner Pond (Meridian) June 3 1,800
Lake Fork Creek (McCall) June 24 300
Lake Fork Creek, North Fork (McCall) June 24 200
Legacy Park Pond (Mt. Home) June 3 350
Little Salmon River (Riggins) June 10 300
Lost Valley Reservoir (New Meadows) June 3, 10 4,700/4,700
Lowman (10-mile) Ponds June 3 600
Marsing Pond May 27 450
Martin Lake (Grandjean) June 17 600
McDevitt Pond (Boise) June 3 450
Merrill Pond (Eagle) June 3 250
Mill Pond (Horseshoe Bend) May 27 900
Mores Creek (Idaho City) June 10 600
Mud Lake (Landmark) June 17 1,200
Nicholson (Sego Prairie) Pond (Kuna) June 3 225
Northwest Passage Pond (McCall) June 3, 17 375/375
Ol’ McDonald (Council Park) Pond June 3 500
Parkcenter Pond (Boise) June 3 750
Payette Pond (Payette) June 3 450
Payette Lake (McCall) June 10 5,000
Payette River, Middle Fork June 10, 24 750/750
Payette River, North Fork June 17, 24 1,750/250
Payette River, South Fork June 17, 24 1,750/1,750
Poormans Pond (McCall) June 10 250
Rapid River Pond (Riggins) June 3 500
Riverside Pond (Garden City) June 3 720
Rotary Pond (Caldwell) June 3 1,100
Rowland (Scout) Pond (McCall) June 3, 17 750/750
Sagehen Reservoir (Smith’s Ferry) June 10 2,400
Sawyers Pond (Emmett) June 3 1,000
Settlers Pond (Meridian) June 3 300
Silver Creek (Crouch) June 10, 24 750/750
Sterling Park Pond (Boise) June 3 250
Tripod Reservoir (Smiths Ferry) June 10 1,000
Visitor Center Pond (Idaho City) June 3 200
Warm Lake (Landmark) June 10 10,000
Warren Dredge Ponds (Warren) June 3 250
Weiser Community Pond June 3 500
Weiser River June 10 300
Weiser River, Middle Fork June 24 500
Williams Pond (Boise) June 3 450
Wilson Springs (Nampa) June 3, 17 250/250
Wilson Springs Ponds (Nampa) June 3, 10, 17, 24 1,400/400/400/400
The number of trout actually released may be altered by weather, water conditions, equipment problems or schedule changes. If delays occur, trout will be stocked when conditions become favorable.
- IDFG -