Located 4 miles south of Hagerman on the Hagerman Wildlife Management Area (WMA), Riley Pond will be drawn down following the Memorial Day weekend for a wetland management project. The drawdown is expected to last until early September.
Wetlands benefit from routine and timely drawdowns to increase wetland vegetation productivity, which in return benefits both waterfowl and fish.
Fish and Game staff will relocate many of the bass and bluegill from Riley Pond to other Magic Valley regional waters including the Hagerman WMA.
Riley Pond at the Hagerman Wildlife Management Area
Purchased in 1940 for waterfowl and upland habitat, Hagerman WMA and the numerous ponds throughout the WMA have become a popular destination for anglers. Fishing will continue to be open on Riley Pond, as well as on Riley Creek and the Oster ponds.
The four Anderson ponds, Bass Ponds, Goose Pond and West Highway Pond will open by regulation on July 1.
For more information contact the Magic Valley Regional Office at (208) 324-4359.