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General Fishing Season for the Magic Valley Region

All Waters Open All Year
Except as modified in the Magic Valley Region Special Rule Waters on Pages 25-27.
Fishing is not allowed within the posted upstream and downstream boundary of any fish weir or trap.

Daily Bag Limits for the Magic Valley Region

The following daily bag limits apply to all waters of the Magic Valley Region except as modified in Magic Valley Region Special Rule
Waters on Pages 25-27. The possession limit is 3-times the daily bag limit.

Bass (Largemouth and Smallmouth) Trout includes Brown Trout, Lake Trout, Golden Trout, Arctic
• Bass limit is 6, both species combined Grayling, Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, land-locked Chinook
• None under 12 inches and Coho Salmon, trout hybrids (e.g. Tiger Trout)
• Trout limit is 6, all species combined
Brook Trout
• Brook Trout limit is 25 • In rivers and streams, only 2 of the 6 trout may be
Cutthroat Trout
• Harvest allowed during any open season unless otherwise
noted under Special Rules – if gear or bait restrictions Does not include Bull Trout and Brook Trout which are
are listed, they must be followed when fishing for Brook listed separately
Trout Walleye
Bull Trout • Walleye limit is 6
Magic Valley

• Bull Trout limit is 0, catch-and-release Whitefish

• Whitefish limit is 25
Kokanee
• Kokanee limit is 6 • Harvest allowed during any open season unless otherwise
Sturgeon noted under Special Rules – if gear or bait restrictions are
• Sturgeon limit is 0, catch-and-release listed, they must be followed when fishing for whitefish
• Sturgeon must not be removed from the water and must Protected Nongame Fish includes Norhern Leatherside
be released upon landing Chub, Shoshone Sculpin, Wood River Sculpin, and Bluehead Sucker
(also know as Green Sucker)
• Barbless hooks are required • May not be harvested or possessed
• Use of a sliding swivel device to secure a weight, and a All Other Fish Species includes bullfrogs and crayfish
lighter test line to secure weight to sliding swivel device is • No bag, size or possession limit
required. See page 54 for details
Tiger Muskie Check for potential fish consumption advisories. See
• Tiger Muskie limit is 2, none under 40 inches Page 68.

Special Rule Waters for the Magic Valley Region (See Pages 25-27 for details)
Anderson Ranch Reservoir Empire Rapids Ponds Salmon Falls Creek Reservoir
Baker Lake (Clear Lakes Grade-Niagara Springs Silver Creek
WMA)
Bell Rapids (See Snake River) Silver Creek tributaries
Sixmile Reservoir (Gunnel)
Big Wood River Snake River
Hagerman Wildlife Management Area
Big Wood River tributaries South Fork Boise River
(upstream of Magic Reservoir) Jarbidge River and tributaries (see Boise River, South Fork)
Billingsley Creek Little Wood River Sublett Reservoir
Boise River, South Fork Magic Reservoir Sublett Reservoir tributaries
(upstream of Anderson Ranch Dam) Malad River Trinity Lakes
Box Canyon Creek Niagara Springs Creek Vineyard Creek
Bruneau Dunes State Park Niagara Springs Wildlife Management Willow Creek
Carey Lake Area (tributary to Camas Creek)
Devils Corral Creek Riley Creek (see Hagerman Wildlife
Management Area)

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 Special Rule Waters for the Magic Valley Region
For waters not listed below, see Page 24 for fishing seasons, bag and possession limits, and rules that apply to all waters within the Magic Valley Region.

Anderson Ranch Reservoir Big Wood River Tributaries

• Kokanee limit is 15 per day (upstream of Magic Reservoir)
• December 1 through March 31 – trout limit is 0,
Baker Lake (an alpine lake in Blaine County) catch-and-release
• Trout limit is 2
• April 1 through Friday before Memorial Day
Bell Rapids (See Snake River) weekend – closed to fishing
Big Wood River • Saturday of Memorial Day weekend through
Section: From the Richfield Canal Diversion upstream
November 30 – trout limit is 6
to Magic Dam Billingsley Creek
• Saturday of Memorial Day weekend through Section: From Tupper Grade upstream to Vader Grade
March 31 – trout limit is 6 (see map Page 23)
• April 1 through Friday before Memorial Day • December 1 through Friday before Memorial
weekend – closed to fishing Day weekend - closed to fishing
• Bass limit is 6, any size • Saturday of Memorial Day weekend through
November 30 - trout limit is 6, fly-fishing only,
Section: From the posted boundary about 700 yards
east of Hot Springs Landing upstream to Glendale Road
no bait allowed
Bridge All other sections of Billingsley Creek - Magic Valley
• December 1 through March 31 – trout limit is 0, Region general rules apply
catch-and-release Boise River, South Fork (upstream of Anderson Ranch
• April 1 through Friday before Memorial Day Reservoir, see Southwest Region for information downstream
weekend – closed to fishing from Anderson Ranch Dam)

Magic Valley
• Saturday of Memorial Day weekend through Section: From the mouth of Beaver Creek upstream to
November 30 – trout limit is 6 the mouth of Big Smoky Creek
• Trout limit is 2, none under 14 inches
Section: From Glendale Road Bridge upstream to the
Highway 75 Bridge near milepost 122.2 • No bait allowed, one barbless hook per fly or lure
• December 1 through March 31 – trout limit is 0, All other sections of the Boise River, South Fork
catch-and-release upstream Anderson Ranch Dam - Magic Valley Region
general rules apply
• April 1 through Friday before Memorial Day
weekend – closed to fishing Box Canyon Creek
• Saturday of Memorial Day weekend through • Trout limit is 2
November 30 – trout limit is 2, none between 12 Bruneau Dunes State Park - Electric motors only
and 16 inches • Bass limit is 2, none under 20 inches
Section: From Highway 75 Bridge near milepost 122.2
upstream to Highway 75 Bridge near milepost 136.2 Carey Lake - Electric motors only
• Saturday of Memorial Day weekend through Devils Corral Creek
March 31 – trout limit is 0, catch-and-release, no • Trout limit is 2
bait allowed, one barbless hook per fly or lure
• April 1 through Friday before Memorial Day Empire Rapids Ponds
weekend – closed to fishing (Clear Lakes Grade-Niagara Springs WMA)
• Trout limit is 2
Section: From the Highway 75 Bridge near milepost
136.2 upstream to the headwaters of the Big Wood Sixmile Reservoir (Gunnel)
River
• December 1 through Friday before Memorial
• December 1 through March 31 – trout limit is 0, Day weekend - closed to fishing
catch-and-release
• Saturday of Memorial Day weekend through
• April 1 through Friday before Memorial Day November 30 – trout limit is 2
weekend – closed to fishing
• Saturday of Memorial Day weekend through
November 30 – trout limit is 6
All other sections of the Big Wood River – Magic Valley
Region general rules apply

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 Hagerman Wildlife Management Area - No motors
Section: The four Anderson Ponds, the Bass Ponds,
Goose Pond, and the West Highway Pond
(Highway 30) (see map Page 23)
• November 1 through June 30 – closed to fishing
Section: Oster Lakes, Riley Pond, and the Settling
Pond
• November 1 through the last day of February –
closed to fishing
Section: Riley Creek from the Falls upstream to the
State Fish Hatchery Diversion
• November 1 through the last day of February –
closed to fishing
All other sections of Riley Creek - Magic Valley
Region general rules apply
Jarbidge River and tributaries
• Trout limit is 2
Lake Walcott
Section: From the downstream side of the Gifford
Springs boat fishing zone (western boundary in
Minnidoka NWR) upstream to Eagle Rock
• Bass limit is 2, any size
• Trout limit is 6, only 2 may be Cutthroat Trout
Little Wood River
Section: From the downstream end of the Taylor
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“Bear Tracks” Williams State Recreation Area near
Highway 93 milepost 190, to the upstream end of the
Recreation Area near Highway 93 milepost 192.5, as
posted
• Trout limit is 0, catch-and-release
• Fly-fishing only, barbless hooks required
Section: From Baugh Creek upstream (including
tributaries)
• Trout limit is 2
All other sections of the Little Wood River - Magic
Valley Region general rules apply
Magic Reservoir (from Magic Dam to the posted boundary
about 700 yards east of Hot Springs Landing)
• Bass limit is 6, any size
Malad River
Section: From its mouth upstream to the Interstate
84 bridge at Malad Gorge
• December 1 through Friday before Memorial
Day weekend – trout limit is 0, catch-and-
release
Niagara Springs Creek
Section: From the Niagara Springs Steelhead
Hatchery intake pool (above the lowest fall)
upstream to the spring sources as posted
• Closed to fishing
All other sections of Niagara Springs Creek - Magic
Valley Region general rules apply
Niagara Springs Wildlife Management Area –
except Snake River
• Trout limit is 2
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Salmon Falls Creek Reservoir
• Walleye limit is 6, only 1 over 20 inches
Silver Creek - No motors. All diversion ponds have the same
rules as the connected stream.
Section: From its mouth upstream to Highway 93 -
Magic Valley Region general rules apply
Section: From Highway 93 upstream to the North
Picabo Road bridge (See Page 28, Section 1)
• December 1 through March 31 – trout limit is 0,
catch-and-release
• April 1 through Friday before Memorial Day
weekend – closed to fishing
• Saturday of Memorial Day weekend through
November 30 – trout limit is 6
Section: From the North Picabo Road bridge upstream
to the bridge near milepost 187.2 on Highway 20 west
of Picabo (See Page 28, Section 2)
• December 1 through March 31 – trout limit is 0,
catch-and-release
• April 1 through Friday before Memorial Day
weekend – closed to fishing
• Saturday of Memorial Day weekend through
November 30 – trout limit is 2, none between 12
and 16 inches
Section: From the bridge near milepost 187.2 on
Highway 20 west of Picabo upstream to the road right-
of-way fence on the west side of Kilpatrick Bridge (See
Page 28, Section 3)
• No fishing from rafts or boats; float tubes are
allowed
• April 1 through Friday before Memorial Day
weekend - closed to fishing
• Saturday of Memorial Day weekend through
March 31 - trout limit is 0, catch-and-release,
fly-fishing only, no bait allowed, one barbless hook
per fly
Section: From the road right-of-way on the west side of
Kilpartick Bridge upstream to the confluence of Grove
Creek and Stalker Creek (See Page 28, Section 4).
• No fishing from rafts or boats; float tubes are
allowed
• December 1 through the Friday before Memorial
Day weekend – closed to fishing
• Saturday of Memorial Day weekend through
November 30 – trout limit is 0, catch-and-release,
fly-fishing only, no bait allowed, one barbless hook
per fly
Silver Creek tributaries - No motors. All diversion ponds
have the same rules as the connected stream
Section: All tributaries within the Nature Conservancy
Silver Creek Preserve property (See Page 28,
Section 5)
• No fishing from rafts or boats; float tubes are
allowed
• December 1 through the Friday before Memorial
Day weekend—closed to fishing
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November 30—trout limit is 0, catch-and-release,
fly-fishing only, no bait allowed, one barbless hook
per fly
Section: All tributaries except those within the Nature
Conservancy Silver Creek Preserve and posted Hayspur
Fish Hatchery waters (See Page 28, Section 6)
• December 1 through the Friday before Memorial
Day weekend – closed to fishing
• Saturday of Memorial Day weekend through
November 30 – trout limit is 2 Photo Courtesy by Bill Pate
Section: The posted sections of Loving and Butte
creeks on Hayspur Fish Hatchery property (See Page
28, Section 7) ATTENTION ANGLERS
• December 1 through the Friday before Memorial It is illegal to transport and release
Day weekend - closed to fishing
live fish in Idaho without a permit.
• Saturday of Memorial Day weekend through
November 30—trout limit is 2, none under 20 Illegal transport and release of live fish has
inches adverse effects on fish populations and
fishing. If you suspect an illegal fish release has
Snake River
occurred or may occur, report it to IDFG.
Section: From Lower Salmon Falls Dam (Bell Rapids
area) upstream to Upper Salmon Falls Dam (0.3 miles
below Owsley Bridge) Call the CAP toll-free number
• January 1 through June 30 - bass limit is 0, catch- 1-800-632-5999
and-release idfg.idaho.gov/poacher
• July 1 through December 31 - bass limit is 2, none

Magic Valley
between 12 and 16 inches
Section: From the downstream side of the Gifford
Springs boat fishing zone (western boundary in
Minnidoka NWR) upstream to Eagle Rock
• Bass limit is 2, any size
• Trout limit is 6, only 2 may be Cutthroat Trout
All other sections of the Snake River including
reservoirs within the Magic Valley Region - Magic Valley

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Region general rules apply
Sublett Reservoir (see also Sublett Reservoir tributaries)
• December 1 through Friday before Memorial Day

Fishing Trailer
weekend - closed to fishing
• Saturday of Memorial Day weekend through
November 30 - trout limit is 6
Sublett Reservoir tributaries

• December 1 through Friday before Memorial Day
weekend - closed to fishing
• Saturday of Memorial Day weekend through
November 30 - trout limit is 2
Trinity Lakes - No motors
Vineyard Creek
• November 1 through Friday before Memorial Day
weekend - trout limit is 0, catch-and-release
• Saturday of Memorial Day weekend through
October 31 - trout limit is 2
Willow Creek (tributary to Camas Creek)
• Trout limit is 2
D
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trailers travel across Idaho ready to
help families start fishing.
Free and open to everyone. Just show
up and register at the event.
Fishing equipment can be checked out
for free. First-come, first-served basis.
Learn the basic fishing skills from
knowledgeable staff.
No license required for registered
participants during the duration of the
event.
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