Fishing in Valley County, Idaho

IDFG Fishing and Boating Access Sites, BLM and Forest Service launch points, Fishing Planner lake points (outlet) and stream midpoints. Checked November 2026.

• Deadwood RiverIDFG recommended water, 1 launch, 1 USGS gauge, 49.1 mi Planner length
• Middle Fork Salmon RiverIDFG recommended water, steelhead or salmon listed, 105.6 mi Planner length
• North Fork Payette RiverIDFG recommended water
• South Fork Salmon RiverIDFG recommended water, steelhead or salmon listed, 90.3 mi Planner length
• Middle Fork Payette RiverIDFG recommended water, 48.2 mi Planner length
• Bear Valley CreekIDFG recommended water, steelhead or salmon listed, 33.3 mi Planner length
• East Fork South Fork Salmon RiverIDFG recommended water, steelhead or salmon listed, 32.9 mi Planner length
• Sulphur CreekIDFG recommended water, steelhead or salmon listed, 18.6 mi Planner length
• Gold Fork RiverIDFG recommended water, 16.3 mi Planner length
• Lake Fork29.3 mi Planner length
• Secesh Riversteelhead or salmon listed, 28.9 mi Planner length
• Johnson Creek1 USGS gauge, 1.2 mi Planner length

Valley County creeks the Planner names, listed here only (685)

• Chief Eagle Eye Creek60.6 mi
• Big Creek47.5 mi
• Johnson Creek41.7 mi
• Boulder Creek27.3 mi
• Monumental Creek26.2 mi
• Big Creek24.1 mi
• Marble Creek23.2 mi
• Sohoagaiteka’a Naokwaide20.6 mi
• Indian Creek20.3 mi
• Clear Creek20.2 mi
• Pistol Creek18.6 mi
• Elk Creek17.8 mi
• Rush Creek17.6 mi
• Kennally Creek15 mi
• Burntlog Creek14.1 mi
• Little Pistol Creek14 mi
• Bull Creek13.3 mi
• Silver Creek12.8 mi
• Mud Creek12.6 mi
• Big Ramey Creek12.3 mi
• Cave Creek12.3 mi
• Beaver Creek11.4 mi
• Fisher Creek11.1 mi
• Wilson Creek11.1 mi
• Lick Creek11 mi
• North Fork Lake Fork11 mi
• Summit Creek11 mi
• Scriver Creek10.9 mi
• Rapid Creek10.8 mi
• Loon Creek10.6 mi
• Buckhorn Creek10.5 mi
• Pine Creek10.3 mi
• Sheep Creek10.3 mi
• Bearskin Creek10.2 mi
• Caton Creek10.2 mi
• Papoose Creek10 mi
• Riordan Creek9.9 mi
• North Fork Gold Fork River9.8 mi
• Willow Creek9.8 mi
• Beaver Creek9.7 mi
• Fitsum Creek9.7 mi
• Trail Creek (Valley County)9.7 mi
• North Fork Kennally Creek9.5 mi
• Cabin Creek9.3 mi
• Pony Creek9.3 mi
• Trapper Creek9.2 mi
• Warm Lake Creek9.2 mi
• Curtis Creek9.1 mi
• Elk Creek9.1 mi
• Soldier Creek9.1 mi
• Cottonwood Creek8.9 mi
• Sand Creek (Valley County)8.8 mi
• Cache Creek8.6 mi
• Cougar Creek8.6 mi
• Logan Creek8.6 mi
• Steamboat Creek8.6 mi
• Twentymile Creek8.5 mi
• North Fork Fitsum Creek8.4 mi
• Trail Creek (Valley County)8.4 mi
• North Fork Buckhorn Creek8.3 mi
• Profile Creek8.3 mi
• Quartz Creek8.3 mi
• Dynamite Creek8.2 mi
• Sage Hen Creek8.2 mi
• West Fork Monumental Creek8.2 mi
• Bear Creek8.1 mi
• Elkhorn Creek8.1 mi
• Norton Creek8.1 mi
• Whitehawk Creek8.1 mi
• Dagger Creek8 mi
• Fall Creek7.9 mi
• West Fork Buckhorn Creek7.9 mi
• Sheep Creek7.8 mi
• Big Bulldog Creek7.7 mi
• Big Cottonwood Creek7.7 mi
• Little Marble Creek7.7 mi
• Pearsol Creek7.6 mi
• Rattlesnake Creek7.6 mi
• Snowslide Creek7.6 mi
• Victor Creek7.6 mi

Live river readings in Valley County

US Geological Survey provisional data, retrieved Nov 13, 2026 8:32 pm ET. Provisional readings can be revised.

IDFG Idaho Fishing Planner (list of Idaho waters), read November 7, 2026. Stream lengths as printed in the Planner; USGS gauges live.

This is the IDFG Southwest Region block, since most of Valley County's listed water sits in it; special rules printed for a water come first. The annual license fee written into Idaho Code 36-416 is $28.75 for an Idahoan and $106.25 for a visitor; GoOutdoorsIdaho and vendors add processing.

A few listed waters belong to the IDFG Salmon Region. Every region table

Valley County water carrying special rules (14)

• Bear Valley CreekAll Waters Open All Year
• Deadwood ReservoirTrout limit is 2
• Deadwood RiverAll Waters Open All Year
• East Fork South Fork Salmon RiverAll Waters Open All Year
• Gold Fork RiverAll Waters Open All Year
• Lake ForkAll Waters Open All Year
• Little Payette LakeBass limit is 2, none under 20 inches
• Middle Fork Payette RiverAll Waters Open All Year
• Middle Fork Salmon RiverAll Waters Open All Year
• North Fork Payette RiverAll Waters Open All Year
• Sage Hen Reservoir (Gem County)December 1 through June 15 – closed to fishing
• Secesh RiverAll Waters Open All Year
• South Fork Salmon RiverAll Waters Open All Year
• Sulphur CreekAll Waters Open All Year

Region bag limits from Idaho Fishing Seasons and Rules, 2025-2027 for the Southwest Region, as printed on IDFG Fishing Planner water pages (the brochure PDF on idfg.idaho.gov was unreachable during site maintenance), read November 7, 2026. Fishing license fees as set in Idaho Code 36-416 (statute; IDFG sale prices add vendor and processing fees), read November 7, 2026.