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Idaho Special Rules by Water

Every Idaho lake and river page that quotes an IDFG rule block, A to Z.

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Rule blocks

Idaho lakes and rivers with rules of their own

IDFG prints a rule block for many waters in the 2025-2027 rules: openings, gear limits, slot sizes and closed stretches that replace the region table. 259 lake and river pages on this site quote one. The first line that differs from the general notes is shown below; open the water page for the full block and its source.

IDFG regionWaters with a rule block
IDFG Panhandle Region57
IDFG Clearwater Region33
IDFG Southwest Region53
IDFG Magic Valley Region40
IDFG Southeast Region35
IDFG Upper Snake Region25
IDFG Salmon Region14
A

Idaho waters with special rules, A

  • American Falls ReservoirBass limit is 2, any size
  • American RiverAll Waters Open All Year
  • Anderson LakeBass limit is 6, only two may be Largemouth Bass, no Largemouth Bass under 16 inches
  • Anderson Ranch ReservoirKokanee limit is 15 per day
  • Antelope Lake (Bonner County)Electric motors only
  • Avondale LakeElectric motors only
B

Idaho waters with special rules, B

  • Baker CreekBig Wood River tributaries (upstream of Magic Reservoir) Bass – no bag, length, or possession limits
  • Bear LakeFrom the mouth of St. Charles Creek (Little Creek) for a radius of 300 yards into the lake is closed to fishing from April 16 through June 30
  • Bear RiverBear River From the Utah state line upstream to Oneida Dam Trout limit is 2, no harvest of Cutthroat Trout
  • Bear Valley CreekSalmon River, Middle Fork and tributaries (includes: Bear Valley, Big, Camas, Elk, Loon, Marsh, Sulphur
  • Ben Ross ReservoirBass limit is 2, none between 12 and 16 inches
  • Benewah LakeContact the Coeur d'Alene Tribal Office
  • Big Lost RiverBig Lost River and tributaries December 1 through Friday before Memorial Day
  • Big Smoky CreekAll Waters Open All Year
  • Big Trinity LakeNo motors
  • Big Wood RiverBig Wood River All sections Bass – no bag, length, or possession limits
  • Billingsley CreekBillingsley Creek From Tupper Grade upstream to Vader Grade December 1 through Friday before Memorial Day weekend – closed to fishing
  • Birch CreekAll Waters Open All Year
  • Black Lake (Kootenai County)Contact the Coeur d'Alene Tribal Office
  • Blackfoot ReservoirTrout limit is 6, no harvest of Cutthroat Trout
  • Blackfoot RiverBlackfoot River and tributaries From the confluence with the Snake River upstream to Blackfoot Dam (Government Dam) including tributaries Trout limit
  • Blue Creek Reservoir (Fremont County)motorized watercraft prohibited
  • Blue Lake (Bonner County)Electric motors only
  • Blue Lake (Kootenai County)Bass limit is 6, only two may be Largemouth Bass, no Largemouth Bass under 16 inches
  • Boise RiverBoise River All other sections of the lower Boise River Southwest Region general rules apply
  • Boise River, Eagle Island South ChannelAll Waters Open All Year
  • Bonner LakeElectric motors only
  • Boyle Creek ReservoirContact the Duck Valley Indian Tribal Office
  • Breakfast CreekAll Waters Open All Year
  • Brundage ReservoirNo bait allowed
  • Bruneau Dunes Pond NorthElectric motors only
  • Bruneau RiverMultiple Regional Bag Limits Apply
  • Brush LakeElectric motors only
  • Brushy ForkAll Waters Open All Year
  • Brushy Fork CreekAll Waters Open All Year
C

Idaho waters with special rules, C

  • C. J. Strike ReservoirBass limit is 6, no minimum length, only 1 over 16 inches
  • Camas Creek (Blaine County)All Waters Open All Year
  • Carey LakeElectric motors only
  • Cassia CreekAll Waters Open All Year
  • Chase LakeBass limit is 6, only two may be Largemouth Bass, no Largemouth Bass under 16 inches
  • Chatcolet LakeContact the Coeur d'Alene Tribal Office
  • Chesterfield ReservoirTrout limit is 2
  • Clark Fork RiverClark Fork River Section: Entire river upstream of a straight line extending north of county boat dock (near mouth of Johnson Creek) to Bear Paw Point
  • Clearwater RiverClearwater River From the mouth upstream to the Clearwater River Bridge at Orofino Trout limit is 6; only trout with a clipped adipose fin, as evidenc
  • Cocolalla CreekPend Oreille River (from Highway 95 bridge at Sandpoint downstream to Idaho-Washington border, including tributaries and sloughs to the edge of flat w
  • Coeur d'Alene LakeTrout limit is 6, no harvest of Cutthroat Trout
  • Coeur d'Alene RiverCoeur d'Alene River and tributaries from the mouth to the confluence of the North Fork and South Fork Trout limit is 6, no harvest of any trout with a
  • Condie ReservoirBass limit is 2, none under 20 inches
  • Crane Falls LakeElectric motors only
  • Crooked CreekAll Waters Open All Year
  • Crooked ForkCrooked Fork Creek (tributary to Lochsa River) From the mouth to Brushy Fork Creek Trout – catch-and-release only
  • Crooked River (Boise County)All Waters Open All Year
  • Crooked River (Idaho County)All Waters Open All Year
  • Cub RiverBear River tributaries all tributaries including the Cub River and Thomas Fork Bear River Trout limit is 6, no harvest of Cutthroat Trout
D

Idaho waters with special rules, D

  • Daniels ReservoirTrout limit is 2, none under 20 inches
  • Dawson LakeElectric motors only
  • Deadwood ReservoirTrout limit is 2
  • Deadwood RiverPayette River, South Fork and its tributaries, except Middle Fork Payette River and its tributaries Trout limit is 2
  • Deep Creek Reservoir (Oneida County)Trout limit is 6, only 2 may be Cutthroat Trout
  • Deer Creek ReservoirTrout limit is 6, only 2 may be Tiger Trout, no Tiger Trout under 20 inches
  • Deyo ReservoirBass limit is 2, none under 16 inches
  • Diamond CreekBlackfoot River and tributaries Upstream from Blackfoot Reservoir (includes: Diamond Creek, Lanes Creek, Slug Creek and tributaries. Does not include
  • Dick Knox PondBass limit is 2, none under 20 inches
  • Dry Fork CreekBig Lost River and tributaries December 1 through Friday before Memorial Day
  • Dry LakeContact the Duck Valley Indian Tribal Office
  • Dunes LakeElectric motors only
  • Dworshak ReservoirTrout limit is 6, only 2 may be Cutthroat Trout, no Cutthroat Trout under 14 inches
E

Idaho waters with special rules, E

  • East Fork Big Lost RiverBig Lost River and tributaries December 1 through Friday before Memorial Day
  • East Fork Jarbidge RiverJarbidge River and tributaries Trout limit is 2
  • East Fork Moose CreekAll Waters Open All Year
  • East Fork Potlatch RiverAll Waters Open All Year
  • East Fork Salmon RiverEast Fork Salmon River December 1 through Friday before Memorial Day weekend – trout – catch-and-release
  • East Fork South Fork Salmon RiverSalmon River, South Fork and tributaries (includes: Johnson Creek, East Fork South Fork Salmon River, Secesh River, Lake Creek, Summit Creek and tribu
  • East Fork Weiser RiverAll Waters Open All Year
  • East Fork Wood RiverBig Wood River tributaries (upstream of Magic Reservoir) Bass – no bag, length, or possession limits
  • Eightmile CreekBear River tributaries all tributaries including the Cub River and Thomas Fork Bear River Trout limit is 6, no harvest of Cutthroat Trout
  • Elk CreekAll Waters Open All Year
F

Idaho waters with special rules, F

  • Falls RiverFall River and tributaries Limit is 2 trout; no harvest of Cutthroat Trout
  • Freeman LakeElectric motors only
G

Idaho waters with special rules, G

  • Gamlin LakeElectric motors only
  • Georgetown CreekBear River tributaries all tributaries including the Cub River and Thomas Fork Bear River Trout limit is 6, no harvest of Cutthroat Trout
  • Giraffe CreekBear River tributaries all tributaries including the Cub River and Thomas Fork Bear River Trout limit is 6, no harvest of Cutthroat Trout
  • Glendale ReservoirBass limit is 2, none under 16 inches
  • Gold Fork RiverAll Waters Open All Year
  • Goose CreekAll Waters Open All Year
  • Grande Ronde RiverIdaho Regulations do not apply
  • Granite Lake (Bonner County)Electric motors only
  • Grimes CreekAll Waters Open All Year
  • Grove CreekSilver Creek tributaries No motors
H

Idaho waters with special rules, H

  • Hagerman WMA Riley Creek PondNovember 1 through the last day of February – closed to fishing
  • Hagerman WMA West Highway PondNovember 1 through the last day of February – closed to fishing
  • Hayden LakeBass limit is 6, only two may be Largemouth Bass, no Largemouth Bass under 20 inches
  • Hells Canyon ReservoirBass limit is 6, any size
  • Henrys Fork Snake RiverHenrys Fork (Snake River, North Fork) South Fork Snake River/Henrys Fork confluence upstream to Vernon (Fritz) Bridge Limit is 2 trout; no harvest of
  • Henrys LakeClosed to fishing
  • Herd LakeTrout limit is 25
  • Hidden Lake channelContact the Coeur d'Alene Tribal Office
  • Hoodoo CreekPend Oreille River (from Highway 95 bridge at Sandpoint downstream to Idaho-Washington border, including tributaries and sloughs to the edge of flat w
  • Horseshoe LakeNo motors
J

Idaho waters with special rules, J

  • Jarbidge RiverJarbidge River and tributaries Trout limit is 2
  • Jewel LakeElectric motors only
  • Jim Moore PondTrout limit is 2
  • Jimmy Smith LakeTrout limit is 25
  • Jordan CreekAll Waters Open All Year
K

Idaho waters with special rules, K

  • Kelly CreekKelly Creek and tributaries Trout – catch-and-release only
  • Kelso LakeElectric motors only
  • Kootenai RiverKootenai River Trout limit is 2, no Rainbow or Cutthroat Trout under 16 inches
L

Idaho waters with special rules, L

  • Lake ForkAll Waters Open All Year
  • Lake LowellJanuary 1 to June 30 – bass – catch-and-release
  • Lake Pend OreilleNo limit on the number of fishing rods per angler while fishing from a boat
  • Lake WalcottBass limit is 2, any size
  • Lemhi RiverLemhi River December 1 through Friday before Memorial Day weekend – trout – catch-and-release
  • Lime Creek (Elmore County)All Waters Open All Year
  • Little Jarvis LakeContact the Duck Valley Indian Tribal Office
  • Little Lost RiverLittle Lost River and tributaries Trout limit is 2
  • Little Malad RiverAll Waters Open All Year
  • Little North Fork Clearwater RiverAll Waters Open All Year
  • Little North Fork Coeur d'Alene RiverCoeur d'Alene River, Little North Fork and tributaries From the mouth upstream to Laverne Creek Trout limit is 6, no harvest of any trout with a red o
  • Little Payette LakeBass limit is 2, none under 20 inches
  • Little Salmon RiverAll Waters Open All Year
  • Little Smoky CreekAll Waters Open All Year
  • Little Weiser RiverAll Waters Open All Year
  • Little Wood RiverLittle Wood River From the downstream end of the Taylor 'Bear Tracks' Williams State Recreation Area near Highway 93 milepost 190, to the upstream end
  • Lochsa RiverLochsa River From the mouth upstream to Wilderness Gateway Campground Motor Bridge, near Highway 12 milepost 122 Barbless hooks required
  • Logan RiverAll Waters Open All Year
  • Loon CreekSalmon River, Middle Fork and tributaries (includes: Bear Valley, Big, Camas, Elk, Loon, Marsh, Sulphur
  • Loving CreekSilver Creek tributaries No motors
  • Lower Glidden LakeElectric motors only
  • Lower Salmon Falls ReservoirJanuary 1 through June 30 – bass – catch-and-release
  • Lower West Branch Priest RiverPriest River and tributaries (from its mouth to Priest Lake) Trout limit is 6, no harvest of Cutthroat Trout
M

Idaho waters with special rules, M

  • Magic ReservoirBass – no bag, length, or possession limits
  • Malad River (Elmore County)All Waters Open All Year
  • Malad River (Oneida County)All Waters Open All Year
  • Malheur RiverIdaho Regulations do not apply
  • Mann LakeElectric motors only
  • Marble CreekSt. Joe River and tributaries (except St. Maries River) From Coeur d’Alene Lake upstream to and including the North Fork St. Joe River Trout limit is
  • Market LakeMarch 1 through July 15 – no boats, rafts or float tubes
  • McTucker CreekFort Hall Indian Reservation Contact the Shoshone-Bannock Tribal Office
  • Middle Fork Boise RiverBoise River, Middle Fork From the confluence of the North Fork upstream to Atlanta Dam Trout limit is 2, none under 14 inches
  • Middle Fork Clearwater RiverMiddle Fork Clearwater River December 1 through Friday before Memorial Day
  • Middle Fork Owyhee RiverAll Waters Open All Year
  • Middle Fork Payette RiverPayette River, South Fork and its tributaries, except Middle Fork Payette River and its tributaries Trout limit is 2
  • Middle Fork Salmon RiverSalmon River, Middle Fork and tributaries (includes: Bear Valley, Big, Camas, Elk, Loon, Marsh, Sulphur
  • Middle Fork Weiser RiverAll Waters Open All Year
  • Mink CreekBear River tributaries all tributaries including the Cub River and Thomas Fork Bear River Trout limit is 6, no harvest of Cutthroat Trout
  • Mirror LakeElectric motors only
  • Montpelier CreekBear River tributaries all tributaries including the Cub River and Thomas Fork Bear River Trout limit is 6, no harvest of Cutthroat Trout
  • Montpelier ReservoirElectric motors only
  • Moose Creek ReservoirElectric motors only
  • Mores CreekAll Waters Open All Year
  • Morton SloughBass limit is 6, only two may be Largemouth Bass, no Largemouth Bass under 16 inches
  • Mountain View LakeContact the Duck Valley Indian Tribal Office
  • Moyie RiverMoyie River Trout limit is 2
  • Mud Lake (Jefferson County)Bass limit is 6
  • Muskrat LakeBass limit is 6, only two may be Largemouth Bass, no Largemouth Bass under 16 inches
N

Idaho waters with special rules, N

  • Newsome CreekAll Waters Open All Year
  • Niagara SpringsNiagara Springs Creek From the Niagara Springs Steelhead Hatchery intake pool (above the lowest fall) upstream to the spring sources as posted Closed
  • North Fork Big Lost RiverBig Lost River and tributaries December 1 through Friday before Memorial Day
  • North Fork Big Wood RiverBig Wood River tributaries (upstream of Magic Reservoir) Bass – no bag, length, or possession limits
  • North Fork Boise RiverAll Waters Open All Year
  • North Fork Clearwater RiverClearwater River, North Fork From the mouth upstream to Dworshak Dam Trout limit is 6; only trout with a clipped adipose fin, as evidenced by a healed
  • North Fork Coeur d'Alene RiverCoeur d'Alene River, North Fork and tributaries From and including Yellow Dog Creek upstream Trout limit is 6, no harvest of any trout with a red or o
  • North Fork Moose CreekAll Waters Open All Year
  • North Fork Owyhee RiverAll Waters Open All Year
  • North Fork Payette RiverPayette River, North Fork From Payette Lake upstream, including tributaries Kokanee – catch-and-release only
  • North Fork Saint Joe RiverSt. Joe River and tributaries (except St. Maries River) From Coeur d’Alene Lake upstream to and including the North Fork St. Joe River Trout limit is
  • North Fork Salmon Falls CreekAll Waters Open All Year
  • North Fork Salmon RiverNorth Fork Salmon River December 1 through Friday before Memorial Day weekend – trout – catch-and-release
O

Idaho waters with special rules, O

  • Oneida Narrows ReservoirWalleye limit is 6
  • Orofino CreekAll Waters Open All Year
  • Otter ReservoirContact the Duck Valley Indian Tribal Office
  • Owyhee RiverOwyhee River and tributaries Bass limit is 6, any size may be kept
  • Oxbow ReservoirBass limit is 2, none between 12 and 16 inches
P

Idaho waters with special rules, P

  • Pack RiverPack River and tributaries from the railroad bridge near the mouth upstream; includes Grouse Creek and tributaries and Rapid Lightning Creek and tribu
  • Pahsimeroi RiverPahsimeroi River December 1 through Friday before Memorial Day weekend – trout – catch-and-release
  • Palisades ReservoirNo harvest of kokanee
  • Palouse RiverAll Waters Open All Year
  • Parkcenter PondTrout limit is 2
  • Payette RiverAll Waters Open All Year
  • Pebble CreekAll Waters Open All Year
  • Pend Oreille RiverPend Oreille River (from Highway 95 bridge at Sandpoint downstream to Idaho-Washington border, including tributaries and sloughs to the edge of flat w
  • Perkins Lake (Boundary County)Electric motors only
  • Pettit LakeJanuary 1 through August 7 – Salmon Region general rules apply
  • Portneuf RiverPortneuf River From above East Main Street Bridge in Lava Hot Springs upstream to Chesterfield Reservoir December 1 through Friday before Memorial Day
  • Potlatch RiverAll Waters Open All Year
  • Preuss CreekBear River tributaries all tributaries including the Cub River and Thomas Fork Bear River Trout limit is 6, no harvest of Cutthroat Trout
  • Priest LakeTrout limit is 6, only 2 may be Cutthroat Trout, no Cutthroat Trout under 16 inches
  • Priest RiverPriest River and tributaries (from its mouth to Priest Lake) Trout limit is 6, no harvest of Cutthroat Trout
Q

Idaho waters with special rules, Q

  • Quartz CreekAll Waters Open All Year
R

Idaho waters with special rules, R

  • Raft RiverAll Waters Open All Year
  • Rapid RiverRapid River and tributaries (tributary to the Little Salmon River) Trout limit is 2
  • Red RiverAll Waters Open All Year
  • Redfish LakeJanuary 1 through August 7 – Salmon Region general rules apply
  • Robinson Lake (Boundary County)Electric motors only
  • Rock CreekAll Waters Open All Year
  • Rose PondElectric motors only
  • Ross Fork Snake RiverFort Hall Indian Reservation Contact the Shoshone-Bannock Tribal Office
  • Ross LakeContact the Duck Valley Indian Tribal Office
  • Rough LakeContact the Duck Valley Indian Tribal Office
  • Round Lake (Benewah County)Contact the Coeur d'Alene Tribal Office
  • Round Lake (Bonner County)Electric motors only
  • Round Prairie CreekAll Waters Open All Year
S

Idaho waters with special rules, S

  • Sage Hen Reservoir (Gem County)December 1 through June 15 – closed to fishing
  • Saint Charles CreekSt. Charles Creek St. Charles Creek (including both lower forks) upstream to the Caribou-Targhee National Forest boundary December 1 through June 30 –
  • Saint Joe RiverSt. Joe River and tributaries (except St. Maries River) From Coeur d’Alene Lake upstream to and including the North Fork St. Joe River Trout limit is
  • Saint Maries RiverSt. Maries River and tributaries December 1 through Friday before Memorial Day weekend – trout limit is 2, no harvest of any trout with a red or orang
  • Salmon Falls CreekAll Waters Open All Year
  • Salmon RiverSalmon River Trout limit is 6; only trout with a clipped adipose fin, as evidenced by a healed scar, may be kept; no harvest of Cutthroat Trout
  • Salt RiverPalisades Reservoir tributaries No harvest of kokanee
  • Scott CreekPayette River, South Fork and its tributaries, except Middle Fork Payette River and its tributaries Trout limit is 2
  • Secesh RiverSalmon River, South Fork and tributaries (includes: Johnson Creek, East Fork South Fork Salmon River, Secesh River, Lake Creek, Summit Creek and tribu
  • Second Fork Chief Eagle Eye CreekChief Eagle Eye Creek and tributaries Trout limit is 2
  • Selway RiverSelway River From the mouth upstream to Selway Falls cable car Barbless hooks required
  • Shepherd LakeElectric motors only
  • Silver CreekSilver Creek No motors
  • Silver LakeClosed to fishing
  • Sinclair LakeElectric motors only
  • Smith CreekAll Waters Open All Year
  • Smith LakeElectric motors only
  • Snake RiverSnake River From American Falls Reservoir upstream to Gem Lake Dam Trout limit is 6, only 2 may be Cutthroat Trout
  • Snake River (Bonneville County, 144 acres)Trout Limit is 6, only 2 may be Cutthroat Trout
  • Snake River (Bonneville County, 398 acres)Trout Limit is 6, only 2 may be Cutthroat Trout
  • South Fork Boise RiverBoise River, South Fork From Neal Bridge (Forest Road 189) upstream to Anderson Ranch Dam (See Magic Valley Region for information upstream from Ander
  • South Fork Clearwater RiverSouth Fork Clearwater River Single-pointed barbless hooks are required while fishing for steelhead and salmon
  • South Fork Coeur d'Alene RiverSouth Fork Coeur d'Alene River and tributaries Trout limit is 6, no harvest of any trout with a red or orange slash below jaw
  • South Fork Owyhee RiverOwyhee River and tributaries Bass limit is 6, any size may be kept
  • South Fork Palouse RiverAll Waters Open All Year
  • South Fork Rock CreekMultiple Regional Bag Limits Apply
  • South Fork Salmon RiverSalmon River, South Fork and tributaries (includes: Johnson Creek, East Fork South Fork Salmon River, Secesh River, Lake Creek, Summit Creek and tribu
  • South Fork Snake RiverSouth Fork Snake River No harvest of Cutthroat Trout
  • South Teton RiverHenrys Fork tributaries (except Warm River, Fall River, and Thurmon Creek) December 1 through Friday before Memorial Day weekend – trout – catch-and-r
  • Spirit LakeKokanee limit is 25
  • Spokane RiverSpokane River and tributaries From state line upstream to Post Falls Dam Trout limit is 2
  • Spring Valley ReservoirElectric motors only
  • Springfield LakeTrout limit is 2, none under 20 inches
  • Stalker CreekSilver Creek tributaries No motors
  • Stanley LakeTrout limit is 6, only 2 may be Lake Trout
  • Star Hope CreekBig Lost River and tributaries December 1 through Friday before Memorial Day
  • Sublett ReservoirDecember 1 through Friday before Memorial Day weekend – closed to fishing
  • Sulphur CreekSalmon River, Middle Fork and tributaries (includes: Bear Valley, Big, Camas, Elk, Loon, Marsh, Sulphur
T

Idaho waters with special rules, T

  • Teton RiverTeton River No limit on Rainbow Trout or trout hybrids
  • Third Fork Chief Eagle Eye CreekChief Eagle Eye Creek and tributaries Trout limit is 2
  • Thomas Fork Bear RiverBear River tributaries all tributaries including the Cub River and Thomas Fork Bear River Trout limit is 6, no harvest of Cutthroat Trout
  • Toponce CreekAll Waters Open All Year
  • Trapper CreekAll Waters Open All Year
  • Treasureton ReservoirTrout limit is 2, none under 20 inches
  • Trinity CreekAll Waters Open All Year
U

Idaho waters with special rules, U

  • Upper Priest LakeTrout limit is 6, only 2 may be Cutthroat Trout, no Cutthroat Trout under 16 inches
  • Upper Priest RiverUpper Priest Lake tributaries Trout limit is 6, no harvest of Cutthroat Trout
  • Upper Salmon Falls ReservoirNo motors
  • Upper West Branch Priest RiverPriest River and tributaries (from its mouth to Priest Lake) Trout limit is 6, no harvest of Cutthroat Trout
V

Idaho waters with special rules, V

  • Valley CreekSalmon River tributaries Those tributaries from the mouth of the Middle Fork Salmon River upstream (except: North Fork Salmon River, Lemhi, Pahsimeroi
W

Idaho waters with special rules, W

  • Wallace LakeTrout limit is 2
  • Warm RiverWarm River and tributaries All other sections of Warm River and its tributaries December 1 through Friday before Memorial Day weekend – trout – catch-
  • Weiser RiverAll Waters Open All Year
  • Wildhorse CreekBig Lost River and tributaries December 1 through Friday before Memorial Day
  • Wilson Springs North PondTrout limit is 2
  • Winchester LakeElectric motors only
Y

Idaho waters with special rules, Y

  • Yankee Fork Salmon RiverSalmon River, Yankee Fork and West Fork Yankee

Rule blocks as printed on IDFG Fishing Planner water pages (Idaho Fishing Seasons and Rules, 2025-2027), read November 7, 2026.

Photos

Gem State water pictured beside Idaho Special Rules by Water

Owyhee River, Idaho
Owyhee River
Photo: mypubliclands, CC BY 2.0
Arrowrock Reservoir, Idaho
Arrowrock Reservoir
Photo: Stephen Hanafin, CC BY-SA 2.0
Anderson Ranch Reservoir, Idaho
Anderson Ranch Reservoir
Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY 4.0
Bear Lake, Idaho
Bear Lake
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0
Answers

Questions on Idaho special rules

How many Idaho waters here print their own rules?

259 lake and river pages.

Does a special rule replace the region limit?

Yes, where it says so; anything it leaves out falls back to the region table.

Why does a rule name other creeks?

IDFG often prints one block for a water and its tributaries; the page quotes the block title as printed.

What does "All Waters Open All Year" mean?

It is the season line IDFG prints for many waters: no closed season, with the region table and any listed rules applying.

Are fish weirs closed?

The Planner notes on many waters that fishing is not allowed within the posted boundary of any fish weir or trap.

Where are these from?

The “Fishing Rules, 2025 – 2027” section of each IDFG Fishing Planner water page.

Which region has the most rule blocks here?

Panhandle Region, with 57.

Are steelhead and salmon rules here?

No. Their seasons are separate Commission proclamations, not read for this site.