September is hot for fishing; here’s where you can take the whole family

IDAHO FALLS — September is simply a engaged clip of twelvemonth arsenic nan kids caput backmost to school, but don’t hide to adhd sportfishing to your checklist of things-to-do earlier nan snowfall flies. Here is nan database of family friends sportfishing waters that will beryllium stocked afloat of food this September.

Upper Snake Region

Fish and Game unit will beryllium stocking a full of 24,720 catchable-size (10 to 12 inch) trout astatine nan pursuing locations astir nan Upper Snake Region successful September. All stocked food connected this database will beryllium rainbow trout.

The food stocking schedule for nan Upper Snake Region. | Courtesy Idaho Fish and Game

Stocking of each waters is tentative and limited connected river/lake/pond conditions; dates whitethorn alteration owed to upwind aliases staffing constraints.

For maps of these sportfishing locations and different angling destinations successful Idaho please sojourn nan Idaho Fish Planner.

Salmon Region

Additionally, officials will banal complete 4,500 catchable-sized (10 to 12-inch) rainbow trout this period astatine nan pursuing locations:

Sept 2024 Salmon Region Stocking Chart

Stockings tin return spot immoderate time passim nan week listed. This schedule is tentative and taxable to alteration owed to conditions aliases staffing constraints.

Here is simply a speedy summary of immoderate bully places to return nan full family:

Blue Mountain Meadow Pond, located adjacent to nan golden people successful Challis, is simply a awesome spot to walk nan time fishing. Kids will emotion it, positive nan area provides bully entree for persons pinch disabilities. Anglers will bask sportfishing from nan banks and having a family picnic astatine 1 of nan pond’s sheltered picnic tables.

Hayden Creek Pond is different celebrated family sportfishing spread pinch a picnic shelter, tables, grills and restroom. The 1.7-acre pond is astir 24 miles southbound of Salmon connected Highway 28 and 3 miles connected nan Hayden Creek Road. Because of outpouring h2o that feeds nan pond makes awesome habitat, nan food that don’t get caught correct distant proceed to grow, giving anglers an opportunity to drawback immoderate larger trout arsenic nan play progresses.

Hyde Creek Pond is simply a mini irrigation pond that provides bully slope sportfishing for opening anglers. This pond is located connected backstage spot southbound of Salmon connected nan roadworthy to nan Sunset Heights subdivision. Remember to beryllium respectful and cleanable up immoderate litter earlier you leave.

Kids Creek Pond, located successful Salmon, has a sportfishing dock, restrooms, and pavilion pinch picnic tables, making this a convenient sportfishing spread for those short connected time.

Mosquito Flat Reservoir, located northwest of Challis, offers a beautiful spot for a time travel aliases play sportfishing retreat. Known for plentiful rainbow trout, Mosquito Flat has besides been stocked pinch sterile kokanee. Anglers will find bully drawback rates whether sportfishing from statement aliases a mini boat. Currently, nan champion driving way to nan reservoir is nan Garden Creek-Challis Motorway.

Many of nan waters highlighted are easy to access, family-friendly sportfishing destinations. All you request to get started is simply a sportfishing licence and immoderate basal tackle. Annual big sportfishing licenses costs astir $30, inferior licenses (ages 14-17) costs $16, and younker nether 14 food for free. Click present to bargain a license.

Fall’s cleanable for catching rainbow trout. | Courtesy Idaho Fish and Game

Fishing for stocked rainbow trout, peculiarly successful organization ponds, is simply a awesome measurement to present caller anglers to nan athletics by utilizing elemental (and comparatively thrifty) set-ups for illustration worm/marshmallow combinations aliases commercialized baits for illustration Power Bait aliases Crave, either adjacent nan bottommost aliases beneath a bobber. The Learn to Fish webpage offers diagrams for basic bait rigs.

Most Idaho waters are unfastened to sportfishing year-round, but immoderate whitethorn person somewhat different rules. Be judge to prime up a 2022-24 Idaho Fishing Seasons and Rules Booklet, which outlines play dates, typical regulations and container limits astatine immoderate Idaho Fish and Game offices aliases astir sporting equipment stores statewide.

Need a small thief reference Idaho’s sportfishing regulations? Click here to position a short video connected really to usage nan sportfishing play and rules book.

Idahoan fishermen and friends sprout nan breeze by an section pond. | Courtesy Idaho Fish and Game