Blackfoot River and tributaries
The rule for this water, with the receipt.
Special rules modifying the Southeast Region defaults, as the booklet words them
Southeast Region County · River · ID
The rules for this water, verbatimOfficial text
Straight from ID's official regulations. Rules in force today lead; out-of-season rows are dimmed. Nothing is paraphrased. Not legal advice: verify the posted rules at the water.
- Section: From the confluence with the Snake River upstream to Blackfoot Dam (Government Dam) including tributaries
- Trout limit is 6, no harvest of Cutthroat Trout
- Section: Upstream from Blackfoot Reservoir (includes:
Southeast Region rules (base layer)
Regional bag limits and rules for the Southeast Region; all waters open all year except as modified by the special rules.
- Bass (Largemouth and Smallmouth): Bass limit is 6, both species combined None under 14 inches
- Brook Trout: Brook Trout limit is 25 Harvest allowed during any open season unless otherwise noted under Special Rules - if gear or bait restrictions are listed, they apply when fishing for Brook Trout Cisco (Bear Lake only) Cisco limit is 30
- Kokanee: Kokanee limit is 6
- Sturgeon: Sturgeon - catch-and-release Sturgeon must not be removed from the water and must be released upon landing Barbless hooks, sliding swivel device to secure a weight, and a lighter test line to secure weight to sliding swivel device are required, see page 56
- Tiger Muskie: Tiger Muskie limit is 2, none under 40 inches Trout includes Brown Trout, Lake Trout, Cutthroat Trout,
- Rainbow Trout, and trout hybrids (e.g. Tiger Trout): Trout limit is 6, all species combined In rivers and streams, only 2 of the 6 trout may be
- Whitefish: Whitefish limit is 25 Harvest allowed during any open season unless otherwise noted under Special Rules - if gear or bait restrictions are listed, they apply when fishing for whitefish Protected Nongame Fish includes Northern Leatherside Chub, Bear Lake Sculpin, and Green Sucker May not be harvested or possessed All Other Fish Species includes bullfrogs and crayfish No bag, length or possession limits advisories, see page 70. General Daily Limits The following daily bag limits apply to all waters of the Southeast Region except as modified in the Special Rule Waters on Pages 38-39. The possession limit is 3-times the daily bag limit.
Idaho Fishing Seasons & Rules 2025-2027 (idfg.idaho.gov booklet) - Southeast Region · Captured in the state's own words; checked against the source July 3, 2026.
How this answer was assembled
- StatewideStatewide river rules are the base layer: default season, gear, bait, and limits.
- This waterSpecial rules written for this exact water replace the statewide defaults where they speak.
- Emergency orderEmergency orders in effect today override everything else. They sync quietly when the phone has coverage and never lock you out of the app.
Where this stretch begins and ends
The drawn shape is the named water, matched from the official list against OpenStreetMap and accepted only because the name resolved to a single feature in this water's county.
Different sections of this water can have different rules. The exact section boundaries are not marked on the map yet; each rule above describes in plain words where it starts and ends, and that written description is the authoritative boundary. Map boundaries come water by water, never as a guess.
At the water nowContext
Streamflow: 5,720 cfs at snake river at blackfoot id (2026-07-29 01:15)
Forecast: National Weather Service. Flow: nearest active USGS gauge in this water's area, which may sit on a different reach. Conditions are context, not rules.
What are you fishing for here?Advice
Pick from the species named in Blackfoot River and tributaries's rules. Setups are checked against the gear rules in force today, and your picks are remembered on this device only. These are rule-aware suggestions, not a claim about what is biting; advice, not law, and the rules above govern.
Receipts
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