Fall River and tributaries
The rule for this water, with the receipt.
Special rules modifying the Upper Snake Region defaults, as the booklet words them
Upper Snake 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.
- Limit is 2 trout, no harvest of Cutthroat Trout
Upper Snake Region rules (base layer)
Regional bag limits and rules for the Upper Snake Region; all waters open all year except as modified by the special rules.
- Bass (Largemouth and Smallmouth): Bass - no bag, length, or possession limits
- 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
- Bull Trout: Bull Trout - catch-and-release
- Kokanee: Kokanee limit is 15
- 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, Golden Trout, Lake Trout, Arctic Grayling, Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, and trout hybrids (e.g. Tiger Trout) Trout limit is 6, all species combined
- Bull Trout and Brook Trout are listed separately: Walleye (Have not been stocked intentionally in this Region. May be harmful to existing fisheries) No bag, length, or possession limits, harvest is encouraged
- Whitefish: Whitefish limit is 25 - see Big Lost River exception 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 including Bluehead Sucker (also know as 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 Upper Snake Region except as modified in the Special Rule Waters on Pages 43-44. The possession limit is 3-times the daily bag limit. HENRYS FORK FISHING MAP See Page 43 for specific boundaries
Idaho Fishing Seasons & Rules 2025-2027 (idfg.idaho.gov booklet) - Upper Snake 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: 515 cfs at fall river ab yellowstone canal nr squirrel id (2026-07-29 00:45)
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 Fall 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
Local services near Fall River and tributaries
Tackle shops, guides, and boat launches that serve this water will appear here - a separate lane below the rules, so a local business can reach you without ever getting between you and the regulation.
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