Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 13 - Fish and Game, Department of › Rule 13.01.11 - RULES GOVERNING FISH › Section 13.01.11.011 - DEFINITIONS - CONDUCT OF FISHING

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Artificial Fly
. Any fly made entirely of rubber, wood, metal,
			 glass, feather, fiber, or plastic by the method known as fly tying.
			 (3-31-22)
02.
Artificial
			 Lure
. Any device made entirely of rubber, wood, metal, glass, feather,
			 fiber, or plastic with hook or hooks attached. (3-31-22)
03.
Bag Limit
. The maximum
			 number of fish that may be lawfully taken by any one (1) person in one (1) day,
			 construed in accordance with Sections
			 36-202 and
			 36-410, Idaho Code.
			 (3-31-22)
04.
Bait
.
			 Organic substances, other than rubber, wood, feather, fiber, or plastic,
			 attached to a hook to attract fish. Bait includes insects, insect larvae,
			 worms, dead fish, fish parts, any other animal or vegetable matter, or scented
			 synthetic materials. (3-31-22)
05.
Barbless Hook
. A fish hook without barbs or on which all barbs
			 have been bent completely closed. (3-31-22)
06.
Catch-and-Release
. Effort,
			 by permitted methods, to catch fish, provided that any fish so caught is
			 released immediately back to the water. (3-31-22)
07.
Confluence of a Stream or
			 River
. The point where two (2) rivers or streams come together.
			 (3-31-22)
08.
Diversion
. A man-made structure designed to change the direction
			 of flowing water in a stream. (3-31-22)
09.
Diversion Pond
. A man-made
			 pond holding water taken from a stream or reservoir, which pond may be
			 connected to the stream or reservoir by an open ditch or pipe.
			 (3-31-22)
10.
Drainage
. All water flowing into a common river or stream system,
			 either above or below ground, due to area geography. (3-31-22)
11.
Electric Motors Only
. For
			 fishing waters listed in proclamation as "electric motors only," no gas
			 (internal combustion) motors may be used, although they may be attached to the
			 boat. (3-31-22)
12.
Fish
			 Trap
. Any man-made structure designed to capture fish.
			 (3-31-22)
13.
Fish
			 Weir
. Any man-made structure placed in a water body to delay or divert
			 migrating fish. (3-31-22)
14.
Flat Water
. Water where there is no observable direction of flow.
			 (3-31-22)
15.
Float
			 Tube
. A floating device that suspends a single occupant, from the seat
			 down, in the water, and is not propelled by oars, paddles, or motors.
			 (3-31-22)
16.
Fly
			 Fishing
. Fishing with a fly rod, fly reel, fly line, and artificial fly.
			 (3-31-22)
17.
General Fishing
			 Season
. The season and bag limits as determined by proclamation on a
			 Regional basis. (3-31-22)
18.
Harvest
. Reduce a fish to possession. (3-31-22)
19.
Hook
. A bent wire device,
			 for the catching of fish, to which one (1), two (2), or three (3) points may be
			 attached to a single shank. Up to five (5) hooks per line may be used, except
			 where specifically identified. (3-31-22)
20.
Ice Fishing
. Fishing through
			 an opening broken or cut through the ice. (3-31-22)
21.
Length
. The length between
			 the tip of the nose or jaw and the tip of the tail fin. (3-31-22)
22.
Limit is 0 (Zero)
. Fishing
			 is allowed, provided the fish is released after landing and not reduced to
			 possession. (3-31-22)
23.
Motor
. Includes electric and internal combustion motors.
			 (3-31-22)
24.
Mouth of River
			 or Stream
. The place where a river or stream enters a larger body of
			 water. (3-31-22)
25.
No
			 Motors
. For fishing waters listed in proclamation as "no motors," no
			 person may fish from a boat with a motor attached. (3-31-22)
26.
Possession Limit
. As defined
			 in Section
			 36-202, Idaho Code.
			 (3-31-22)
27.
Reservoir
. The flat water level existing at any time within a
			 reservoir basin. Unless noted otherwise, a stream flowing through the drawdown
			 portion of a reservoir is not considered part of the reservoir.
			 (3-31-22)
28.
Season
			 Limit
. The maximum number of fish that may be lawfully harvested in any
			 declared season. (3-31-22)
29.
Section
. An area of a river, stream, or reservoir between specific
			 boundary locations. (3-31-22)
30.
Single-Point Hook
. A bent wire device, for catching fish, with one
			 (1) shank and one (1) point. (3-31-22)
31.
Sliding Sinker
. A method of
			 attaching a sinker to a device that slides freely on the main line.
			 (3-31-22)
32.
Snagging
. Taking or attempting to take a fish by use of a hook or
			 lure in any manner or method other than enticing or attracting a fish to strike
			 with, and become hooked in, its mouth or jaw. (3-31-22)
33.
Special Rule Waters
. Any
			 water with a gear, season, or bag limit rule that is listed in proclamation and
			 different from the general fishing season. (3-31-22)
34.
Tributary
. A stream flowing
			 into a larger stream or lake. (3-31-22)
35.
Unattended Line
. A line not
			 under the immediate surveillance by the angler. (3-31-22)
36.
Upstream
. Moving from a
			 lower elevation towards a higher elevation point in the same stream.
			 (3-31-22)
37.
Watercraft
. Those devices designed as a means of transportation on
			 water. (3-31-22)