Kids Creek Pond & Johnson Pond to be stocked with steelhead

Now’s a good time to grab the kids, your fishing gear, and head to a local fishing hole. Personnel from Idaho Fish and Game's Pahsimeroi Hatchery will release 200 adult steelhead in Kids Creek Pond on Thursday, April 3, followed by approximately 200 steelhead into Johnson Pond on Friday, April 4.

The closure of a portion of Boise River WMA ended on April 1, but read this before you dust off your hiking boots

Although the winter closure for a portion of the Boise Front segment has been lifted, recreationists should be aware that several trails and roads on the Boise Front Segment will close again intermittently during April and early May in the interest of public safety, as Idaho Power crews will be running heavy equipment to work on the power line that runs from the West Highland Trailhead up to the archery range, then Highland Valley Road to Highway 21.

Magic Valley hunter education instructor named Idaho’s 2025 Instructor of the Year

The Idaho Fish and Game Commission recently recognized Mike Fairchild of Jerome as Idaho’s Hunter Education Instructor of the Year for 2025. During their March 2025 meeting in Boise, the Commission presented Fairchild with a plaque to honor his work to both teach and mentor new hunters over the last 14 years in southern Idaho.

Embrace the challenges and rewards of wildland turkey hunting

Hunters can find turkeys in vast national forests, Bureau of Land Management land, Fish and Game’s Wildlife Management Areas, State Endowment Lands, and other properties where Fish and Game has secured access for hunters. Combined, there are millions of acres in Idaho to pursue turkeys.

Angler survey taking place on Coeur d’Alene Lake in 2025

Idaho Fish and Game, in partnership with the Coeur d’Alene Tribe, is conducting an angler survey, also known as a creel survey, on Coeur d’Alene Lake and its chain lakes in 2025.

Reminder to turn in Kootenai River Angler Science Program packets by April 15 for a chance to win prizes!

Burbot anglers on the Kootenai River are reminded to turn in completed Angler Science Program packets by April 15 for a chance to win some great prizes!

Upper Salmon River Steelhead Fishing Report (04-01-2025)

Prescribed burn occurring at Market Lake this April

A large portion of the Market Lake Wildlife Management Area in eastern Idaho will be closed during an upcoming prescribed burn in early April.