Idaho Fish and Game’s Brett High Honored with Native Fish Conservation Award

Upper Snake Regional Fisheries Manager Brett High has been named the 2026 Richard L. Wallace Native Fish Conservationist of the Year, a national award recognizing outstanding contributions to native fish conservation.

Upper Salmon River Steelhead Fishing Report (4-15-2026)

Fish and Game seeks information on two elk illegally killed in Farragut State Park

On April 12, Fish and Game conservation officers received a report of a dead cow elk and a bull elk calf within the park. The animals were located less than a half mile from the visitor center near State Highway 54.

Attention birds and bird lovers: Boxes are NOW available at regional office in Lewiston

Idaho Fish and Game volunteers recently constructed bird boxes for cavity nesting birds (bluebirds, house wrens, etc.).  Get one (or more) for yourself and your neighborhood birds.  They make great gifts for anyone that wants to see birds nesting in their backyard or back forty. 

Mark your calendars: Fish and Game to host Lake Pend Oreille “State of the Lake” open house April 22

Idaho Fish and Game will host its annual Lake Pend Oreille “State of the Lake” open house on April 22 at 6 p.m. PDT at the University of Idaho Sandpoint Organic Agriculture Center (10881 N. Boyer Road).

E-Tagging: A better way to track your catch in Idaho

E-tagging makes reporting salmon and steelhead harvests faster, easier, and more accurate. By using the salmon and steelhead e-tagging option on the Fish and Game GoOutdoorsIdaho app, anglers help provide the best possible data to support sustainable fisheries for everyone.

New early season fishing opportunities coming to ponds in Council, McCall, New Meadows and Cascade

More than 2,000 hatchery rainbow trout are headed to four community ponds in the Southwest Region in mid-April. These four ponds haven’t historically seen their first stocking event until around Memorial Day, so it will provide an additional month of fishing for local anglers.

F&G reminds public how simple steps can keep you safe in bear country

As bears begin emerging from winter dens across Idaho, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game is reminding residents and visitors in bear country to stay Bear Aware and take simple steps to prevent attracting bears into neighborhoods, campsites, and recreation areas.