New Fish and Game study underway on largemouth bass in Coeur d’Alene’s Chain Lakes
Idaho Fish and Game has launched a new study to better understand largemouth bass populations in the eight Chain Lakes connected to Coeur d’Alene Lake. The project was developed through ongoing conversations and collaboration with local bass anglers and bass fishing groups.
Fill every crevice of your freezer by hunting these small game species this winter
The skills learned while small game hunting — including tracking, handling a firearm, field dressing and cooking the animals you harvest — harken back to the early days of the sport and later translate directly to big game hunting. Here are three of the most commonly found (and exciting) small game species to hunt this winter.
Henrys Lake Newsletter – Winter 2025
Henrys Lake anglers, let’s get you caught up on recent happenings, the latest population survey, the 2025 stocking report, and much more! We’ve been busy this season, and there’s a lot to share.
Why stock sterile fish?
Many of the trout that Fish and Game stocks into Idaho’s streams, lakes, and reservoirs cannot reproduce. Sterile fish are an important tool in a fisheries manager’s toolbox because they allow fishery managers to have more direct control over a population’s density and their potential to cause detrimental genetic impacts to wild fish.
Area residents should be aware that they may see low flying helicopters over areas within Game Management Units 11, 13, 14, and 18 in the near future
Idaho Fish and Game will be conducting aerial survey and capture operations between December 6-15. The public may observe low flying helicopters in Game Management Units 11, 13, 14, and 18. The purpose of these operations is to radio collar bighorn sheep to monitor movement patterns and survival and to survey mule deer to gain a better understanding of herd productivity.
Big game surveys and capture operations to occur in December and early January throughout the Magic Valley Region
Over the next several weeks wildlife biologists from Idaho Fish and Game’s Magic Valley Region will be flying mule deer herd composition surveys and capture operations across many of the region’s game management units.
Southeast Region Winter Feeding Advisory Committee to meet Dec. 9
The Winter Feeding Advisory Committee in the Southeast Region is composed of five local citizens from around the region whose input helps to inform Fish and Game’s winter feeding decisions.
Statewide trout stocking highlights for December 2025
Many of Idaho’s lakes and ponds are soon going to be bolstered with Idaho Fish and Game stocking over 4,500 catchable-sized rainbow trout this December. We asked our Fish and Game hatchery staff to boil down some of the most notable stocking highlights coming to your local fishery this month.
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