Spring Chinook Salmon Fishery Update: Rapid River Run, Hells Canyon, and Clearwater River Return Fisheries - 06/17/2025

Get the latest spring Chinook fishery update for the Rapid River Run, Hells Canyon, and Clearwater River fisheries.

Little Salmon / South Fork Salmon Update - June 17, 2025

Idaho Fish and Game, Magic Valley Region to host 3rd annual blood drive in August

To show our support here in the Magic Valley, we invite our neighbors to join us by donating blood at our 3rd annual blood drive on Thursday, August 14, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. at the Magic Valley Regional Office in Jerome. Appointments are required, but signing up is easy! Just go to www.redcrossblood.org and sign up using FishGame to register, or call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767).

2025 South Fork Salmon Fishery Starts June 19

Upper Salmon River Chinook update - 6/12/2025

Commissioner Dave Bobbitt of Coeur d'Alene takes over as F&G Commissioner Chair

Bobbitt recently shared some of his experience as a commissioner and insights on his future as chair of the commission.

Catch, kill, keep: With walleye biting and no bag or possession limits on the species at Lake Lowell, Fish and Game asks anglers to take advantage

Fisheries biologists in Southwest Idaho have been getting flooded with calls from anglers about walleye they caught in Lake Lowell in recent weeks, who are following the guidance provided on signs around the fishery. While biologists appreciate anglers’ eagerness to report walleye catches or observations, there’s a new, simple message for walleye caught in Lake Lowell: Catch, kill, and keep.

Fencing project at Dog Creek Reservoir will restrict camping opportunity until further notice

Idaho Fish and Game will be developing a new parking area and designated camping sites at Dog Creek Reservoir. These developments have become necessary to reduce ongoing vandalism, illegal dumping, and unattended or unsafe fires in an area particularly vulnerable to wildfire.