Harvest of Chinook Ends on Lower Clearwater River

A section of the lower Clearwater River will close to salmon fishing at the end of fishing hours (8:30 p.m.) on Sunday, May 17. The Clearwater River will close to all Chinook salmon fishing from the Camas Prairie Railroad Bridge near Lewiston upstream to the Cherry Lane Bridge. This closure is being implemented because the harvest quota for adult Chinook salmon has been met in this river section. Harvest quotas in different reaches within the Clearwater River drainage were developed using public input. Those quotas help ensure all communities throughout the watershed have opportunities to harvest salmon. Chinook salmon seasons continue on the Clearwater River upstream from the Cherry Lane Bridge and the North Fork Clearwater; as well as the South Fork Clearwater, Middle Fork Clearwater, Lower Salmon River, the Little Salmon River, Lochsa River, and Snake River. For more information on salmon seasons and fishing rules in Idaho, visit the Fish and Game website at http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/public/fish/?getPage=140.