Press Releases and Articles
Hatchery highlights for April: Notable fish stockings around the state
| idfg-bgrant
Spring is here, and hatchery staff have ramped up fish stocking around the state, with trout bound for water bodies in each of Fish and Game's seven regions. About 213,000 catchable-sized rainbow trout will be stocked throughout Idaho during April, more than three times as many as they stocked in March.… more
Southwest Region Rainbow Trout Stocking Schedule - April
| idfg-eoneale
Personnel from Fish and Game's Nampa Hatchery will be releasing 35,000 catchable-sized rainbow trout at the following locations during April.
Fishing is part of a healthy lifestyle and costs very little to get started. An annual fishing license costs around $30, and children under 14 years of age do not need a… more
F&G Commission cancels two meetings, postpones agenda until May 6 quarterly meeting
| idfg-rphillips
The Idaho Fish and Game Commission has canceled telephone conference calls scheduled for April 1 and April 15. The April 1 call was to discuss pending legislation, but the Idaho Legislature will be out of session at that time. The agenda items for the April 15 meeting will be postponed and taken up during the May 6… more
Moose, bighorn sheep and mountain goat controlled hunt application period opens April 1
| idfg-bpearson
The application period for moose, bighorn sheep and mountain goat controlled hunts begins on April 1 and runs through April 30. Hunters can apply online or at any Fish and Game office, license vendor, or by telephone by calling (800) 554-8685.
Hunters are reminded that Fish and Game no longer accepts mail-in… more
Smolt Monitoring Project Week 4: Snake River Dipper Trap
| idfg-sputnam
The Snake River smolt trap is a dipper trap that is 90-feet long. Dipper traps are ideal when there is less river flow to guide the fishes into the trap. This is the situation at the head of the Lower Granite Dam Reservoir during the beginning of the spring trapping… more
Magic Valley Region rainbow trout stocking schedule for April 2021
| idfg-tthompson
Hatchery personnel from Fish and Game’s Magic Valley Region will be stocking approximately 63,700 10-12” catchable-sized rainbow trout in April. All stocking dates and numbers of fish are approximate and may change without notice due to water or weather conditions.
Body of… more
Wildlife Express: Let’s talk bass!
| idfg-scassinelli
Idaho has some great bass fishing across the state. From the Panhandle to the far reaches of the south, bass fishing can be extremely fun.
Ready to go fishing? We provide tips on how to catch bass and more in this month’s Wildlife Express.
Bass – [PDF, 4 MB] Bass Activities – [PDF… more
Panhandle Region waters to be stocked with trout in April
| idfg-kcampbell
Idaho Fish and Game staff will be stocking catchable-size (10 to 12 inch) rainbow trout at several locations across the Panhandle Region this April. This will be the first load of hatchery fish making their way into Panhandle Region waters during 2021 with thousands more hatchery fish scheduled to be stocked… more
State of the Lake meeting video now available online
| idfg-kcampbell
In case you missed the live State of the Lake meeting on March 24, you now have the opportunity to watch the event on our Lake Pend Oreille Fishery website, or by clicking the video below.
Fishery staff spent the evening answering several questions about the diverse fisheries and management practices occurring… more
Dead jackrabbits found southwest of the Boise Airport confirmed to have rabbit hemorrhagic disease
| idfg-rphillips
On March 25, Idaho Fish and Game and Idaho State Department of Agriculture confirmed the presence of Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease (RHD), a fatal and highly contagious disease that affects animals in the rabbit family, which includes domestic and wild rabbits, hares and pikas. RHD does not infect humans or nonrabbit… more
Salmon Region trout stocking schedule for April
| idfg-mdemick
Idaho Fish and Game will stock approximately 1,950 catchable-sized rainbow at the following locations in April:
Location Week Stocked Number of Trout Hayden Cr. Pond April 12-16 600 Hyde Cr. Pond April 12-16 200 Kids Cr. Pond April 26-30 550… more
Billy Creek prescribed burn on Craig Mountain WMA on March 17 was an interagency success
| idfg-jbruns
The prescribed burn at Billy Cr, completed March 17 proved to be a documented success! Idaho Department of Lands coordinated efforts and was the leading agency for conducting the burn. To help complete the project, Idaho Fish and Game worked with Bureau of Land Management staff and University of Idaho SAFE… more
Anglers can help shape 2022-24 fishing seasons by proposing changes
| idfg-rphillips
Fish and Game is preparing for season setting for 2022-24 and asking anglers what changes they would like to see for the upcoming seasons. Anglers can go to the fishing seasons webpage and suggest changes for each region.
Each region will have informational videos about season setting, as well as online… more
New items just added to Fish and Game’s online fur auction inventory
| idfg-jjackson
Idaho Fish and Game's annual fur auction has been underway since March 1 – albeit in a new online format—and there is no shortage of some amazing items, especially now that the inventory has just increased!
Up to this point, the available auction items were gathered mainly from the Southeast Region, but now… more
Smolt Monitoring Project Week 3: They're Here!
| idfg-sputnam
Co-Authors: Ben Roll and Jason Horst, Fisheries Technicians
The wait for fishes to arrive is over. This week at the Salmon River smolt trap, near White Bird, Fisheries Technicians Ben and Jason handled 1,270 juvenile Chinook salmon. Most of these were of hatchery origin and likely came from Rapid… more
Otter trapping quota reached in Panhandle, season closed
| idfg-kcampbell
By order of the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, the river otter trapping season in Idaho’s Panhandle Region will close on Friday, March 26, 2021, due to the regional harvest quota of 45 otters being met on March 23.
The otter season for the entire region closes 72 hours after the harvest quota has been met… more
March 22 Upper Salmon River Steelhead Fishing Report
| idfg-bbeller
Steelhead angler effort on the upper Salmon River remained high during the past week. The majority of angler effort was observed downstream of North Fork in location code 15, but effort also began to increase upstream of the East Fork Salmon River in location code 19.
Boat anglers were most… more
Lake Pend Oreille State of the Lake presentation now available to view before virtual event on March 24
| idfg-kcampbell
Anglers and other community members interested in the status of the diverse fish stocks in Lake Pend Oreille are encouraged to attend the event and watch the pre-recorded video presentation before the live event. The video is available on the State of the Lake virtual meeting page . Questions can be… more