Press Releases and Articles
Southwest Region Rainbow Trout Stocking Schedule - March
| idfg-eoneale
Personnel from Fish and Game's Nampa Hatchery will be releasing more than 18,000 catchable-sized rainbow trout at the following locations during March.
Location Week Stocked Number of Trout
Boise River – Barber Dam to… more
Southeast Region Winter Feeding Advisory Committee to meet March 2
| idfg-jjackson
Southeast Region Winter Feeding Advisory Committee Meeting
and Agenda
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
6:30 PM
Southeast Regional IDFG Office
1345 Barton Road
Pocatello, ID… more
Clearwater region waters to be stocked with trout in March
| idfg-jbruns
Idaho Fish and Game staff will be stocking catchable-size (10 to 12 inch) rainbow trout at four Clearwater region locations this March. This will be the first load of hatchery fish making their way into Clearwater region waters during 2021 with thousands more hatchery fish scheduled to be stocked… more
March fish stocking schedule for the Upper Snake Region
| idfg-jbrower
Fish and Game staff will be stocking catchable-size (10 to 12 inch) rainbow trout at Gem Lake in the Upper Snake Region in March. This will be the first load of hatchery fish making their way into Upper Snake waters during the 2021 year with over 200,000 more to follow throughout the… more
Catching fish for the future: F&G needs anglers to provide more steelhead for hatchery broodstock
| idfg-jbruns
Brood collection has started to pick up, but Fish and Game needs 252 breeding pairs from the South Fork of the Clearwater River to meet its goal of providing adult steelhead for its hatchery program. So far, with the help of over 130 anglers, they caught and held in tubes 49 steelhead and sent 41 of those to… more
Salmon Region waters to be stocked with trout in March
| idfg-mdemick
Idaho Fish and Game will stock 950 rainbow trout in the 10-12 inch range at two local waters March 8-12th.
Hayden Creek Pond, a family friendly fishing area along Hayden Creek, will receive 650 trout. Anglers will find ample bank fishing opportunities, restroom, and a dock for anglers with limited mobility… more
Southwest Idaho River Otter Season Closes
| idfg-eoneale
By order of the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, the river otter trapping season in Idaho’s Southwest Region will close on February 26th due to the regional harvest quota of 20 otters being met on February 23rd.
River otters must be presented at a regional office to obtain the appropriate pelt tag within 72… more
Clearwater Basin Elk — History, Research & Management webinar series March 22 & 24
| idfg-jbruns
Elk have been present in the Clearwater River basin for millennia providing food and material for the Nez Perce, and more recently, Euro-American hunters. Elk continue to be an important source of food and recreation in the basin as well as an important component of the rural economy.
However, elk… more
2021 Volunteer Hours reduced to 20
| idfg-sfocht
To certify as an Idaho Master Naturalist in 2021, participants will need to complete 20 hours of volunteer time. This number is a reduction from the typical 40 hours per year needed to certify. COVID-19 is still putting limits on volunteer opportunities in some regions and with some partnering agencies and… more
Catch of the day: One angler's exciting experience ice fishing in the Panhandle Region
| idfg-kcampbell
When most people think of ice fishing in the Panhandle Region, they picture fishing for panfish, bass, trout or kokanee. On Feb. 12, a few avid anglers were wrapping up their day of ice fishing on Hayden Lake, when one of their flags popped up and things got pretty exciting. Zach Nunemacher proceeded to… more
Feb. 22: Upper Salmon River Steelhead Fishing Report
| idfg-bbeller
Angler effort over the weekend was low, and the majority of interviews were obtained in location code 17 between the Lemhi and Pahsimeroi rivers. No interviews were obtained from downstream of the Middle Fork Salmon River in location code 14. Upstream of the Middle Fork in location code 15, interviewed anglers… more
Connecting wild salmon and steelhead to the ocean with cables
| idfg-sputnam
What does a large fish trap attached to a main highway bridge have to do with wild salmon and steelhead migration?
Each late winter, a Fish and Game crew prepares and constructs a nearly 100-foot long fish trap. They tow it from a storage facility downstream of Clarkston, WA to the Highway 12 (“Blue”) Bridge… more
Fish and Game offers three self-paced Project WILD courses for educators
| idfg-staff
Idaho Fish and Game’s Project WILD program will not host in-person workshops until late summer or fall, but the program will offer three courses that are self-paced with a completion deadline of May 10.
Idaho Ecosystems with WET, WILD and PLTThis class is a “sampler platter” of three leading environmental… more
Application period for F&G Commission Community Challenge Grants opens March 1
| idfg-rphillips
The Idaho Fish and Game Commission's Community Challenge Grant program is open for applications March 1 though April 15. Grants provide competitive funding for officially recognized nonprofit organizations to implement projects that are broadly supported by the local sporting community and enhance fish and wildlife… more
Ice fishing update, Feb. 18: Ririe Reservoir
| idfg-jheckel
Ice fishing on Ririe Reservoir has been productive this winter for anglers seeking kokanee and yellow perch, with some anglers catching both species in the same hole!
During the first half of February ice thickness ranged from 9.5 to 11.5 inches depending on where you were fishing.
… more
Draw results available for spring bear controlled hunts
| idfg-bpearson
Spring bear controlled hunt draw results are available now at license.gooutdoorsidaho.com.
The results are posted through Fish and Game’s licensing system. Email notifications will be sent to those who provided an email address on their profile.
Hunters whose names were drawn can buy the controlled… more
Citizen Shooting Range Advisory Committee meeting on Feb. 24
| idfg-bpearson
The Citizen Shooting Range Advisory Committee will meet on Wednesday, Feb. 24 at 6 p.m. MST. Committee members are participating by a combination of in-person attendance and video conferencing, which the Department is hosting at the Nampa Regional Office, 15950 N. Gate Blvd.
While this meeting is informational… more
Annual F&G fur auction moves online for 2021
| idfg-bpearson
After a one-year hiatus, Idaho Fish and Game's annual fur auction is back – albeit with some significant changes due to COVID.
This year’s auction of furs, hides, antlers, and other items has been moved entirely online, and will be run through Prime Time Auctions (www.primetimeauctions.com). The online auction… more