Press Releases and Articles
June trout stocking schedule for the Southeast Region
| idfg-jjackson
Grab your fishing pole, pack the cooler, and don’t forget your fishing license. Personnel from Idaho Fish and Game’s hatcheries in the Southeast Region will be releasing over 20,000 catchable-sized rainbow trout at the following locations during June. Fish on!
Location… more
Chinook Salmon Update for the Clearwater River, lower Salmon River, and Little Salmon River (5/28/19)
| idfg-jdupont
Hi Everybody. It is time for the weekly spring Chinook Salmon update for the fisheries in the Clearwater River Basin and in the lower Salmon and Little Salmon rivers (Rapid River Run) (5/28/19).
Run Update
The runs of spring Chinook Salmon over Bonneville Dam that are destined for the… more
F&G and Idaho Parks team up to offer loaner fishing gear
| idfg-staff
Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation is eager to announce a new partnership with the Idaho Fish and Game: The State Park Fishing Equipment Loaner Program!
The program, which will include six parks, is aimed to increase awareness of the many fishing opportunities within Idaho’s state parks. With fishing… more
Salmon Region waters to be stocked with trout in June
| idfg-mdemick
It’s time to grab your fishing gear and take the family fishing.
Idaho Department of Fish and Game will stock over 22,540 rainbow trout in the 10-12 inch range at the following location in June.
Location, Week Stocked, Number of Trout
Alturas Lake, June 10-14, 1,740… more
Catch some fun on Free Fishing Day June 8
| idfg-mdemick
Saturday, June 8 is Idaho’s Free Fishing Day and Idaho Fish and Game invites anglers, residents and nonresidents, to celebrate the day by fishing without a license.
Lack of fishing experience is no excuse. Fishing equipment will be available for use and experts will be on hand to help novice anglers learn the… more
Monday nights mean family, fishing and fun all summer long at Becker Pond
| idfg-jbrower
Fish and Game has teamed up with the Idaho Falls Parks and Recreation again this year to conduct a free fishing event at Becker Pond every Monday night throughout the summer. The first event will be on Memorial Day, May 27, with the last event taking place on Labor Day, September 2.
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Drawdown scheduled for McArthur Lake Wildlife Management Area
| idfg-edehamer
McArthur Lake, a shallow reservoir between Sandpoint and Bonners Ferry managed by Fish and Game, will undergo a summer-long drawdown beginning June 1. The lake level will be dropped as low as possible over the course of four to six weeks and remain at that level throughout summer, which will render the fishing dock… more
Early bird gets the worm-- free worms to anglers while supplies last
| idfg-jjackson
Attention anglers! It may be a little rainy this Memorial Day weekend, but sometimes that makes for the best fishing. To help you get ready for some fishing fun this weekend and the days that follow, the southeast regional office of Idaho Fish and Game and Ace Hardware/Element Outfitters in Pocatello are giving away… more
See a summary of the white-tailed deer plan and learn how to review and comment
| idfg-bpearson
Idaho Fish and Game is asking deer hunters to look at its draft management plans for mule deer and white-tailed deer and provide feedback to the department on the overall concepts of the plans and whether topics are missing that might improve them. The plans describe statewide management directions and strategies.… more
See a summary of the mule deer plan and learn how to review and comment
| idfg-rphillips
Idaho Fish and Game is asking deer hunters to look at its draft management plans for mule deer and white-tailed deer and provide feedback to the department on the overall concepts of the plans and whether topics are missing that might improve them. The plans describe statewide management directions and strategies.… more
Long-billed curlew research continues in Island Park
| idfg-jbrower
Fish and Game biologists recently assisted the Intermountain Bird Observatory team to capture female long-billed curlews in Island Park. Using spotting scopes, biologists locate curlew nests when male and female birds switch incubation duties shortly after sunrise.
When a nest has been… more
Gone Fishing Idaho!
| idfg-vosborn
So Many PossibilitiesIdaho is graced with 26,000 miles of streams and rivers, more than 3,000 natural lakes, and a quarter-million acres of ponds and reservoirs. Inhabiting those waters are 42 game fish species, from giant white sturgeon to wild trout, catfish to kokanee, and smallmouth bass to salmon and steelhead… more
Chinook fishing will remain closed on the Clearwater River and tributaries
| idfg-rphillips
Spring Chinook returns to the Clearwater River hatcheries are below forecast and no fish are available for sport harvest, so fishing on the Clearwater, Middle Fork Clearwater, North Fork Clearwater and South Fork Clearwater rivers will remain closed effective May 24, 2019 and will not reopen for the spring season. … more
Chinook Salmon update for the Clearwater River, lower Salmon River, and Little Salmon River fisheries (5/22/19)
| idfg-jdupont
Hi Everybody. It is time for the weekly spring Chinook Salmon update for the fisheries in the Clearwater River Basin and in the lower Salmon and Little Salmon rivers (Rapid River Run) (5/22/19).
Run Update
At this point, we think the runs of Chinook Salmon over Bonneville Dam that are… more
Spring bear hunters reminded of baiting rules
| idfg-mdemick
With spring black bear hunting season well underway, Idaho Department of Fish and Game reminds hunters that using bait comes with easy to follow rules. Yet each spring, some run afoul with the law when their blunders could easily be avoided.
Here are a few reminders every bear baiter should follow:… more
Freeman Lake campground closed
| idfg-ksiitari
Camping is no longer available at the Freeman Lake Access Site, located five miles north of Oldtown in Bonner County. The site will remain open for day use and access to the public boat launch is still available.
Located off of Freeman Lake Access Road on the west side of the lake, the site offers a dock, boat… more
Summer fishing guide
| idfg-rphillips
Memorial Day weekend for many Idahoans is the unofficial kick off to the summer camping and fishing season. If you’re doing the first and not the latter, you’re missing out on a fantastic opportunity. May is among the best months for Idaho’s ponds, lakes and reservoirs, and some rivers will also be good for fishing.… more
Shedding light on a new depredation tool: Landowner Permission Hunts
| idfg-jbruns
Three new hunts called Landowner Permission Hunts in Game Management Units 10A and 14 of the Clearwater Region have been eliciting many questions from landowners and sportsmen alike. Landowner Permission Hunts are a type of depredation hunt designed to address multiple depredations over a large area.
Conflict… more