Press Releases and Articles
Awkward Moment Reveals Old Bonds
| idfg-snass
It was one of those awkward social moments we all dread. Fish & Game Officer Marc Porter was doing a routine summer patrol below American Falls Reservoir in eastern Idaho. A group of senior citizens from an area nursing home were fishing off a pier. Porter was chatting with the director of the home when a young… more
Lake Pend Oreille Kokanee Fishing Warms Up
| idfg-prust
Kokanee fishing is finally beginning to pick up on Idaho’s largest body of water.
Unusually cool and blustery spring conditions, and high inflows have kept most kokanee anglers away from Lake Pend Oreille. With the increasing numbers of kokanee in Pend Oreille over the past few years, anglers… more
Shockeys Promote Citizens Against Poaching
| idfg-snass
Nothing grates on ethical hunters more than those who commit wildlife crime, people who take more fish than their limit or hunt animals out of season. It hurts the resource and steals from the rest of us. That outrage is shared by celebrity outdoorsman Jim Shockey and his daughter, Eva, who are well known for their… more
Public Invited To Presentation About Sharp-tailed Grouse, Habitat, And Wind Energy
| idfg-glosinski
IDAHO FALLS – The Upper Snake Region is home to a number of species of grouse, one of these is the Columbia Sharp-tailed Grouse, that have lived for centuries on the fields east of Idaho Falls. The same places that these grouse have called home are now not only being utilized for… more
State Record for Tiger Trout broken at Deer Creek Reservoir, three times in one day!
| idfg-rhand
The state record for Tiger Trout stood at 17.5 inches before Free Fishing Day on June 10. By the end of the day, it had been broken not once, not twice, but three times at Deer Creek Reservoir during the fishing events sponsored by IDFG and the Pierce/Weippe Chamber of Commerce.
To start off, a 17.6-inch fish… more
Super Hunt winners announced
| idfg-mdemick
Winners in the first of two Idaho Super Hunt drawings have been drawn.
Of the 57,048 total entries, 20,092 were for eight deer tags, 19,904 were for eight elk tags, 4,286 were for eight pronghorn tags, 8,438 were for one moose tag, and 4,328 entries were for one Super Hunt Combo, which includes a tag for each… more
Sawtooth Hatchery raises mountain-climbing Chinook salmon
| idfg-rphillips
If you want to raise Chinook salmon to migrate to the ocean and return – which is the goal of most salmon hatcheries – you don’t typically put it 900 miles from the ocean and 6,500 feet in the mountains.
But that’s where you will find Idaho Fish and Game’s Sawtooth Fish Hatchery.
… more
Chinook Fishing Update (6/12/17)
| idfg-vosborn
This update is to let you know about Chinook fishing closures in the Clearwater River drainage. The following sections which were open for jack harvest, will not re-open this coming Thursday.
Clearwater River Mainstem - From the Camas Prairie Railroad Bridge upstream to the Highway 12 Bridge below the Potlatch… more
Clearwater Chinook Weekly Report (6/12/17)
| idfg-vosborn
This past week we documented harvest on creel section 1,4,… more
Learn about native trout and where to find them
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Two species of Idaho fish are the subject of a fascinating series by the Western Native Trout Initiative, a private/public collaboration that partners to conserve native trout and their habitat in the West.
The initiative recently released the second season of its “Chasing Natives” e-… more
Big Fish and Big Smiles: Free Fishing Day Success
| idfg-dmegargle
Another year, another great Free Fishing Day down at the Hagerman State Fish Hatchery. In past years, we've had 1,500+ folks come down to join the fun, this year, we had 600 folks register and many join in that did not register. Probably close to 1,000, but that's just a guess. Folks that attended could borrow fishing… more
Most ‘capped’ resident elk tags go on sale July 10, Sawtooth tags available July 12
| idfg-mdemick
Resident hunters wanting to purchase a general season elk tag in a ‘capped’ zone will want to review this year’s seasons and rules booklet for changes on how tags will be sold in July.
All resident capped elk zone tags, except for the Sawtooth Zone, go on sale at 10 a.m. (MDT) on July 10 at Fish and Game… more
Avoid fall rush, sign up for hunter education course this summer
| idfg-mdemick
If your sights are set on hunting this fall and you still need to complete Idaho’s hunter education requirement, now is the perfect time to sign up for a course.
Hunter education is required for anyone born on or after January 1, 1975 who wants to purchase an Idaho hunting license.
Summer is… more
More Fish!
| idfg-snass
More Fish!
Last Saturday’s Free Fishing Day gave many folks the chance to experience fishing for the first time. But the season has only just begun. So grab your license and gear and get out there!
Idaho Fish and Game’s hatchery staff is busy making sure anglers plenty of prey to pursue. Twenty-two… more
Hunter Education Takes the Cake
| idfg-snass
You never know what you will find in an instructor-led Idaho Fish and Game Hunter Education class. Recently, instructor Adare Evans taught students how to field dress a deer with a delicious frosted cake she baked and modified into an anatomically correct deer with gummy worm guts and red velvet flesh. And yes, the… more
It's Gonna Be Worth the Wait !
| idfg-dmegargle
Hagerman - The 30 year-old fishing dock that was built to provide access for disabled anglers at Oster Lakes has seen the end of its life span. The original structure was falling apart and the Department was concerned about safety and usability. The Fish and Game teamed up with US Fish and Wildlife to tear… more
TIGERS IN THE WATER!
| idfg-mdobos
Around 2,500 catchable-sized Tiger Trout were stocked in Deer Creek Reservoir yesterday, June 7th.
Deer Creek has an overabundance of introduced Golden Shiners that compete with trout for food and space. To combat the Golden Shiners, Idaho Department of Fish and Game started stocking Tiger Trout in 2014 hoping… more
Free Fishing Day Events in the Salmon Region
| idfg-gschoby
Idaho's Free Fishing Day is an annual event held the second Saturday every June. For 2017, Free Fishing Day is this Saturday, June 10. All anglers, residents and nonresidents, can celebrate the day by fishing Idaho's waters without a license.
If you've never been fishing, Free Fishing Day is also a… more