2026 South Fork Salmon River Summer Chinook Fishery Proposal
Idaho Fish and Game would like your input on how you would like the South Fork Salmon River summer Chinook Salmon fishery to be managed. Please watch the video above for a brief description of the proposal.
Comments will be accepted through February 22, 2026.
The 2026 summer Chinook Salmon run to the South Fork Salmon River is forecasted to provide a harvest share of 632 adults. Using this forecast and the updated summer Chinook seasons and limits proposal table below, we would recommend to the commission the following:
Fishing 4 days per week (Thursday through Sunday)
A daily limit of four (4) salmon, with no more than one (1) being an adult.
Should the run come in significantly different than forecasted, our goal would be to follow the guidelines specified in the harvest matrix below.
South Fork Salmon River Summer Chinook Season and Limits
*Highlighted row indicates IDFG recommendation to start the 2026 South Fork Salmon River Chinook Fishery
Idaho Fish and Game would like your input on how you would like the South Fork Salmon River summer Chinook Salmon fishery to be managed. Please watch the video above for a brief description of the proposal.
Comments will be accepted through February 22, 2026.
The 2026 summer Chinook Salmon run to the South Fork Salmon River is forecasted to provide a harvest share of 632 adults. Using this forecast and the updated summer Chinook seasons and limits proposal table below, we would recommend to the commission the following:
Should the run come in significantly different than forecasted, our goal would be to follow the guidelines specified in the harvest matrix below.
South Fork Salmon River Summer Chinook Season and Limits
*Highlighted row indicates IDFG recommendation to start the 2026 South Fork Salmon River Chinook Fishery
Adult Harvest Share
Season
Limit
<200
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150-400
2 days a week
1 adult
300-700
4 days a week
1 adult
500-1,100
7 days a week
1 adult
900 - 3,000
7 days a week
2 adults