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Idaho Fish and Game

Apply for a Record Fish in Idaho

How to Apply For a Record

There are two ways to apply. View both procedures below.

All applicants must submit a completed Record Fish Application Form, accompanying photographs, and a certified weight receipt (if applicable) to Idaho Fish and Game at this address:

Resident Fisheries Coordinator
Idaho Dept. of Fish and Game
P.O. Box 25
Boise, Idaho 83707

E-mail: website@idfg.idaho.gov

Note: The online form will be available soon. The PDF above is currently the only option

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1. How to Apply for a Catch and Release Record
All applicants must submit:
  • A completed Record Fish Application Form, which includes the legal signature of one witness to the measurement and release.
  • At least one photo of the fish with the angler and 2 or 3 of the measuring process.
  • Fish must be released safely
  • At least one photo of the fish directly next to a ruler/tape or an object of known verifiable length (such as a seasons and rules book)
  • At least one photo of the angler with the fish
  • At least one witness to the measurement and release
  • Measure the total length from the tip of the snout to the end of the tail, with lobes of tail squeezed together.
    • Sturgeon should be measured upside down along the belly from the snout to tip of the upper lobe of the tail fin
  • Salmon, Steelhead and White Sturgeon must be measured and photographed in the water
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    2. How to Apply for a Certified Weight Record
    All applicants must submit:
    • A completed Record Fish Application Form, which includes the legal signature of one witness to the weight.
    • A receipt from a certified scale documenting the weight.
    • Verification of species and by Idaho Fish and Game.
    • At least one photo of the fish.
  • A receipt from the certified scale documenting the weight (typically be found at grocery stores or US Post Offices).
  • Verification of species and by IDFG staff from an IDFG office.
  • At least on photo of the fish.
  • At least one witness to the weight.
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