Idaho Fish and Game shares management responsibility for these remarkable fish and for protecting their future in Idaho. Follow the links below to learn about what is being done for wild fish in our state.
Anyone who catches a walleye in an Idaho river is asked to kill it, take a photo and contact Idaho Fish and Game Biologist Marika Dobos at the Lewiston Regional Office by email at marika.dobos@idfg.idaho.gov, or by calling (208) 750-4228.
Idaho fishing regulations distinguish between “jacks” and "adult" salmon. But what is a jack exactly. and why are they treated differently? There's a lot of interesting information about jacks and why they're an important part of each year's Chinook run.
This beautiful female steelhead was recently captured at our weir on the East Fork Potlatch River and released upstream to spawn. Fisheries staff previously captured this fish as a juvenile at one of the habitat restoration sites in the East Fork Potlatch River in 2020. At that time, she was about 6 inches in length and now she measures over 30 inches!
Idaho is home to many salmonid (trout, salmon, and whitefish) species, and it can be tricky to know who is who! Do you think you’ve got what it takes to “spot” the species? Put your fish identification skills to the test!