Steelhead Fishing Press Releases and Blogs

Catch fish for the future--S. Fork Clearwater river steelhead broodstock collection update

Friday, February 26, 2021 - 2:18 PM MST

Feb. 22: Upper Salmon River Steelhead Fishing Report

Tuesday, February 23, 2021 - 9:01 AM MST

Spring steelhead anglers: Remember reduced steelhead bag limits

Tuesday, February 16, 2021 - 4:26 PM MST

Daily bag limits for the 2021 spring season are two daily and six in possession statewide.

Spring offers big steelhead fishing opportunities in smaller rivers

Tuesday, February 16, 2021 - 4:12 PM MST

Steelhead make their final push to the headwaters of Idaho’s famous steelhead streams during spring, which concentrates them in the upper tributaries of the Clearwater and Salmon river systems.

Anglers needed to collect steelhead broodstock on the South Fork Clearwater River

Monday, February 8, 2021 - 10:23 AM MST

Once again, Idaho Fish and Game is asking anglers to catch adult steelhead from the South Fork Clearwater River that will be used for hatchery spawners. Through early April, Fish and Game staff will be on the river from dawn to dusk, seven days a week, distributing tubes at popular fishing holes and signing up anglers interested in participating in the program.

Catching steelhead in Idaho’s capital city, survey shows anglers catch most of the stocked steelhead

Thursday, February 4, 2021 - 1:16 PM MST

The primary purpose of moving hatchery steelhead to the lower Boise River is to create additional fishing opportunity for anglers. How many of those steelhead are actually caught is a question Fish and Game has tried to previously answer numerous times using various methods, and a recent study confirmed a high proportion of Boise River steelhead are harvested, and the program is achieving its goal.

Reflecting back on 2020: A year in review- Clearwater river anadromous fisheries

Tuesday, January 19, 2021 - 5:48 PM MST

Reflecting back on 2020: A year in review- Fish hatchery highlights

Tuesday, January 12, 2021 - 2:16 PM MST

Video: F&G stocks steelhead so Treasure Valley anglers can catch big fish without traveling

Monday, December 7, 2020 - 9:40 AM MST

Fish and Game stocked between 400 and 450 steelhead in the Boise River during November in 2020, and it’s likely that some of those fish have yet to be caught by anglers. Anyone hoping to catch one needs a valid fishing license and a steelhead permit on their person. See the 2019-21 Steelhead and Salmon Rules for more information.

F&G Commission extends reduced steelhead bag limits into spring 2021 season

Tuesday, November 24, 2020 - 9:43 AM MST

More Steelhead Bound for the Boise River

Tuesday, November 24, 2020 - 8:55 AM MST

The steelhead are coming… again.

Steelhead to be Stocked in the Boise River

Friday, November 13, 2020 - 8:57 AM MST

Nov. 9 Upper Salmon River Steelhead fishing report

Tuesday, November 10, 2020 - 8:30 AM MST

The A’s and B’s of steelhead, what do those terms mean?

Monday, November 9, 2020 - 9:36 AM MST

Anglers fishing for steelhead in the Snake River basin, particularly the Clearwater River, often hear the terms A-run, B-run or A-Index, B-Index steelhead but what exactly do those terms mean? The terms A and B are unique to steelhead management in the Columbia and Snake river basins and does not classify specific populations.