Steelhead Fishing Press Releases and Blogs
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March 18: Upper Salmon River Steelhead fishing report
Monday, March 18, 2019 - 11:12 AM MDT -
F&G receives federal steelhead permit and fishing continues
Friday, March 15, 2019 - 10:32 AM MDT -
March 11: Upper Salmon River steelhead fishing report
Monday, March 11, 2019 - 12:42 PM MDT -
March 5: Upper Salmon River Steelhead fishing report
Tuesday, March 5, 2019 - 8:19 AM MST -
Feb. 25: Upper Salmon River steelhead fishing report
Monday, February 25, 2019 - 10:32 AM MSTFeb. 25: Poor weather conditions over the past week on the upper Salmon River resulted in very low steelhead angler effort. Afternoon temperatures on Thursday, Feb. 21, and over the weekend were warm enough to allow a break in the frazil ice, and some anglers were able to get out and try fishing.
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Weekly Steelhead Harvest Report from Clearwater Region (1/6/19)
Friday, January 11, 2019 - 1:33 PM MST -
2019-2021 Idaho Fishing Seasons and Rules Available
Thursday, December 27, 2018 - 6:19 AM MST -
Steelhead fishing continues uninterrupted with two new area closures
Friday, December 7, 2018 - 7:46 PM MSTThe Idaho Fish and Game Commission on Friday, Dec. 7 approved an agreement to keep most steelhead seasons open, but steelhead fishing in two areas closed effective 11:59 p.m. Dec. 7.
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Steelhead will be released into Boise River Nov. 21
Friday, November 16, 2018 - 3:24 PM MSTStocking the Boise River with steelhead started in 1983, and adult hatchery steelhead have been stocked in the river every year since 1998.
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Letter to steelhead anglers from F&G Director Virgil Moore
Wednesday, November 14, 2018 - 1:04 PM MST -
Fish and Game Commission suspends steelhead fishing due to threatened lawsuit
Wednesday, November 14, 2018 - 12:00 PM MST -
Clearwater Region Steelhead creel update 10/22/18 to 10/28/18
Tuesday, October 30, 2018 - 3:36 PM MDT -
Lower Granite Dam Fisheries Research
Friday, October 26, 2018 - 5:18 PM MDT -
Oct. 9: Idaho steelhead update from fisheries manager Joe DuPont
Tuesday, October 9, 2018 - 3:06 PM MDTWith steelhead harvest season opening Oct.15 on the Clearwater River, anglers are reminded that Idaho Fish and Game is continuing the one-fish bag limit for hatchery steelhead until Dec. 31 in order to continue reduced harvest on hatchery steelhead and protect wild steelhead.
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F&G assumes management of Hagerman steelhead hatchery
Tuesday, October 9, 2018 - 9:26 AM MDTIdaho Fish and Game recently reached an agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to assume operations of the Hagerman National Fish Hatchery, which raises about 1.6 million juvenile steelhead for release in the Upper Salmon River Basin.
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Reduced steelhead limit extended until Dec. 31
Tuesday, October 2, 2018 - 2:26 PM MDT -
Youth steelhead clinic Oct 25 & 27 in Lewiston
Monday, September 24, 2018 - 11:03 AM MDTYoung anglers ages 8-14 are invited to participate in the annual steelhead clinic held on Thursday, Oct. 25 from 6 to 8 pm and Saturday, Oct. 27 from 8am -1pm. Both events will be held at the Idaho Fish and Game regional office on 16th street in Lewiston.
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A steelhead update from Joe DuPont (8/28/18)
Tuesday, September 4, 2018 - 11:49 AM MDT -
Low steelhead return prompts reduced bag limit starting Sept. 3
Thursday, August 30, 2018 - 1:39 PM MDTIn order to reduce harvest on hatchery steelhead and protect wild steelhead, Idaho Fish and Game has temporarily reduced the daily bag limit to one steelhead starting Sept. 3
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Last fall's wild steelhead return exceeded expectations because of unusually small fish
Friday, August 17, 2018 - 3:44 PM MDTFish and Game biologists did not initially see as many B-run fish back as they would have liked, but they were pleasantly surprised in the spring.