Clearwater Region Press Releases and Blogs

Spring Chinook Salmon Fishing Update 6/2/2020

Tuesday, June 2, 2020 - 3:41 PM MDT

Q&A: Idaho closed its chinook fishing while Washington and Oregon extend theirs, how can that be?

Wednesday, May 27, 2020 - 3:39 PM MDT

When Idaho closed down the salmon fishery in the Clearwater River on May 13 and reduced harvest shares in the lower Salmon and Little Salmon rivers, Clearwater Region Fisheries Manager Joe DuPont's e-mail and voice-mail inboxes exploded with people asking the above question.  So, instead of responding to each, he provided this question-and-answer explanation: 

Spring Chinook Salmon Fishing Update 5/26/2020

Tuesday, May 26, 2020 - 4:00 PM MDT

Spring bear hunters reminded of baiting rules

Friday, May 22, 2020 - 12:23 PM MDT

Spring Chinook Salmon Fishing Update 5/19/2020

Tuesday, May 19, 2020 - 2:29 PM MDT

Fishing heats up just in time for Memorial Day weekend in the Clearwater

Monday, May 18, 2020 - 5:11 PM MDT

Fish weirs: Old technology is still a crucial tool for today's biologists

Wednesday, May 13, 2020 - 6:15 PM MDT

Spring Chinook Salmon Fishing Update 5/13/2020

Wednesday, May 13, 2020 - 2:26 PM MDT

May 5: Spring Chinook salmon fishing update

Tuesday, May 5, 2020 - 7:08 PM MDT

By May 1, 312 fish had passed over Lower Granite Dam, so it was not surprising that F&G staff did not document any harvest. Based on the number of salmon that are passing over dams downstream on the Snake River, we could see counts at Lower Granite Dam exceeding 500 fish later this week. 

Idaho's Fish Marking Program - We Have Come A Long Ways

Monday, May 4, 2020 - 5:54 PM MDT

The Idaho fish marking program started in 1975 with a small group of people directed to tag salmon and steelhead raised in Idaho’s hatcheries by inserting a tiny pieces of wire, known as coded-wire tags, into the snouts of over one million salmon and steelhead. Now Idaho’s fish marking program clips and tags approximately 11 million juvenile salmon and steelhead each year.

Dworshak Reservoir produces another record smallmouth bass

Monday, May 4, 2020 - 1:47 PM MDT

Dustin Shepherd of Lewiston was fishing Dworshak Reservoir when he caught and released a smallmouth bass measuring fish measured 22.75 inches total length, which was long enough to pass the previous record of 22 inches set by Rick Poedtke in 2018. 

Wild Adult Steelhead Returns: detections at a new tributary PIT array.

Friday, May 1, 2020 - 9:57 AM MDT

During the spring wildlife baby boom, young animals are better off left alone

Wednesday, April 29, 2020 - 9:44 AM MDT

Spring is here, and so is the peak of baby wildlife season. People are bound to see young wildlife when they venture outdoors during the spring and early summer, and there is a pretty good chance that they will see a baby animal that appears to be alone. Fish and Game officials have a simple suggestion to people who discover baby animals that appear to be abandoned: Just leave them be.

Spring Chinook Salmon Fishing Update 4/28/2020

Tuesday, April 28, 2020 - 1:27 PM MDT

Rapid River Hatchery Chinook and Natural Origin Chinook: The Same but Different

Thursday, April 23, 2020 - 12:03 PM MDT

F&G officer spots grizzly bear tracks about 7 miles south of Grangeville in April

Wednesday, April 22, 2020 - 2:04 PM MDT

Fresh grizzly bear tracks were confirmed by a Fish and Game conservation officer in the Fish Creek Meadows winter recreation area about 7 miles south of Grangeville on April 18, 2020. It is uncertain if the grizzly is still be in the area or has moved on.

Hunters and hikers urged to be 'Bear Aware' as they head into the field this spring

Wednesday, April 22, 2020 - 12:37 PM MDT

VIDEO: Recreating in Bear Country with Jeremy Nicholson 

 

 

Spring Chinook Salmon Fishing Update 4/20/2020

Monday, April 20, 2020 - 3:38 PM MDT

First field season wrapping up on Steelhead Study

Monday, April 20, 2020 - 11:20 AM MDT

As steelhead fishing begins to wrap up for this spring, we wanted to provide an update on the University of Idaho steelhead catch-and-release study. Like many things, the study has been influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic. Tagging that was occurring at Lower Granite Dam had to end sooner than planned, but fortunately we did tag an additional 43 fish this spring.

Lamprey back in the Potlatch River

Thursday, April 16, 2020 - 2:53 PM MDT

Historically, lamprey were abundant in Idaho waters, but their numbers have declined since then. This past fall, the Nez Perce Tribe translocated 50 adult pacific lamprey into the East Fork Potlatch River with the hope of re-establishing a population in the Potlatch River. Since Fish and Game has monitoring equipment like PIT-tag arrays and screw traps in the Potlatch, we will be able to keep an eye on this translocation and see if young lamprey are produced. This release is part of a larger project that the Nez Perce Tribe is doing to translocate lamprey into Idaho.