Salmon Region Region 7
Salmon Region Press Releases and Blogs
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This Summer, Be ‘Bear Aware’
Wednesday, August 16, 2017 - 9:44 AM MDT -
Can triploid cutthroat improve fishing in backcountry lakes?
Monday, August 14, 2017 - 7:55 AM MDTBiologists completed a three-year study of mountain lakes to compare two kinds of trout used for stocking.
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Can triploid cutthroat trout improve fishing in backcountry lakes? Part 1
Friday, August 11, 2017 - 3:29 PM MDT -
Learn about bear behavior and help prevent unwanted encounters
Friday, August 4, 2017 - 2:21 PM MDTMost black bear encounters are random when people and a bear happen to be in the same place at the same time, but sometimes bears are attracted to the same areas as people, and people should know how to avoid those situations, or deal with them when they occur.
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Two sockeye returned to Stanley Basin, the first of the 2017 run
Friday, August 4, 2017 - 1:42 PM MDTThrough Aug. 2, 225 sockeye have crossed Lower Granite Dam about 30 miles downstream from Lewiston. That’s the last dam salmon cross before reaching Idaho, and after crossing it, the fish still have to swim about 400 miles to return to their spawning grounds in the Stanley.
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Fish and Game encourages people visiting for the eclipse to try Idaho's fishing
Monday, July 31, 2017 - 1:48 PM MDT -
Idaho’s Chinook salmon seasons to end July 30
Tuesday, July 25, 2017 - 3:31 PM MDT -
Wolf trapper certification courses offered
Monday, July 24, 2017 - 1:32 PM MDT -
Resident Sawtooth Zone Elk A & B Tags sold out
Wednesday, July 12, 2017 - 1:38 PM MDT -
Fishing at Priest Lake is at a crossroads
Monday, July 10, 2017 - 1:51 PM MDTFish and Game is hosting three public meetings in July about the future of fishing at Priest Lake, as well as doing an anglers' survey and public opinion poll in late summer or fall.
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Fish and Game seeks comments on several proposed rule changes
Wednesday, July 5, 2017 - 11:07 AM MDT -
Chinook seasons to close on Lower Salmon and section of Upper Salmon
Wednesday, June 28, 2017 - 5:08 PM MDT -
Big game controlled hunt drawing results online
Tuesday, June 27, 2017 - 6:34 PM MDT -
Chinook Salmon Fishery update Little Salmon and Lower Salmon River
Tuesday, June 27, 2017 - 9:55 AM MDT -
Damage from flood waters temporarily close some fishing access in Salmon Region
Monday, June 26, 2017 - 1:55 PM MDT -
Second Chance at a Super Hunt Tag
Monday, June 26, 2017 - 8:23 AM MDT -
I Found a Bat in my Home! What Do I Do?
Monday, June 26, 2017 - 8:22 AM MDT -
Winter kill was less than expected for mule deer, and elk fared better
Thursday, June 22, 2017 - 4:04 PM MDTElk survival was better than mule deer with 54 percent of radio collared calves and 96 percent of collared cows making it through winter.
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Trailers clip millions of fins so anglers can spot the keepers
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 - 2:33 PM MDTHere's your task: Clip millions of tiny fins off young salmon and steelhead so they can be identified as hatchery fish when they return from the ocean. Do it in a few months and at nine different hatcheries from Springfield to Orofino.
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South Fork of the Salmon River will not open for Chinook fishing
Monday, June 19, 2017 - 3:46 PM MDTA poor return to the South Fork of the Salmon River means anglers will miss a year of Chinook fishing on the popular river, but anglers can still get a crack at the fish.