2025 Spring and Summer Spring Chinook Salmon Season Limits
Idaho Fish and Game would like your input on 2025 Spring and Summer Spring Chinook Salmon Season Limits.
Comments will be accepted through March 1.
Last year some anglers asked why they haven’t been given a chance to weigh in on what the season limit should be for Idaho’s spring and summer Chinook Salmon fisheries. Because we value angler input and strive to manage these Chinook Salmon fisheries in a manner that satisfies the most anglers, we think it is a good idea to include anglers in this decision.
Since 2000, IDFG has set season limits at 10, 20, or 40 adult fish based on the forecasted returns and expected fishery structure. In years where we believed most fisheries would run 7 days/week we provided 20 or 40 adult fish season limits, and years where we believed most fisheries would run 4 days/week we provided 10 adult fish season limits.
This year, most fisheries will likely run 4 days/week as the forecasted return to Idaho is about 39,000 adults. If this forecast is accurate this return will be the lowest since 2021. The overall average return since 2000 is about 70,000 adult fish.
Idaho Fish and Game would like your input on 2025 Spring and Summer Spring Chinook Salmon Season Limits.
Comments will be accepted through March 1.
Last year some anglers asked why they haven’t been given a chance to weigh in on what the season limit should be for Idaho’s spring and summer Chinook Salmon fisheries. Because we value angler input and strive to manage these Chinook Salmon fisheries in a manner that satisfies the most anglers, we think it is a good idea to include anglers in this decision.
Since 2000, IDFG has set season limits at 10, 20, or 40 adult fish based on the forecasted returns and expected fishery structure. In years where we believed most fisheries would run 7 days/week we provided 20 or 40 adult fish season limits, and years where we believed most fisheries would run 4 days/week we provided 10 adult fish season limits.
This year, most fisheries will likely run 4 days/week as the forecasted return to Idaho is about 39,000 adults. If this forecast is accurate this return will be the lowest since 2021. The overall average return since 2000 is about 70,000 adult fish.