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Idaho Fish and Game

South Fork Salmon River Chinook summer 2025 salmon seasons and limits

Idaho Fish and Game would like your input on how you would like the South Fork Salmon River summer Chinook Salmon fishery to be managed.

Comments will be accepted through March 1.

The 2025 summer Chinook Salmon run to the South Fork Salmon River is forecasted to provide a harvest share of 530 adults. Using this forecast and the summer Chinook seasons and limits proposal table below, we would recommend to the commission:

  • Fishing 4 days per week (Thursday through Sunday)
  • Daily limit of four (4) salmon with no more than one (1) being an adult.
  • Fishing will be allowed from the posted boundary at Jakie Creek Bridge near Reed Ranch Landing Strip upstream approximately 23 miles to the posted boundary approximately 100 yards downstream from the Idaho Fish and Game South Fork Salmon River weir and trap.

Opening date of the fishery will be proposed as the run materializes. If the run comes in different than forecast, we would adjust the season and limit accordingly, based on the table below.

Seasons and rules table for the South Fork Salmon River summer Chinook fishery
Adult Harvest ShareSeasonLimit
<150----
151-3002 days a week1 adult
301-7504 days a week1 adult
751-1,2007 days a week1 adults
1,201 - 3,0007 days a week2 adults
3,001+7 days a week3+ adults
Jakie Creek Bridge Chinook Map