Biologists with the Idaho Fish and Game plan to be electrofishing sections of the South Fork every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from now until May 23 as they conduct a feasibility study on the manual removal of rainbow trout. "These removal efforts are not aimed at removing all of the rainbows in the river," emphasizes Fisheries Manager Brett High. "Really it is an experiment to see what type of effort it requires to manually remove fish, so that we can better evaluate whether removing rainbows from the South Fork using electrofishing is an effective management technique given limitations on available time and funding."
The schedule provided will allow anglers to avoid the stretches of river being shocked should they choose to do so.
Dates |
Section of River |
|---|---|
| Tuesday, April 23 | Lufkin bottom to Dry Canyon |
| Wednesday, April 24 | Hwy 26 bridge to Indian Creek |
| Thursday, April 25 | Palisades Creek to Sheep Creek |
| Tuesday, April 30 | Hwy 26 bridge to Indian Creek |
| Wednesday, May 1 | Palisades Creek to Sheep Creek |
| Thursday, May 2 | Lufkin bottom to Dry Canyon |
| Tuesday, May 7 | Hwy 26 bridge to Indian Creek |
| Wednesday, May 8 | Palisades Creek to Sheep Creek |
| Thursday, May 9 | Lufkin bottom to Dry Canyon |
| Tuesday, May 14 | Hwy 26 bridge to Indian Creek |
| Wednesday, May 15 | Palisades Creek to Sheep Creek |
| Thursday, May 16 | Lufkin bottom to Dry Canyon |
| Tuesday, May 21 | Hwy 26 bridge to Indian Creek |
| Wednesday, May 22 | Palisades Creek to Sheep Creek |
| Thursday, May 23 | Lufkin bottom to Dry Canyon |
* All dates are subject to change due to weather and other factors. For the most current updates please visit the Upper Snake page on the Fish and Game website or the Upper Snake Region Facebook page.
