Fisheries Management Plan Available for Review

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game's 2007-2012 Fisheries Management Plan is available for public review and comment on the department Website. The document represents our proposed statewide and drainage direction for managing public fisheries during the next six years. The plan integrates previous public comment and results of the 2006 angler opinion survey. Whether it is native trout, white sturgeon, bass, or hatchery trout, the plan lays out how the department would protect, conserve and provide continued supplies of fish. The document is available for review in two parts. Part 1 is the department's statewide direction describing fisheries management philosophy, challenges, and statewide fisheries programs. Part 2 describes how fishery management programs would be adopted on an individual drainage basis. Fish and Game welcomes comments either by mail, via the Website, or by phone. Send comments to Scott Grunder, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, P.O. Box 25, Boise, Idaho 83707; or call him at 208-287-2774; or at http://fishandgame.idaho.gov. Comments are due no later than January 17.