Last Steelhead Shipment for Boise River Cancelled

The last shipment of steelhead of the year, slated for the Boise River, has been cancelled because of weather. The shipment was delayed yesterday while Idaho Fish and Game officials assessed weather and road conditions. But continued hazardous driving conditions have forced officials to cancel the last load of steelhead bound for the Boise River. The fish were to arrive Thursday, December 2. Fish and Game already has planted about 1,000 steelhead to the Boise this fall from Idaho Power Co.'s Oxbow hatchery, operated by the department.