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Salmon Fishing Open a Few More Days on South Fork

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Chinook salmon fishing will remain open a little longer on the South Fork Salmon River - at least through Wednesday. Idaho Fish and Game fish managers say there are enough of the state's share of hatchery-origin Chinook salmon coming up the South Fork to keep the fishery open through Wednesday, July 16. They will reevaluate the run size and harvest numbers Wednesday morning. Closure notice is likely to be as short as 24 hours. South Fork Salmon River is open from the bridge on Forest Service Road 48 - Lick Creek/East Fork South Fork Road - where it crosses the South Fork Salmon River mainstem, just upstream from the confluence with the East Fork South Fork Salmon River, upstream about 33 river miles to a posted boundary about 100 yards downstream from the Idaho Fish and Game South Fork Salmon River weir and trap, open until further notice. Limits for adult Chinook salmon on the South Fork Salmon River are two per day and six in possession. The statewide salmon limit is 40 per season. Anglers may keep two jacks per day and have six in possession, but they are not required to record the jacks on a salmon permit. When the adult limit is reached, the angler must stop fishing for salmon, including catch-and-release. Fishing hours are from one half hour before sunrise to one hour after sunset, local time. Anglers may use only barbless hooks no larger than five-eighths inch from the point to the shank. A single hook may have up to three points. Anglers must have a valid fishing license and salmon permit in possession to fish for salmon. Please consult the 2008-2009 Fishing Seasons and Rules brochure, the Fish and Game Website http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/cms/fish or a Fish and Game office for additional rules, license costs and other information. Chinook salmon fishing also remains open on the Upper Salmon River from the Highway 75 Bridge over the mainstem of the Salmon River at milepost 213.5 (about nine miles west of Clayton) upstream to the posted boundary about 100 yards downstream of the weir at Sawtooth Hatchery south of Stanley, until further notice. Chinook limits and rules are the same as on the South Fork.