Season Opens on Salmon River South Fork

The summer Chinook salmon fishing season on the Mainstem South Fork of the Salmon River opens Thursday, June 28. The Idaho Fish and Game Commission earlier in June adopted Idaho Fish and Game staff recommendations for a seven-day per week fishing season that would run until notice of closure. The river is open from the mouth of Goat Creek upstream to a posted boundary about 100 yards downstream of the South Fork Salmon River weir and trap. Fisheries managers will continue to assess the run and issue updates. The only spring Chinook fishery that remains open is on the Upper Snake River from the Dug Bar boat ramp upstream to Hells Canyon Dam, where fishing remains open Fridays through Mondays only until further notice. Fishing hours are from a half hour before sunrise to one hour after sunset, local time. Chinook anglers will be allowed to keep one fish daily, have three in their possession and keep 10 for the season. Anglers must stop fishing when they have reached daily, possession or season limits. It is unlawful to take or attempt to take salmon by snagging. They may use only barbless hooks no larger than five-eights of an inch from point to shank. Only Chinook marked with a scar from a clipped adipose fin may be kept. All anglers, except residents younger than 14, must have a valid 2007 Idaho fishing license and salmon permit. Anglers are urged to check the Idaho 2007 Summer Chinook Salmon Seasons and Rules for details, available at license vendors.