- Clearwater River mainstem and Middle Fork from its mouth upstream to Clear Creek is open until April 30.
- North Fork Clearwater River from its mouth upstream to Dworshak Dam is open until April 30.
- South Fork Clearwater River from its mouth upstream to the confluence of American and Red Rivers is open until April 30.
- Salmon River from its mouth upstream to the Lake Creek Bridge about six miles upstream from the mouth of the Little Salmon River, and from Long Tom Creek (about a quarter mile upstream from the Middle Fork Salmon River) to the posted boundary 100 yards downstream from the Sawtooth Fish Hatchery weir, near the town of Stanley, is open until April 30.
- Salmon River from the Lake Creek Bridge to Long Tom Creek closes March 31.
- Little Salmon River from its mouth upstream to the U.S. Highway 95 Bridge near Smokey Boulder Road remains open until May 15.
- Snake River from the Washington state line at the confluence of the Snake and Clearwater rivers upstream to Hells Canyon Dam is open until April 30.
- Snake River upstream of Hells Canyon Dam to Oxbow Dam is open until May 31.
- Boise River from its mouth upstream to Barber Dam is open until May 31.
Spring Steelhead Season Still Open
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A surefire cure for cabin fever, steelhead season is still open on the Boise, Clearwater, Snake and Salmon and Little Salmon rivers.
The spring harvest season opened January 1, and it continues until April 30 on many river segments, except on a portion of the Salmon, on the Little Salmon, the Snake above Hells Canyon Dam and on the Boise rivers.
The statewide steelhead limit is three per day, nine in possession and 20 for the spring season. Once limits are reached, the angler must stop fishing, even catch-and-release.
Anglers must have a valid 2009 Idaho fishing license and steelhead permit.
Steelhead anglers may use only barbless hooks, and may keep only hatchery steelhead marked with a clipped adipose fin. All other steelhead must be released unharmed immediately.
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