Steelhead, Salmon Smolt Monitoring to Highlight Morning Meeting

Area wildlife enthusiasts are invited to a Sportsmen's Meeting at 6:30 a.m. December 1, at the Idaho Department of Fish and Game Office, 3316 16th St., Lewiston. A presentation on Fish and Game's smolt monitoring program will highlight the meeting. This program provides information on the migrating characteristics of steelhead and salmon within the Snake River basin. Since 1984, the program has operated large fish traps on the Clearwater, Snake and Salmon rivers. At these traps, ocean-bound juvenile salmon and steelhead trout, or smolts, are captured, examined, enumerated, and released back into the river daily from early March through May. Fish and Game will also present information on the results of the hunting seasons, local enforcement activities, and progress of the steelhead seasons. The meeting is designed to stimulate informal discussions about local wildlife issues. Sportsmen's group representatives are also welcome to provide reports of their group's activities. The breakfast meeting will run until 8:30 a.m. with coffee and doughnuts provided.