Press Releases

Statewide trout stocking highlights for August 2022

We asked our Fish and Game hatchery staff to boil down some of the most notable stocking highlights coming to your local fishery this month.

August fish stocking schedule for the Upper Snake Region

Time to grab your fishing rod and enjoy the summer sun! Fish and Game staff will be stocking over 17,000 catchable-size (10 to 12 inch) trout at the following locations across the Upper Snake Region in August. 

Wolf Trapper Education courses scheduled across Idaho

Anyone intending to trap wolves must attend wolf trapper education prior to purchasing wolf trapping tags. Anyone intending to trap wolves that did not hold an Idaho trapping license prior to 2011 is required to take both trapper and wolf-trapper education.

F&G welcomes first sockeye of 2022 to the Sawtooth Basin, and more are on the way

Idaho Fish and Game trapped two sockeye at fish traps in the Sawtooth Basin near Stanley on July 28, which are the first fish for 2022 and part of what could be the largest sockeye return in years. Through July 28, there were 2,041 sockeye counted at Lower Granite Dam about 30 miles downstream from Lewiston.

August trout stocking schedule for the Southeast Region

Grab your fishing pole, pack the cooler, and don’t forget your fishing license! Over 10,000 trout are headed to Southeast Region fisheries.  Fish on!

Early season elk hunts are great options, but come with challenges

Idaho’s early season antlerless elk hunts have started and hunters are already heading outdoors to take advantage of what looks to be a great season. While these early hunts have some advantages, hunting during hot weather requires extra precaution and special care to prevent spoiling of meat.

Rabid bat discovered in downtown Boise; public health officials urge residents to take precautions

Sage-grouse and Sandhill crane tags go on sale Aug. 1, F&G Commission increases grouse tags available for 2022

Hunters wanting to hunt Sage-grouse or Sandhill cranes can buy tags starting at 10 a.m. MDT on Aug. 1, and both will be available in limited numbers on a first-come, first-served basis. Hunters can buy tags at Fish and Game offices during normal business hours, at license vendors, with a credit card online at gooutdoorsidaho.com, or by calling (800) 554-8685.

Niagara Springs Creek day-park to be closed for construction until mid-August

The ever-popular Idaho Power Company Niagara Springs Creek day-park located directly across and adjacent to the Niagara Springs Steelhead Hatchery will be closed to all public access beginning July 29, 2022 due to construction.

Rainbow trout stocking schedule for August 2022 in the Magic Valley Region

Hatchery personnel from Fish and Game’s Magic Valley Region will be stocking approximately 24,575 10-12” catchable-sized rainbow t

Fish and Game announces upcoming hunter, trapper and wolf trapper education classes in Jerome

The Magic Valley Region will be offering sev

Spring Chinook Salmon Fishery Update (7/27/2022): Clearwater River Return, Rapid River Run, Hells Canyon and Lochsa River Fisheries

Clearwater Regional Fisheries Manager, Joe DuPont, gives his weekly Chinook fishing update on the Clearwater River Return, Rapid River Run, Hells Canyon, and Lochsa River fisheries.

Upper Salmon River Chinook Update: 8/2/2022

Hi everyone,

Before we get into the harvest numbers for the previous week, I wanted to let everyone know that the upper Salmon River Chinook Salmon fishery will close at the end of fishing hours on Sunday, August 7th.

August fish stocking schedule for the Salmon Region

Before the kids head back to school, it’s a perf

Conflicts continue with black bears in the Wood River Valley

On Monday, July 25, 2022 Fish and Game’s Magic Valley Region received a report of a black bear incident in a residential area in East Fork, south of Ketchum.

F&G staff relocate moose from Hidden Springs community near Boise

On Thursday, July 20, Southwest Region wildlife and enforcement staff successfully darted and relocated a two-year-old cow moose that had spent the prior few days in a community just north of Boise. Staff moved the moose to a more suitable area near Smiths Ferry, away from town and people.

Hunter and bowhunter education classes scheduled in the Southeast Region

Whether you take an instructor-led or online class, don’t wait until the last minute to get yourself or your new hunter ready for hunting season this fall!

Fish salvage order issued for the Big Wood River below Magic Dam and Richfield Canal diversion

The Big Wood Canal Company recently notified Fish and Game that they would soon close the gates at Magic Dam leading to substantial flow reductions or cessation of flow which functionally de-waters the Big Wood River approximately 1.25 miles below the dam and the Richfield Canal.