Large Early Run Bodes Well for Summer Steelhead Fishing

Mon, 07/19/2010 - 00:00 | idfg-lfrench

Steelhead fishing is open, catch-and-release only for now, or opens soon in the waters listed below: Catch-and-release opened in the Clearwater River July 1, and fish are being caught. Clearwater River, main stem from its mouth upstream to the Memorial Bridge of U.S. Highway 12 at Lewiston. The harvest season opens… more

From the Field: Fishery May Close on Short Notice

Mon, 07/19/2010 - 00:00 | idfg-lfrench

By Jim Lukens - Idaho Fish and Game As you may have noticed when traveling on Highway 93 South there are many anglers trying to catch one of the greatest sport fishes in Idaho - the Chinook salmon. The Salmon River main stem is open from the posted boundary at the cable car crossing behind Buddy's restaurant in the… more

Early Elk Seasons Open Next Month

Mon, 07/19/2010 - 00:00 | idfg-mcoleman

Some early elk hunts open August 1, most of them antlerless "green-field" hunts. The early "green-field" hunts in seven elk management zones - Palouse, Weiser, Lemhi, Beaverhead, Pioneer, Snake River and Owyhee-South Hills zones - are meant to help landowners reduce crop damage. Early archery hunts also start… more

Ask Fish and Game: Take the Kids Fishing

Mon, 07/19/2010 - 00:00 | idfg-mcoleman

Q. Where's a good place to take my grandkids fishing? A. Family Fishing Waters are great places to take the grandchildren and the rest of the family fishing. They are easy to get to, the rules are simple and they have plenty of fish to catch. To find good places to take a youngster fishing, directions on how to get… more

Wildlife Workshop Offered in Post Falls

Fri, 07/16/2010 - 00:00 | idfg-nnokkentved

Scout leaders, teachers, parents, grandparents - this class is for you. Anyone who is involved in the life of a young child and would like to have accessible ways to incorporate the outdoors in the lives of young children should take this class. Idaho Fish and Game will host a WILD about Early Learners workshop… more

Wildlife Day Camp Scheduled by Natural Resource Agencies

Thu, 07/15/2010 - 00:00 | idfg-nnokkentved

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service have scheduled a free day camp in Coeur d'Alene August 2-6, 2010 for children ages 9 to 10 (as of July 1, 2010). The camp will be held from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. in the nature center at the North Idaho Fairgrounds in Coeur d'Alene.… more

F&G Commission Changes Game Rules

Wed, 07/14/2010 - 00:00 | idfg-lfrench

The Idaho Fish and Game Commission during a July 8 meeting rejected a proposed change to muzzleloader rules and a proposed bonus point program and adopted several proposals that could change wolf hunting in Idaho. Commissioners adopted rules that would allow the use of electronic calls for bears, mountain lions and… more

Fishing Pond Receives $60,000 Donation

Tue, 07/13/2010 - 00:00 | idfg-nnokkentved

The family of the late Roger Benton Humberger of Pocatello has contributed a combined $60,000 to the Edson Fichter Community Fishing Pond to be built in Pocatello. The Humberger family, namely cousin Jerry Humberger of Salmon and his children Sherry and Cindy, Diane Humberger of Twin Falls (wife of Roger's late cousin… more

Deadline to Buy Controlled Hunt Tags

Mon, 07/12/2010 - 00:00 | idfg-mcoleman

Big game hunters whose names were drawn in controlled hunt drawings have until August 1 to buy their tags. Any tags not purchased by that date will be forfeit. After a second drawing, any leftover tags are sold over the counter. The rules have changed for controlled hunt permits. Hunters who were successful in a… more

Fall Chinook Harvest Season Set

Mon, 07/12/2010 - 00:00 | idfg-mcoleman

The Idaho Fish and Game Commission during a meeting in Kellogg Thursday, July 8, adopted a recommended harvest season on fall Chinook salmon to open September 1. The season will continue seven days a week until further notice or October 31, whichever comes first. Fishery managers predict 23,075 adult hatchery… more

New Game Laws Take Effect

Mon, 07/12/2010 - 00:00 | idfg-mcoleman

Several new laws took effect July 1 affecting the 2010 hunting seasons. Nonresidents can now buy a three-day nonresident small game hunting license. The license is valid for upland game birds, migratory game birds, cottontail rabbits, huntable furbearers and unprotected and predatory birds three consecutive days… more

Ask Fish and Game: Canceling a Controlled Hunt

Mon, 07/12/2010 - 00:00 | idfg-mcoleman

Q. My hunting partner did not draw a big game controlled hunt this year and has picked what he thinks is a hot prospect in a general hunt. He wants me to go along but I drew a hunt. How do I cancel my controlled hunt so I can buy a general tag? A. You can simply ignore purchasing your controlled hunt tag and pick up a… more

Wolf Shot in Southeast Idaho

Mon, 07/12/2010 - 00:00 | idfg-mcoleman

A sheepherder shot and killed a gray wolf Tuesday afternoon, July 6, in the Franklin Basin east of Preston. The 94-pound male wolf had killed a lamb on Monday, July 5. The sheepherder contacted U.S. Wildlife Services within 24 hours, and the animal was brought to the southeast regional Fish and Game Office in… more

Fishing Closes Friday on South Fork Salmon

Thu, 07/08/2010 - 00:00 | idfg-mcoleman

Fishing for Chinook salmon on the South Fork of the Salmon River will close at 10:30 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time Friday, July 9. Idaho Department of Fish and Game creel surveys of anglers on the South Fork Salmon indicate 100 percent of the state's share of the fishery will have been taken by Friday night. A closure… more

Bowhunter Education Course Offered in Ahsahka

Tue, 07/06/2010 - 00:00 | idfg-nnokkentved

Beginning archery hunters wanting to pursue game this year are encouraged to register for a bowhunter education course offered in Ahsahka July 17 and 18. This will be the final archery course offered in the Orofino-area before big game archery season begins. The course will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 17 at… more

Public Barbecue Scheduled with Fish and Game Commissioners

Fri, 07/02/2010 - 00:00 | idfg-nnokkentved

The Idaho Fish and Game Commission during a July meeting at the Silver Mountain Resort in Kellogg will consider additional methods in taking wolves and other changes to big game rules. The commissioners will meet July 7 and 8 in the Noah's Loft Conference Center at the Silver Mountain Resort, and a public comment… more

Salmon Fishing in Idaho on the Fourth of July

Fri, 07/02/2010 - 00:00 | idfg-lfrench

For the first time in decades, most of the places anglers can fish for Chinook salmon will be open on the Fourth of July weekend. The Idaho Fish and Game Commission Wednesday morning approved a proposed Chinook salmon harvest season in the Boise River, which begins Thursday, July 1, and runs through September 30.… more

Salmon Fishing to Close on Part of Lower Salmon River

Fri, 07/02/2010 - 00:00 | idfg-mcoleman

Idaho Fish and Game will close Chinook salmon fishing in the Pine Bar, Hammer Creek and Vinegar Creek sections of the lower Salmon River at the end of fishing Wednesday, July 7. The sections to be closed include the lower Salmon River from the Highway 95 Time Zone Bridge downstream to the Rice Creek Bridge and from… more