Clearwater Region | Idaho Fish and Game

The Clearwater region is home to the largest wilderness and primitive areas in the lower 48 states. These areas are accessible only by foot, boat, or horseback and challenge even the most experienced hunters and anglers. Chinook salmon, coho salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon are native to the Clearwater, Snake, and Salmon rivers.

News

Mother Nature knows best; leave young wildlife alone

Thursday, June 13, 2019 - 12:45 PM MDT

June is the peak fawning and calving season for Idaho's deer, elk and antelope herds. With camping and the outdoors season well underway, well-meaning citizens often find baby animals that seem to be abandoned. Idaho Department of Fish and Game is asking people to leave them alone.

Clearwater Region White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
Chinook Salmon update for the Middle Fork Clearwater River (6/13/19)

Thursday, June 13, 2019 - 8:13 AM MDT

Hi Everybody. My weekly Chinook Salmon updates are back on! The reason for this is we have decided to reopen a section of the Middle Fork Clearwater River to Salmon fishing. If this is of interest to you, read on.

Chinook Salmon Fishing Clearwater Region Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)
Clearwater area hunters are encouraged to attend deer management plan open house in Lewiston, June 11

Tuesday, June 4, 2019 - 3:14 PM MDT

June 11 meeting allows opportunity for hunters to have their voice be heard regarding future deer management in Idaho

Clearwater Region White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus)
June 3: Update on Chinook Salmon fishing on the Clearwater, Lower Salmon and Little Salmon river fisheries

Monday, June 3, 2019 - 7:34 PM MDT

Here's a summary of the short, spring Chinook salmon fishing seasons by Clearwater Regional Fisheries Manager Joe Dupont and an explanation of how Fish and Game manages fishing seasons in years with a small Chinook return.

Chinook Salmon Fishing Clearwater Region Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)
Angler breaks catch/release steelhead record from the S.F. Clearwater River

Thursday, May 30, 2019 - 4:15 PM MDT

Congratulations to Samuel Brumbaugh of Libby, Montana on his new state record steelhead. During a mid-April trip to the South Fork Clearwater, the young angler landed this 38-inch steelhead, topping the old record of 37-inches that was caught in Dec. 2018.

Record Fish in Idaho Steelhead Fishing Clearwater Region Steelhead Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdneri)
Chinook Salmon Update for the Clearwater River, lower Salmon River, and Little Salmon River (5/28/19)

Tuesday, May 28, 2019 - 7:48 PM MDT

Hi Everybody. It is time for the weekly spring Chinook Salmon update for the fisheries in the Clearwater River Basin and in the lower Salmon and Little Salmon rivers (Rapid River Run) (5/28/19). Run Update

Chinook Salmon Fishing Clearwater Region Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)
Chinook Salmon update for the Clearwater River, lower Salmon River, and Little Salmon River fisheries (5/22/19)

Wednesday, May 22, 2019 - 2:29 PM MDT

Hi Everybody. It is time for the weekly spring Chinook Salmon update for the fisheries in the Clearwater River Basin and in the lower Salmon and Little Salmon rivers (Rapid River Run) (5/22/19). Run Update

Chinook Salmon Fishing Clearwater Region Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)

Elevations in the Clearwater range from 753 at Lewiston to 9,393 at He Devil of the Seven Devil’s Wilderness area.

Location

Clearwater Regional Office

3316 16th Street

Lewiston, ID 83501

(208) 799-5010

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