Salmon Region | Idaho Fish and Game

The Salmon area is home to the Salmon River, one of the few undammed waterways left in America. The river and its forks serve as the only pathways into the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness area, the largest single federally designated wilderness in the lower 48. Steelhead and salmon start and end their 900-mile journey to the ocean in this region of Idaho. Nine of Idaho’s big game animals roam the valleys and mountains in this area.

News

Conserving Snake River sturgeon: Introduction (part 1 of 7)

Photo: Historical photo of Snake River White Sturgeon harvested, circa 1900.

Southwest Region Magic Valley Region Clearwater Region Southeast Region White Sturgeon Upper Snake Region Fishing Salmon Region Panhandle Region White Sturgeon (Snake and Salmon Rivers) (Acipenser transmontanus)
August and September is Salmon Viewing Season

Most "wildlife watchers" look for mammals and birds - but they are missing great opportunities to view fish in Idaho's waters. Late summer and fall is the time to see Chinook salmon spawning in Idaho rivers in the Upper Salmon River at places like Indian Riffles (between Challis and Stanley), Sawtooth Fish Hatchery, on the South Fork Salmon River at the fish trap and in Stolle Meadows or the C

Clearwater Region Southwest Region Salmon Region Chinook Salmon Fishing Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)
The Ramp Masters - People Behind the Scene Who Make Fishing Great

Fishing can be fantastic, but if you can't get to the water to wet-a-line; it's all for not. There are many "faces" most anglers don't see or think about when going fishing - but they are vital to having a quality fishing experience. People like our Engineers and Construction Crew are just as important as the biologists when it comes to the sport of fishing.

Salmon Region Steelhead Fishing Fishing Clearwater Region Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii)
"If You Build It - They Will Come" or the Story of the Fish Habitat Program

Idaho has an active fish habitat restoration/construction program with the goal of adding more habitat for fish. Things like trees with rootwads, rock and willows are the building-blocks of a successful project. Most of the work is focused on habitat to benefit anadromous (ocean-going) fish because funding sources are tied to lower Snake and Columbia River mitigation programs associated with

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Upper Salmon River Chinook Fishery Update

The upper reaches of the Salmon River continued to fish well over the past week. The majority of angler effort was located upstream of the East Fork in location code 19, while angler effort downstream of Salmon, ID in location codes 15 and 16 remained low. Anglers harvested an estimated 28 hatchery adult Chinook in location code 17 which produced a harvest rate of 59 hours per Chinook kept.

Chinook Salmon Fishing Salmon Region Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)
Reminder to Spring Bear Hunters

The 2016 spring black bear season is upon us and hunters should be aware of the regulations. Idaho is one of only 12 states that allows hunters to bait for bear resulting in high interest from resident and non-resident hunters alike.

Salmon Region Black Bear (Ursus americanus)
Commission to meet via conference call April 21

The Idaho Fish and Game Commission will meet by conference call Thursday, April 21 to set the 2016 migratory game bird seasons. The call will begin at 10 a.m. (MDT) at Fish and Game Headquarters, 600 S. Walnut in Boise. There will be no public testimony taken during the call, but the public is welcome to attend.

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Elevations in the Salmon Region reach up to 12,662 at Borah Peak, the highest peak in Idaho.

Office

Salmon Regional Office

99 Highway 93 North

Salmon, ID 83467

Videos

Hunting the Sagebrush Sea

Steelhead Fishing - A Family Outing