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

This Summer, Be ‘Bear Aware’

Wednesday, August 16, 2017 - 9:44 AM MDT

During dry summers such as this, the black bear’s natural food supplies may be scarce, driving them to travel great distances to find food.

Salmon Region Black Bear (Ursus americanus)
Can triploid cutthroat improve fishing in backcountry lakes?

Monday, August 14, 2017 - 7:55 AM MDT

Biologists completed a three-year study of mountain lakes to compare two kinds of trout used for stocking.

Southwest Region Clearwater Region Magic Valley Region Upper Snake Region Salmon Region Panhandle Region Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii) Arctic Grayling (Thymallus arcticus) Golden Trout (Oncorhynchus aguabonita)
Can triploid cutthroat trout improve fishing in backcountry lakes? Part 1

Friday, August 11, 2017 - 3:29 PM MDT

Can triploid cutthroat trout improve fishing in backcountry lakes? Part 1: Setting up for the long game

Fishing Southwest Region Clearwater Region Salmon Region Upper Snake Region Magic Valley Region Panhandle Region Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii)
Learn about bear behavior and help prevent unwanted encounters

Friday, August 4, 2017 - 2:21 PM MDT

Most black bear encounters are random when people and a bear happen to be in the same place at the same time, but sometimes bears are attracted to the same areas as people, and people should know how to avoid those situations, or deal with them when they occur.

Panhandle Region Clearwater Region Southwest Region Magic Valley Region Southeast Region Upper Snake Region Salmon Region Black Bear (Ursus americanus)
Two sockeye returned to Stanley Basin, the first of the 2017 run

Friday, August 4, 2017 - 1:42 PM MDT

Through Aug. 2, 225 sockeye have crossed Lower Granite Dam about 30 miles downstream from Lewiston. That’s the last dam salmon cross before reaching Idaho, and after crossing it, the fish still have to swim about 400 miles to return to their spawning grounds in the Stanley.

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Fish and Game encourages people visiting for the eclipse to try Idaho's fishing

Monday, July 31, 2017 - 1:48 PM MDT

Many visitors will travel to Idaho to catch the solar eclipse on Aug. 21, but there’s more for them to catch in Idaho. Idaho Fish and Game has prepared a special guide for visitors so they can go fishing during their visit. A special webpage shows a map of the path of the eclipse, and nearly 100 fishing opportunities along that same path.

Fish the Eclipse! Southwest Region Magic Valley Region Upper Snake Region Southeast Region Salmon Region
Idaho’s Chinook salmon seasons to end July 30

Tuesday, July 25, 2017 - 3:31 PM MDT

Chinook salmon seasons on the Snake, Little Salmon and Upper Salmon rivers will close at the end of fishing hours on Sunday, July 30. The closures to these fisheries are occurring because harvest objectives are being met and/or because the Chinook run has ended.

Clearwater Region Southwest Region Salmon Region Chinook Salmon Fishing Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)

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

Location

Salmon Regional Office

99 Highway 93 North

Salmon, ID 83467

Videos

Hunting the Sagebrush Sea

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