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

Idaho’s Chinook salmon seasons to end July 30

1 hour 7 min ago

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.

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Resident Sawtooth Zone Elk A & B Tags sold out

Wednesday, July 12, 2017 - 1:38 PM MDT

Idaho Sawtooth Zone Elk A and B tags for residents in game management hunt units 33, 34, 35 and 36 are sold out for 2017.

Licenses, Tags and Permits – Residents Panhandle Region Clearwater Region Southwest Region Magic Valley Region Southeast Region Upper Snake Region Salmon Region Elk (Cervus canadensis)
Fishing at Priest Lake is at a crossroads

Monday, July 10, 2017 - 1:51 PM MDT

Fish and Game is hosting three public meetings in July about the future of fishing at Priest Lake, as well as doing an anglers' survey and public opinion poll in late summer or fall.

Panhandle Region Clearwater Region Salmon Region Lake Trout (Salvelinus namaycush) Sockeye Salmon or Kokanee (Oncorhynchus nerka)
Fish and Game seeks comments on several proposed rule changes

Wednesday, July 5, 2017 - 11:07 AM MDT

Idaho Fish and Game is launching a negotiated rule making process and wants to hear from the public concerning six proposed rule changes. Summaries of the rule proposals include:

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Chinook seasons to close on Lower Salmon and section of Upper Salmon

Wednesday, June 28, 2017 - 5:08 PM MDT

To minimize fishery impacts on the hatchery and natural origin fish destined to spawning areas and hatchery facilities in the Salmon River Basis upstream of the Little Salmon River, Idaho Fish and Game will close fishing for Chinook salmon in two river sections of the Salmon River effective the end of fishing hours July 2, 2017. River sections to close are:

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Big game controlled hunt drawing results online

Tuesday, June 27, 2017 - 6:34 PM MDT

Hunters who applied for elk, deer, pronghorn, fall turkey and black bear controlled hunts can check online to see whether they were successful in the recent computerized drawing. Drawing results are now available at: http://idfg.idaho.gov/CH.

Controlled Hunt Information Big Game Hunting Panhandle Region Clearwater Region Southwest Region Southeast Region Magic Valley Region Upper Snake Region Salmon Region Elk (Cervus canadensis) Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus) Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) Black Bear (Ursus americanus) Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
Chinook Salmon Fishery update Little Salmon and Lower Salmon River

Tuesday, June 27, 2017 - 9:55 AM MDT

Salmon fishing is in full swing in Idaho. If you’ve been waiting to fish for Chinook Salmon near Riggins don’t wait any longer. The fishery on the Little Salmon River and lower Salmon River will be open for fishing June 29 through July 2. We are 50% of the way through our share of the harvest and this fishery will change quickly after July 2.

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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

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