Southeast Region

Fourth of July weekend is the typical kick-off for high country fishing, which is a great opportunity to get out and explore the backcountry. 

The Take Me Fishing Trailer is back for its tenth year of spreading fishing fun around the region! The trailer has all the gear and bait you need, and you don’t even need a fishing license as long as you register at the trailer. Plus, there is staff on-hand to teach you what you need to know about fishing, from casting to reeling in a feisty fish.

If you have never “dunked a worm” or “wet a fly”, you don’t know what you are missing!  And, here is your chance to find out.  Saturday, June 8, is Free Fishing Day in Idaho, which means anyone can fish without a license on any of Idaho’s waters open to fishing.  To help celebrate the day, there will be several Free Fishing Day events around southeast Idaho.

Grab your fishing pole, pack the cooler, and don’t forget your fishing license. Personnel from Idaho Fish and Game’s hatcheries in the Southeast Region will be releasing over 20,000 catchable-sized rainbow trout at several locations during June. Fish on!

To help you get ready for some fishing fun this weekend and the days that follow, the southeast regional office of Idaho Fish and Game and Ace Hardware/Element Outfitters in Pocatello are giving away worms while supplies last.  No purchase is necessary. Remember the early bird gets the worm, so don’t wait too long.

Memorial Day weekend for many Idahoans is the unofficial kick off to the summer camping and fishing season. Here are 42 places statewide to go fishing. 

Spring and summer are great times to harvest crappie, bass or trout for the dinner table. While most anglers know the bag limits for each species, some are unaware it is illegal to transport live fish in Idaho without a permit, which are only issued for special circumstances.