Southeast Region

After noticing a good deal of fishing effort on Shelley Pond over the past year, IDFG suspected that local anglers would benefit from a more consistent angling opportunity supported by the addition of hatchery Rainbow Trout. As such, Shelley Pond received 1,000 Rainbow Trout this summer for anglers to enjoy. Fish were stocked on June 25th.

A Blackfoot man was recently sentenced for numerous wildlife violations dating back to 2007, including four felony charges related to illegally trapping and selling bobcats and illegally killing mule deer.  In part, sentencing included a temporary revocation of hunting and trapping privileges.

Jay Reeder, Brandon Porter, Rick and Jesse Earl and Dustin Hollingsworth of Preston, Idaho and Brian Miller of Pennsylvania all reached plea agreements in a Franklin County court for the illegal killing and possession of three mule deer and 16 elk, including several trophy class animals in the fall of 2018 near Preston, Idaho.

Have you heard of Idaho Fish and Game’s fishing and boating access program?  It's focus is to create and maintain water-based public access for fishing, hunting, and trapping at over 300 locations statewide, including over 60 sites right here in southeast Idaho!

Written by Megan Heller ( University of Idaho)

UPDATE:  Fish and Game learned that a large canid killed in a vehicle collision early in the morning on June 19 in southeast Idaho is a wolf hybrid.

Congratulations to Brett Jones, of Rock Springs Wyoming on a new catch-and-release state record rainbow trout! Jones caught the huge trout while fishing American Falls Reservoir on May 25, 2020. The 31.25-inch monster was just long enough to break the previous record of 30.5 inches, held by David Raisch since 2018.