Browns Pond (Airport Pond) – 600 Rainbow Trout. This small pond offers easy access to fishing on the southern edge of McCall airport and is hidden from the road. Fischer Pond – 600 Rainbow Trout. Tucked into a city park, this pond provides good bank …
Idaho Fish and Game’s Free Fishing Day is June 13, and some young anglers will get more than just free fishing. Scheel’s and ICCU, in partnership with Fish and Game, will give away fishing gear to some anglers 14 years old and younger. Fishing gear …
Idaho Fish and Game closed Chinook salmon fishing on the portion of the Lower Salmon River from the Rice Creek Bridge upstream to the Upper Twin Bridge on Tuesday, May 26 after the sport fishing harvest objective for this section had been reached. Check …
Before people jump to conclusions, it is important to understand the actual numbers behind these decisions. The 2-fish daily limit accounted for 43 additional Chinook harvested in the Clearwater Basin that likely would not have been harvested under a 1- …
Idaho Fish and Game closed Chinook salmon fishing on the lower portion of the mainstem Clearwater river from the Camas Prairie Railroad Bridge to Cherrylane Bridge on Tuesday, May 19. Additionally, adult bag and possession limits on the remaining portion …
Many of you have been eagerly waiting for an update on the upper Salmon River Chinook run and the potential for fisheries we may be able to offer this summer. Like you, we are anxiously watching dam counts and fish passage at Bonneville Dam on the Columbia …
On the evening of May 16, a hunter shot and killed a male grizzly bear in defense of life after it charged him and his young son from a short distance away while they were hunting black bears near the Cave Falls Road on the Caribou-Targhee National Forest …
The Idaho Wild Sheep Foundation has recognized Idaho Fish and Game wildlife biologist Hollie Miyasaki with its Outstanding Achievement Award for her exceptional leadership and contributions to bighorn sheep conservation in Idaho. The award, given only …
Idaho Fish and Game, in partnership with the Henrys Lake Foundation, has launched a new evaluation of stocking strategies aimed at improving the survival of hatchery-raised hybrid trout in Henrys Lake. Henrys Lake is one of Idaho’s most popular fisheries …
In the Upper Snake Region, Mackay Reservoir has been stocked with 1,200 of the large Riverence trout, with more waters to be stocked in the coming weeks. In addition to this extra shot of angler opportunity, the normal IDFG hatchery stocking has occurred …
Idaho Fish and Game will open its annual firewood sale for the harvest of dead and down timber on the Craig Mountain Wildlife Management Area beginning May 18, 2026. The sale will continue through October 31, 2026, unless temporarily closed due to Stage 2 …
Idaho Fish and Game needs your help to adopt milkweed patches across the Gem State and monitor milkweed throughout the summer. This will be the second season of the Statewide Milkweed & Monarch Survey and will build on a successful first season in 2025 …
Given the weaker-than-forecasted run size, faster travel times, and reduced harvest shares, this spring Chinook season is shaping up to be a short one. The silver lining is that run timing and river conditions are cooperating nicely and catch rates should …
The Magic Valley Regional Office will be hosting a two-day Hunter Education Day Camp June 25-26 in Jerome from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. This instructor-led course gives students the opportunity to complete their hunter education certification in a fun, hands-on …
During its most recent Commission meeting on May 7, the Idaho Fish and Game Commission approved roughly $280,000 to help improve several Idaho shooting ranges. Thanks in large part to hunter education funds, Fish and Game has historically awarded grants to …
Topics covered include 2026-27 migratory bird season setting, fiscal year 2027 shooting range grants, Lake Pend Oreille rainbow trout management, and more.
From a helicopter, Fish and Game staff sedated elk with a dart gun. The elk were then carried by helicopter to a processing site, where staff fitted the animals with GPS collars, conducted health checks, loaded them into trailers, and then drove them about …
Hunters who applied for controlled hunts for moose, bighorn sheep, and mountain goat hunts can see if they drew a tag by going to www.GoOutdoorsIdaho.com. Hunters who were not successful in the draw can expect to receive a refund of the tag fees paid …
Why does Idaho Fish and Game close gates to motorized travel on the Portneuf WMA during the winter and spring months? This nearly 4,000-acre WMA is a key part of a mule deer winter range that wraps around the Portneuf Mountains from Inkom to Lava Hot …
Here's some quick highlights of some of these locations. Campbells Pond – 2,000 Rainbow Trout. This is a scenic forest pond where anglers can expect good catch rates. There are several docks, including one handicap-accessible dock, and a developed …
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