BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Department of Fish and Game forecasts a larger-than-average run of Chinook salmon this spring, and about a month from now, anglers may begin catching some of them. The Idaho ...

Idaho’s rivers have long been a haven for anglers chasing the thrill of landing a Chinook salmon, but 2025 has brought some big changes to the fishing scene, especially on the South Fork Salmon River.

Average catch rates improved or were similar to the previous week in most areas above the Middle Fork Salmon River. Anglers interviewed downstream of the Middle Fork in location code 14 averaged 50 ...

Feeling crowded out of the prime fishing spots in the Clearwater Basin, the Nez Perce Tribe will experiment with gill nets and drift nets during Idaho’s spring chinook fishing season. For the tribe, ...

WASHINGTON, USA — You will be able to harvest Chinook salmon in different areas of the Snake River. You have to follow all of the rules within the areas while fishing. Here is a list of the different ...

Nez Perce tribal fishers tend a gillnet on Lower Granite Reservoir. The tribe intends to use gill nets and drift nets on the Clearwater River this spring. Courtesy of Joseph Oatman Feeling crowded out ...