Idaho Fish Report

Keep dogs away from salmon carcasses‌

Whether it's spawned out salmon or dead fish placed for stream enrichment, letting your dog eat or lick salmon carcasses can have dire consequences. Salmon poisoning is caused when dogs eat a salmon carcass infected with an organism in the blood called Neorickettsia helminthoeca.  Symptoms include severe vomiting and diarrhea. Fortunately, with treatment most dogs will survive this potentially fatal infection.‌

Oct. 6 last day to buy bear tag‌

If you're hoping to bag a bear while hunting this fall, Friday, Oct. 6 is the last day to buy a fall bear tag. Sports Pac holders, don't forget to redeem your voucher.‌

Best bets for weekend fishing‌

This could be a beautiful weekend for fishing. Here are just some of your options:‌

• Chinook and coho salmon are entering rivers from the coast to the Willamette Valley.
• This could be the best time of the year to fish the high lakes for trout. Fish are feeding heavily in preparation for the winter, and fishing should be good until snow limits access.
• Brook and brown trout are starting to gather up in preparation for spawning.
• Crabbing has been good to great out of Depoe Bay, Newport and Waldport.

Check the zone reports for more details and locations.‌

E-tagging tips for hunters and anglers‌

It's important for both hunters and anglers to tag their harvest immediately, which means they'll need to know how to navigate the MyODFW app outside of cell phone range. Here are some tips for e-tagging in the field.‌

CWD check stations, other ways to get your animal tested‌

ODFW continues to monitor hunter harvested deer and elk for CWD – a fatal, highly infectious disease. What can hunters do to help combat CWD?‌

• If you pass a CWD check station, stop and have your animal tested. It takes only 10 minutes and is legally required.
• If you don't find a check station, learn the other ways you can have your animal tested.

Find out more about CWD, check station locations and the ways to have your animal tested.‌