Idaho Fish Report

This is the last weekend where anglers can fish before the fishing closures on Oct. 1. Portions of the river will close to protect fall Chinook staging in the lower river prior to when we get the fall rains. This area usually reopens in early November.

New this year, a portion of the upper river, which is already closed to Chinook, will be closed to ALL fishing to protect Chinook staging to enter spawning tributaries. This area is normally open to steelhead fishing, but very few steelhead are in the system when the Chinook are around and this closure will keep anglers who are targeting steelhead from hooking fall chinook.

Anglers are always reminded to check the regulation updates for the low water closure period, wild Chinook bag limits, and fishing boundary changes.