Rreduced bag and possession limits have been extended for the 2018 Idaho spring steelhead season, according to Idaho Department Fish and Game (IDFG). This year’s spring season began January 1. Daily steelhead bag limits are two daily and six in … Continued
Approximately 420,000 steelhead have been released into the American River, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). The juvenile steelhead were raised at Nimbus Fish Hatchery and released into the American River just upstream of the I … Continued
In August, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) designated the Nisqually and Elwha rivers as wild steelhead gene banks to help conserve wild steelhead populations. Under that designation, both rivers will be off-limits to releases of steelhead raised … Continued
In one of the largest river restoration efforts in the nation, state and federal officials, along with private industry, have agreed to remove four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River, potentially returning the river’s historic fish runs and advancing their … Continued
This year, Idaho Fish and Game is stocking 1.6 million catchable rainbow trout between 10 and 12 inches, which are stocked strictly for anglers to catch. Idaho rainbows are typically stocked where they are easily accessible to anglers and there’s … Continued