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Steelhead limits reduced for 2018 spring season |
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December 31, 2017 |
By Mike Demick
IDFG Conservation Information Supervisor
Steelhead anglers are reminded that Fish and
Game commissioners extended the reduced bag and
possession limits for the 2018 spring steelhead
season, which starts January 1.
Daily steelhead bag limits are two daily and six
in possession statewide. Only adipose
fin-clipped steelhead may be harvested.
Steelhead longer than 28 inches in total length
cannot be harvested in the Clearwater River
Basin or on the Snake River from the confluence
(Lewiston) upstream to Couse Creek Boat Ramp.
All other 2018 steelhead rules apply, including
season harvest limits, opening and closing
dates. An updated brochure is available on the
Steelhead Fishing Rules page at
https://idfg.idaho.gov/fish/steelhead/rules.
The number of hatchery steelhead returning to
Idaho is sufficient to provide a harvest fishery
for adipose fin-clipped, hatchery-origin
steelhead under reduced harvest limits through
the spring season. The size restriction on the
lower Snake and Clearwater rivers protects the
larger “B-run” steelhead from overharvest and
ensures enough will return to replenish
hatcheries.
Limits for the 2018 spring season include:
Clearwater River Basin which includes the Mainstem Clearwater, North Fork Clearwater,
Middle Fork Clearwater and South Fork Clearwater
• Daily limit is two adipose fin-clipped steelhead, none over 28 inches
in total length;
• Possession limit is six adipose fin-clipped steelhead, none over 28
inches in total length
Salmon River
• Daily limit is two adipose fin-clipped steelhead
• Possession limit is six adipose fin-clipped steelhead
Snake River from the Washington/Idaho State line
upstream to Couse Creek Boat Ramp (approximately
17 miles upstream of the Idaho-Washington
border).
• Daily limit is two adipose fin-clipped steelhead, none over 28 inches
in total length
• Possession limit is six adipose fin-clipped steelhead, none over 28
inches in total length
Snake River upstream from Couse Creek Boat Ramp,
Snake River from Hells Canyon to Oxbow Dam and
the Boise River
• Daily limit is two adipose fin-clipped steelhead
• Possession limit is six adipose fin-clipped steelhead |
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