| Date: | July 27, 2009 |
| Contact: | Ed Mitchell    (208) 334-3700 |
All Chinook salmon fishing in Idaho's Salmon River is closed, but a season remains open in the Boise River.
Overall for the season, Fish and Game estimates that the salmon fishery in the upper Salmon River, which opened on June 20, generated about 60,000 angler hours of fishing effort and lead to the harvest of 3,000 Chinook salmon.
The only fishing season for Chinook salmon still open in Idaho is on the Boise River, from its mouth to Barber Dam, 24 hours a day, through September 6 or until further notice.
The daily limit is two Chinook, adult or jack, and the possession limit is six fish. Salmon anglers may use hooks no larger than five-eight inch. Snagging or attempting to snag salmon is unlawful.
Anglers must cease fishing for Chinook salmon - including catch-and-release - when they retain the daily, possession or season limits for the water in which they are fishing. Anglers may not harvest more than 40 Chinook salmon, as recorded on their permits, during the season.
Anglers must have in their possession a valid 2009 Idaho fishing license and salmon permit to fish for Chinook. They should consult 2009 Chinook salmon rules, which are published in season brochures and on the Fish and Game Website at:
http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/cms/fish/salmon/.
