Salmon fishing season approved

[SalmonRiverID]

IDFG Commission today approved a salmon fishing season opening June 23rd from near The East Fork confluence to a point just below the Sawtooth Hatchery. The quota is said to be about 900-1000 fish.

http://www.salmonriveridaho.net/

A season was also OK'd for portions of the South Fork.
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[hammerindown]

[] this is awesome. Is there any word on the limits? Also what portions of the SF are open? That just made my year much better.

Also when can a fisherman expect to see decent numbers in the SF any guesses?
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[chrome_junky]

lucky dogs. i might make a trip down to fish with a few of you if we can time it right.
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[phutch30]

Anyone seen a link to the actual news release? i was looking on the F &G site and cant seem to find anything
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[Perry3]

Here is the link

http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/public/medi...ewsID=6292
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[Huntsman]

As far as the upper River, this is a kick in the "proverbial butt"...especially after the "glowing" pre-season" forecast. The same forecast that allowed the lower Columbia River fishermen to thump on our upper river stocks without any apparent opposition from Idaho.

I had quite a chat Friday with the Salmon regional office of IDF&G regarding the rumors floating around about the upper River season. I was told the recommendation fron IDF&G to the Commission was to open a short season from the East Fork to the Sawtooth Hatchery beginning the last week of June.

"From the East Fork up?", I asked. "Why the East Fork, is there a run of fish going up the East Fork that is needing special protection?"

"Well, we don't really know...", was the reply I received.

That is typical of our Dept these days. The pre-season SWAG gets everyone excited!! We race out and buy our salmon permits, drool all over ourselves in anticipation for the season, and then watch the same 'ol movie as the Dept backs up. "Oops, we're sorry", they lament, "We thought the run would be better than it turned out be..."
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[SF_Austin]

I'm not so much concerned over the prediction versus what has actually come up the river because it is just that, a prediction, but anyone with an ounce of business sense will always tell you to under-promise and over-deliver.

The thing that really gets to me is that our Idaho fish come over early (atleast thats what the biologists have told me) so the net draggers in the ocean get out and have a crack at em, as soon as we get any sort of numbers over Bonneville the Columbia guys get another shot at em and then when they actually get to Idaho everyone is in a tail spin because we dont have as many fish! Why is it that we cant let a good chunk of Idaho fish actually make it close to Idaho to ensure our run numbers? Am I being too simple minded here, or is logic out of the question? We wonder why the run is starting later every year but then as soon as we get numbers in the river they open a season and catch their quota and then let the late runners come up after they catch the early ones? Would that not create a later run every life cycle?

My question is who is supposed to be standing up and fighting for our Idaho run salmon and why are they not doing so?
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[SteelFan]

I feel like I have been slapped in the face with this season. I live about 5 minutes away from the Salmon river and if I want to fish for salmon this year I am going to have to drive about 100 miles to do it. This is absolutely unacceptable to me. Idaho has got to stand up and fight for our fish. We are always the ones that end up losing and it is getting ridiculous. There has got to be something that can be done so everyone has a fair season. We keep getting robbed and everyone seems to sweep the issue under the rug and nothing ever happens.
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[Idaho]

Good news,

The kids and I will be waiting.

Idaho
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