Idaho fishing

News-desk briefs whose primary water is Idaho. California and Alaska also keep their category desks.

US Fishing IDNews deskSeptember 17, 2026
Coeur d’Alene kokanee 14–18 inches; Clearwater confluence Chinook and steelhead pick up
Alan Liere’s Sept. 17 Spokesman-Review report: a Coeur d’Alene kokanee troll kept 22 fish, mostly 14–18 inches at 50 feet, and the Snake–Clearwater confluence has picked up for fall Chinook and steelhead after a slow first week.
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US Fishing IDNews deskSeptember 15, 2026
Idaho cuts fall Chinook and steelhead bags after Thursday
IDFG changes fall Chinook and steelhead bag limits at the end of fishing hours Thursday, Sept. 17: only clipped adult Chinook may be kept, and the statewide steelhead daily limit drops to two.
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US Fishing IDNews deskSeptember 14, 2026
Clearwater Region gets more than 6,500 catchable rainbows in September
Idaho Fish and Game’s Sept. 1 Clearwater Region sheet lists more than 6,500 catchable 10- to 12-inch rainbow trout for September, including 3,000 at Winchester Lake and 480 at Fenn Pond.
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US Fishing IDNews deskSeptember 11, 2026
Idaho fall Chinook: North Fork Clearwater opened Sept. 1 on a below-average run
Idaho Fish and Game’s 2026 fall Chinook season (Aug. 18–Nov. 1) opened the North Fork Clearwater on Sept. 1 — three adults a day, only one unclipped — on a projected 26,000-fish return to Lower Granite.
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