Calling all anglers! Idaho Fish and Game is needing your help
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - Valentine's Day is a day of love and spending the day with your loved ones. But what happens when your special someone happens to be somewhat slippery?
Fisherman in the area will have the opportunity not just once but three different times to help the Idaho Fish and Game plan out the future of Idaho Fisheries.
"2024 is the last year of our current regulation booklet being valid, and they're valid for three years. And so we're working on next year's regulations right now, and we'd love to hear from the public to get their take on how we could change, update, improve, make fishing better," Idaho Fish and Game Regional Fishery Manager Brett High said.
They will be going over 2025-2027 Statewide Fishing seasons and their rules. The new six year statewide fish management plan. The upcoming bag limits on Chinook Salmon Fishing Season for the spring and summer will be discussed as well.
"Salmon season changes every year. It's a very dynamic fishery with which is tightly managed with a number of fish coming back and available for anglers to harvest, balancing the needs with hatcheries and tribal harvest as well. So that's an annual thing. Whereas fishing regulation booklets are every three years," High said.
They are also getting ready to plan out the next 6 years of fishery management in the gem state.
"It's what designates the different fisheries and provides objectives for how to accomplish meeting those object, the goals, the categories, for example, Henry's Lake being a trophy fishery, and some of the goals to help us get there," High said.
Meetings will be taking place throughout the state. The first meeting to come to Eastern Idaho will take place from 7 to 8:30 p.m at the Upper Snake regional office at 4729 Commerce Circle in Idaho Falls on Feb. 21.
The second meeting will take place from 5:30-8:00 p.m. at the Southeast Regional Office at 1345 Barton Road in Pocatello.
Until then you can help out our slippery finned friends, online here. Comments will be accepted up to March 3.
