Fish and Game is stocking 410,000 catchable rainbow trout in May, with nearly as many more to follow in June. Those are the two biggest stocking months because Fish and Game hatchery crews want there to be plenty of fish for anglers to catch throughout the state and it tends to be some of the best fishing conditions of the year.
Help us celebrate 125 years of managing Idaho's fish and wildlife at two special Free Fishing Day events on June 8 at Edson Fichter Pond in Pocatello and Grace Fish Hatchery!
Fish and Game staff will be stocking a total of 50,800 catchable-size (10 to 12 inch) trout at the following locations around the Upper Snake Region in June. All stocked fish are rainbow trout unless otherwise specified in the comments section. Start the summer off right with a trip to your favorite fishing spot!
Saturday, June 8 is Idaho’s Free Fishing Day and Idaho Fish and Game invites anglers, residents and nonresidents, to celebrate the day by fishing without a license. Learn the joys of fishing at two local events: Salmon - Kids Creek Pond, 10 a.m. to noon and Stanley - Sawtooth Kids Pond, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
An instructor-led wolf-trapper education class will be held in Glenns Ferry on June 1, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. as part of the National Trappers Association Western Region Trapping and Outdoor Expo.
Whether you are fishing at an urban pond, a wild river, or an alpine lake, that next fish you catch might have an orange tag, and Idaho Fish and Game needs your help reporting it.
For centuries, rotenone has been used by native tribes of Central and South America to catch fish for food. Since the 1930s, it has also been used by fishery managers to control and remove unwanted fish. Rotenone blocks the exchange of oxygen across the gills of fish and essentially suffocates them.