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Fall Chinook Harvest Season Ends Thursday by Staff Argus Observer, October 29, 2013

Salmon fishing will end for the year when the fall Chinook harvest season on the Snake and Clearwater rivers ends Thursday, October 31 -- except a short reach on the Snake River below Hells Canyon Dam, which closes November 17.

The season opened September 1, on the Snake River between Lewiston and Hells Canyon Dam, in the lower Clearwater River downstream of the U.S. Highway 12 Memorial Bridge in Lewiston, and in the Salmon River from its mouth upstream to Eye of the Needle Rapids.

The Snake River, from Cliff Mountain Rapids to Hells Canyon Dam, remains open until further notice or November 17.

The daily bag limit is six adult Chinook salmon, the possession limit is 18 adult Chinook and there is no season limit on adult Chinook. Only adipose-fin-clipped salmon may be kept.

Only adult Chinook must be recorded on the angler's salmon permit. There are no limits on jacks, but anglers must have a valid Idaho fishing license and salmon permit to fish for salmon.

For more information on Chinook salmon fishing in Idaho, check the Fish and Game website fishandgame.idaho.gov/public/fish/?getPage=140.