Chinook season opens this Friday

Chinook salmon fishing season on the South Fork Salmon River opens Friday.

The South Fork Salmon River will be open from the bridge on Forest Service Road 48, also known as Lick Creek Road, and continues upstream approximately 32 river miles to a posted boundary 100 yards downstream from the Fish and Game weir.

Fishing hours run from 5:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. from Friday to July 16 and 5:45 a.m. to 9:45 p.m. after July 16.

People are limited to four fish per day, no more than two of which may be adults. The possession limit is 12 fish, no more than six of which may adults.

Anglers must stop fishing for salmon when daily, possession or season limits of adult salmon are reached, whichever comes first.

The season limit is 20 adult Chinook salmon statewide during the 2015 salmon seasons. Seasons and rules brochures are available at Fish and Game offices, license vendors, and online at http://fishandgame.idaho.gov.

Anglers are reminded that seasons and limits may change on short notice. For more information, including current seasons and rules, in-season fish counts, harvest information, hatchery returns and interactive season maps, visit Fish and Game's website at http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/fish/chinook. Anglers can also call the Salmon Hotline at 1-855-287-2702 for daily season updates.