Idaho to set fishing seasons at meeting in Hailey
FISHING -- Idaho's fishing seasons for the next three years will be set by the Idaho Fish and Game Commission during a Nov. 18-19 meeting in Hailey.
Routine agenda items include setting the 2016-2018 fishing seasons, approving the 2015 Strategic Plan and considering land acquisitions. Commissioners also will hear updates on the FY 17 budget, upcoming legislative process, wolf plan and plans related to sage grouse.
Fishing proposals include increasing the statewide “possession limit” to three times the daily bag limit after the second day of the season. Currently, the possession limit is equal to the bag limit.
In the Panhandle region, a proposal for Lake Pend Oreille would reduce the rainbow trout daily bag limit from six to two fish, only one over 20 inches.
