Idaho’s rivers have long been a haven for anglers chasing the thrill of landing a Chinook salmon, but 2025 has brought some big changes to the fishing scene, especially on the South Fork Salmon River.

BOISE, Idaho — Attention anglers: Idaho Fish and Game (IDFG) has released a new app for salmon and steelhead permits. The new app, available in low-service areas and while a device is in airplane mode ...

My fishing guide, Shiloh Patterson, vividly remembers the first time he hooked a king salmon back in 1997. The fight lasted only 10 seconds before his line snapped, but it was all he could talk about ...