2012 Chinook Season

Chinook Salmon Fishing Season Report

(NOTE: This report is now simply chronological with the Hatchery Returns always located below the daily narratives.)
------------------Final Note to Chinook Season-----------------
The season closed August 5th.  We put Brent's final report up on the main website and also reproduced it here.  We learned a lot in our first year of attempting to cover a chinook salmon fishing season--a Whole Lot!  We will definitely be better at it next year based on the lessons we learned this year.  The focus now is on the fall steelhead season.  We spent much time during our last trip to Salmon Country attempting to develop contacts and information sources for the upcoming fall and spring steelhead seasons. We will continue to cultivate those leads.  It's been a great learning experience and a great season.  Thanks to IDFG Staff and all those folks who helped us out this season.  We appreciate your kindness & hospitality.

Now, what we are going to do with this chronological fishing report is eventually move it to a dedicated Google Sites Page so it can be archived for future reference.  We will leave it sit here for maybe another day or two before it gets moved off someplace else.  We will keep you posted as to how the redesign of ths Fishing page evolves.  Thanks for your readership--we appreciate YOU a whole lot.
-------------------------Final Chinook Fishing Season Report--Monday, August 6, 2012---------

Brent Beller

The IDFG Salmon Region Office's Brent Beller sent out his final chinook salmon weekly fishing report today at 4:47 pm.  He said, "The upper Salmon River Chinook fishery is now closed. Angler effort and harvest were roughly the same this week compared to the last one. Between July 29th and August 5th, 66 adults and 4 jacks were harvested, while 81 non ad-clipped adults were released."

"The hours per Chinook caught dropped quite a bit in section 19 with anglers averaging 10 hours per Chinook which was the best rate observed during the season.  The final season totals for sections 18 and 19 combined are 799 hatchery adult Chinook harvested and 541 unclipped adult Chinook released."

"As of today (August 6th), the number that have been trapped at the Sawtooth Fish Hatchery is 2,237 hatchery adults, 228 hatchery jacks, and 335 wild. Our next creel report will be sent out Monday, October 8th for the fall steelhead season. Hope everyone enjoys the rest of the summer."

Thanks for your great weekly reports, Brent!  We're sure looking forward to your next report to kick off the fall steelhead season.  Below is the screen shot of Brent weekly spreadsheet.  You can click on it to see a larger, much more readable version.



------------------------Update 11 am August 5, 2012-----------
This is the last day of the Upper Salmon River chinook fishing season.  technically, the season ends at 10 pm tonight.  In all practicality, the season already ended some time ago for most fishermen.  We suspect the final report of this season that's to be released tomorrow afternoon will show very paltry harvest results during the past seven days.  We will try to get a wrap up report complete some time this week.  We tried unsuccessfully to contact the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes spokesman about Tribal fishing regulations and practices.  Even though the season for sport anglers ends today, we do not yet have confirmation if the Tribal season will end as well.  It remains a high priority of ours to make contact with the Tribes about their fishing. We will carry that priority throughout the year and won't give up until we have established an ongoing working relationship with them.  We are not optimistic that's going to happen any day soon.  Meanwhile, we are already developing contacts for the fall steelhead season.


---------------Update 2:45pm Monday, July 30, 2012---------

Here is the official IDFG weekly report on the chinook salmon season:


Angler effort and harvest dropped again this week. Between July 23rd and July 29th, 60 adults and 6 jacks were harvested, while 71 non ad-clipped adults were released. The hours per Chinook caught stayed roughly the same this past week in section 19 with anglers averaging 23 hours per Chinook, while in section 18 the hours per Chinook caught increased significantly to 52. Season totals for sections 18 and 19 combined are 733 hatchery adult Chinook harvested and 460 unclipped adult Chinook released. As of today (July 30th), the number that have been trapped at the Sawtooth Fish Hatchery is 2,229 hatchery adults, 219 hatchery jacks, and 322 wild.





----------------Update 9:30 am Friday, July 27th--------------
The chinook salmon fishing season will end no later than August 10th but could be earlier depending on analysis of ongoing harvest data.  IDFG's 2012 agreement with NOAA Fisheries stipulates the season closing date even if the harvest target is not reached.  As of today, the calculated harvest is close to 900 fish and the harvest target itself remains in the 1400 fish range.  The end of Tribal fishing is stipulated by a separate agreement between the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes and NOAA Fisheries. 

---------------Update 6pm Monday, July 23, 2012---------
Here is the official IDFG weekly report on the chinook salmon season:

Angler effort was lower this past weekend compared to the one before, and the number of Chinook harvested dropped as well. Between July 16thand July 22nd, 174 adults and 36 jacks were kept, while 137 non ad-clipped adults were released. The hours per Chinook caught improved this past week with anglers averaging approximately 22 hours per Chinook in section 19, and 29 hours per Chinook in section 18. Season totals for sections 18 and 19 combined are 673 hatchery adult Chinook kept and 389 unclipped adult Chinook released. As of today (July 23rd), the number that have been trapped at the Sawtooth Fish Hatchery is 2, 168 hatchery adults, 200 hatchery jacks, and 315 wild.





---------------Update 10 pm July 20th, 2012-------
No actual fishing updates today.  We did tweak the Trout stocking article and did another sseparate article showing hte new boat ramp at Deadman.  Other than that, zip, zilch, zero and nada.  Tomorrow, our Deadman Hole Reporter (DHR) is going to take some photos from the up river side of the Deadman Rock.
-------------------------Update 9 am, July 19, 2012-----------------
We have two updates this morning.  One from BFT member John and the other from our trusty Deadman Hole Reporter, Stephen N.  Stephen took the photo at left this morning between 5-6 am.  He said he counted 8 vehicles and no boats.  You can click on the small photo to see a much larger one.  It's also a very good photo to gauge the progress of the Deadman Hole Rec Site makeover's progress.  Here's John's comments in italics.  THANKS, John & Stephen!

JP, 
I just got back from Challis Hot Springs and I fished for about an hour in the evening and an hour in the morning and never touched a fish.  I never saw another Salmon fisherman but I did talk to some trout fisherman and it sounds like most Salmon fisherman  are fishing upstream of Challis.  Although I didn't catch any fish we had a good time.  We went up the Yankee Fork and checked out the gold dredge and we camped at Redfish Lake.  I really liked the drift at Buckhorn bridge and plan on doing it again next year with a little better timing. 

Thanks, John

------------------Update 3:20 pm July 18th, 2012-----------
We learned more about the Shoshone-Bannock Tribal treaty fishing rights and practices today.  The Tribe is allowed to fish to within 100 feet of the Sawtooth Weir.  The Tribe has a harvest target goal that is essentially the same as the harvest target for the sport fishery.  So, if the sport fishery goal is currently thought to be 1400-1500 fish, the The Tribe would also have a similar harvest target.  Meanwhile, IDFG is transporting some of the returning salmon to the Yankee Fork as part of the implementation of a supplement agreement relating to the Yankee Fork Rehabilitation Project.  (A similar narrative prefaces the updated hatchery returns below.)
-------------Update 1:45 pm, July 17, 2012--------------
We received a phone call from BFT member John who spent the last few days in Stanley and is now in Challis.  John reports very light fishing pressure at Buckhorn Bridge.  This morning there was only four fishermen on one side and two on the other.  Unfortunately, John reports poor fishing success with only a few fish caught in recent morning and evening fishing times.  John said fishing was better on Sunday when 15 were caught at the Buckhorn Bridge.  John said he thought that tribal fishing pressure could definitely be a factor in the hatchery trap results.  As John went downstream he didn't notice much concentrated fishing pressure anywhere, even at Deadman Hole.  John's going to try a few spots in Section 18 and get back with us.  THANKS, JOHN!
------------Update 1:15 pm, July 17th, 2012--------  
We learned early this afternoon from a very credible source that the fall off in Sawtooth trap numbers discussed below is most likely due to the onset of Shoshone-Bannock Tribal fishermen exercising their treaty rights for subsistence and ceremonial fishing.  Whatever harvest numbers are being taken by Tribal fishermen are not reflected in the weekly IDFG harvest numbers and apparently do not count against the IDFG harvest target.  There is speculation the run is as strong as ever but the lower trap numbers reflect a change in the makeup of the fishing pressure and techniques.  


Here are some Sho-Ban links:

-------------Update 9 am July 17th, 2012-----------------
The hatchery trap number continues to decline.  Yesterday it was 52 adults.  Scroll down to see the latest updated graph of the Sawtooth trap numbers.  Our IDFG source says that's nothing to worry about and may just be a factor of heavy fishing pressure just downstream from the weir and at Buckhorn Bridge.  Our source did verbalize two important things this morning:  A) The moving target of for the Harvest Target might have moved down into the 1400-1500 range from the previous 1600 fish range. and B) the current thinking is that fishermen aren't going to reach the harvest target.  We don't know what that means in terms of when the season would end if the harvest target isn't the trigger to close the season.  We will ask about that in our conversation tomorrow.


Meanwhile we received an email report from our Clayton Area Reporter.  He lives near Thompson Creek and is one of the most knowledgeable people we know in that vicinity.  Here's what he had to say:

There is fishing pressure all along the river. From what I hear there are few fish being caught, My renter fished for 5 days with his father in law and got one fish. I know of another guy that has fished every day ( hard ) and has taken 3 fish. I myself have tried with no success. The river is still the highest I can recall at this time of the year and the current is still very fast. I hear that the hatchery has a full quota of fish and are taking the Jacks to Yankee Fork for the Shoshone-Bannocks to snag or spear.  Other than that it is still wet (rained alot) and wild in this neck of the woods.

Our Deadman Reporter sent along a couple of photos that we plan to use in a separate article later this morning.  And, finally, we are looking into the regular trout stocking numbers and locations this morning.  We will report what we find as a separate article on the main website.  That's it for this morning.  Happy Fishing, jp


---------------Update as of 5 pm Monday July 16th, 2012---------------
Brent Beller released the weekly fishing report a little early today--4:02 pm.  We were away from the computer so didn't get it until about 45 minutes later.  Here is what he had to say this week.  Our analysis is after the bold italics.


Angler effort picked up again this past weekend compared to the one before, but that did not result in many more harvested Chinook. In general, the numbers from the week were similar to those from the week previous. Between July 9th and July 15th, 221 adults and 5 jacks were kept, while 130 non ad-clipped adults were released. Anglers averaged approximately 28 hours per Chinook caught in section 19 and 55 hours per Chinook caught in section 18. To date, season totals are 499 hatchery adult Chinook kept and 252 unclipped adult Chinook released. As of today (July 16th), the number that have been trapped at the Sawtooth Fish Hatchery is 1,982 hatchery adults, 166 hatchery jacks, and 290 wild. Hopefully the best is still yet to come and more Chinook continue to move into sections 18 and 19.

The really big news as shown in the spreadsheet below is that 90+ percent of this week's fish were caught in Section 19.  Only 19 fish out of 221 were harvested in all of Section 18.  Most of those undoubtedly came from Deadman Hole and Tunnel Rock. Note also that Section 18 fishermen are spending twice the amount of hours per fish as those in Section 19. The moral of that story is that most fishermen are going to blow off Section 18 and concentrate on the well known sweet spots in Section 19.  Note also that Section 18 fishermen are spending twice the amount of hours per fish as those in Section 19.

Regular readers of this report know we've been wondering if the harvest would stay around 200 fish per week, plus or minus.  Looks like that's what happened again this week.  The total harvest is still shy of the IDFG harvest target by 1100 fish.  The target is 1600 at this time but could change, that's why IDFG fish biologists call it a "moving target."

Note that the hatchery trap daily number increased by only 52 over yesterday.  That's the third day in a row where the trap number is less than the preceding day.  Two weeks ago, Brent said "The best is yet to come."  This week and last week, he added the word "hopefully."  If the trap numbers continue to remain low, it's going to be interesting to see how the season shakes out.  If the harvest target remains at 1600 and the weekly harvest hovers around 200, that would suggest 5-6 weeks left in the season, putting it to rest on or before Labor Day.  Here's this week's spreadsheet--click on it to see the whole thing on your screen.


--------------------Update as of 10 am Monday, July 16th----------------------
Monday is always a great day to make some phone calls and find out "whazzup" with the chinook salmon fishing season.  We've talked with a variety of our sources this morning and we're going to paraphrase them without using anyone's specific name.

Fishing success is good.  There's a lot of fish in the upper 20-inch range and fish in the 30-inch range are fairly common.  There was a verified report of one fish in excess of 40-inches but that has been an exception so far this season.  The really skilled salmon fishermen are easily able to catch their limit this year.  One local we know has caught six salmon so far this season. 

Fishing pressure is focused on "all the usual suspects" as far as hot spots go.  It's the deeper holes that are serving up the most fish.  Warming water temps, of course, will tend to put the salmon deeper into those holes.  Typical places like Deadman, Sunbeam and Buckhorn are seeing their usual concentrated fishing pressure. 

There's very little fishing success below Challis.  Only a few boats have been observed and most of those were around Watts Bridge.  Few fish are being caught in that portion of Section 18.  Between Rough Creek and Sunbeam Hot Springs, there is scattered fishing pressure in the "micro holes" associated with the various rapid and riffles in that stretch.  Parking is always a problem along that portion of the busy highway.

Meanwhile, the Sawtooth daily adult trap numbers took a sharp fall during the last couple of days.  (Scroll down to see the two graphs.) We asked an IDFG staffer if that represents a "peak of the run" and the answer was "Your guess is as good as ours."  Trying to analyze the run timing is probably a lot like reading tea leaves.  You might get lucky and look like a genius but chances are it's a crap shoot and you'll roll snake eyes like everybody else.
However, that said, all eyes will be glued to the daily trap numbers to see if this is a real trend emerging.

The weekly IDFG salmon season fishing report will be out between 4-5 pm today.  We will post it here as soon as we receive it.

Happy Fishing!  jp

----------------------Update as of 7 am Sunday, July 15th----------------
A Dear Friend Stephen N. has agreed to take on a new persona as "The Deadman Hole Reporter."  Stephen lives near Malm Gulch which is literally a hop, skip and a jump from Tunnel Rock and not much farther to Deadman Hole.  Stephen filed two reports yesterday.  In the first he noted construction is well underway with the Deadman Hole Rec Site makeover.  Also, there is a highway project that's causing delays along Idaho 75.

In his second report he said, "We were up on that bluff (overlooking Tunnel Rock & Deadman Hole) a few days ago and there was fishing pressure at Tunnel Rock.  2 boats anchored and a third in the eddy close to shore on the Western bank.  One of the anchored boats had a big outboard motor!  That suggests he wanted to fish the hole at Tunnel Rock then go back up to Deadmans to recover and leave...that or be able to fish Deadmans as well."

Our Deadman Hole Reporter plans to soon send along some photos of the construction progress at Deadman.  THANK YOU, Stephen!

Next, we continue our daily updates of a two graphs showing the Sawtooth Hatchery Adults Trap results with each bit of fresh daily data.  First is the total cumulative trap results.  As of Saturday, July 14th, the total is 1866 adult fish trapped.

The broodstock goal is 700 fish so you can easily see the Sawtooth is in great shape as of July 14th.  The next graph is the approximate trap results by day. See comments below.

As is normal, daily results started out small and then surged.  The peak day was 188 fish on July 10th.  Daily results have dropped off a little for three days, perhaps 15-20% and then took a steep drop to 71 fish on July 14. Although, it's too early to tell if the July 10th number represents the peak of the trap season, continued lower trap numbers will surely confirm July 10th as the peak. There still may be a lot of chinook salmon heading upstream.  We will keep a close eye on the "as reported" daily numbers to try to confirm a peak in the returns.  We will talk to the IDFG Boise fisheries biologists Monday to get their take on the daily numbers. Note that the graph is approximate because sometimes a day's data is missing from the IDFG hatchery Returns website.  Both graphs are intended only for general informational perspectives and are not a product of IDFG.
---------------------Update as of 8 pm, Thursday, July 12------------
The Sawtooth Hatchery returns continue to be robust while the Pahsimeroi lags far behind.  Go figure.
We talked with the Boise IDFG fisheries folks and the harvest target remains the same--1600 fish. Their words are: GO CATCH FISH!  To paraphrase their words, "There's a long ways to go before fishermen get close to our harvest target!"  Yea, verily.

If you read our own personal projections below, you'll realize there's a pretty good statistical certainty that the chinook salmon fishing season will last at least through mid-August.  We heading up to the Upper Salmon on July 27th so we will be able to report first hand on how things are going.  On our trip, we're going to be videoing anglers and their stories.  When we come back in early August, we ought to have some good stuff to post up here.  We're already thinking late July and early August will be the peak of this year's chinook salmon fishing seasons.
----------------------Misc. Thoughts on Wednesday Morning @ 10 am--------------
Very steady day-to-day return numbers at the Sawtooth Hatchery while the Pahsimeroi lags far behind.
Sawtooth adult trap numbers of 1502 (7/11) and well above the Broodstock Goal of 700 Hatchery Adults. That doesn't mean they're going to stop trapping.  Hatchery mgmt. traps right until the end of the season.  Selection of adults for the Broodstock goal is a complicated and ongoing process.  Fish over the goal face three potential fates: 1) Release for upstream spawning on their own; 2) Distribution to the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe for subsistence and ceremonial purposes; and 3) Distribution to area food banks.  There is no set formula for any of the three categories.

IDFG does a great job keeping track of the data associated with a salmon fishing season.  Many kudos to them.  However, that said, we sure wish they could use Twitter or Facebook or plain ol' email to provide daily anecdotal updates.  Fishermen love hearing about fish and those who catch fish--it's in the fishermen's DNA.  The more information, the more fun and enjoyment.  Even if some of us can't get up on teh river itself, we can sure be vicarious, armchair fishermen by reading the reports.  IDFG resources are stretched thin so we doubt there will ever be any change in the way harvest is reporter.  We're just wishin'.

The spreadsheet numbers from this week's official IDFG chinook season report were pretty interesting.  The first thing that caught my eye was ZERO boat fishing hours in Section 19.  Also, boat fishing is accounting for only 10% of the overall hours listed.  We'd suspect all those boat hours were logged downstream from Challis Bridge.  The harvest numbers coming out of Section 18 are less than those from the East Fork to Sawtooth Section 19.  We suppose that's because it's so much easier for fishermen to get to various places alongside the river in Section 19.  Much of Section 18 is private property and the pullouts along US Highway 93 are fewer and farther between in Section 18.  Angler Hours on the bank in Section 19 are running 300% higher than those in the Ellis to East Fork stretch.

The disparity of both boat and bank fishing hours between the two section indicates those seeking less congestion would be better to bring a drift boat or pontoon or small raft to Section 18.  There's some fine floating from Challis to Ellis and we're guessing you'd have very little competition for some of the sweet spots along that stretch.  Hopefully this week we will do an article on the RAPS for the East Fork Ellis stretch.  One of our favorite recreational floats is locally called "The Cocktail Stretch."  It's from Challis Bridge to either Pennal Gulch or Watts Bridge.  The only somewhat tricky spot on the Cocktail Float is dogleg at  Challis Hot Springs.  Unless you've had way too many cocktails, it's easily navigated.

We talked with an IDFG fisheries biologist Monday about the harvest target.  It's still generally thought to be in the 1600 range but, as you recall, it's a "moving target."  Don't get to thinking that the 1600 number is set in stone.  Far from it.  Anyway, let's talk about 1600 and what it might mean to the season.  This week's IDFG official harvest report states that the season's total to date is 278 fish.  About 200 of those were harvested in the latest week.  So, figure harvest numbers are going to range around 200-300 per week for the next few weeks, possibly more as the season peaks.  How many weeks do you think it will take to reach the harvest goal?  We have 20 days (almost 3 weeks) left in July and 31 days in August.  That's basically 7 weeks.  If the catch rate is 200 per week and the harvest target doesn't change, the season will end before Labor Day.  If the weekly catch rate rises (a probable assumption based on likely fishing pressure and onset of the peak of the run), then the season could end much earlier.

Let's say the catch rate jumps to 300 per week and the harvest target remains the same at 1600.  That would leave barely over 4 weeks remaining in the season.  So, if you are interested in getting your shot at salmon this year on The Upper Salmon River, you best shake your booty and plan on gettin' your bivvy up to Sections 18 and 19 and get some FISH ON!  Don't count on a long season this year.  It may or may not happen.  If you are a bettin' man, bet on a shorter rather than longer season and you won't be disappointed.

Well, that's enough ramblings for this morning.  Have a great day, Many Cheers & Happy Fishing!  John Parsons.

----------------Monday Afternoon Weekly IDFG Fishing Report Released @ 5:04 pm--------
IDFG Salmon Region Office Brent Beller sent out his weekly report late this afternoon.  Here it is verbatim as received (in italics):

Angler effort picked up again this past weekend compared to the one before, but there were still a few open holes out there. The addition of section 18 to the fishery also helped to spread anglers out and opened up some more good water. For the week, 206 adults and 25 jacks were kept, while 95 non ad-clipped adults were released. Anglers averaged approximately 21 hours per Chinook caught in section 19 and 29 hours per Chinook caught in section 18. To date, season totals are 278 hatchery adult Chinook kept and 122 unclipped adult Chinook released. As of today (July 9nd), the number that have been trapped at the Sawtooth Fish Hatchery is 1,175 hatchery adults, 105 hatchery jacks, and 173 wild. The best is hopefully still yet to come since fishing should only keep improving as more Chinook continue to move into sections 18 and 19.

Here is a screen shot of Brent's XLS spreadsheet.  If you click on the graphic yo can get a version you can scroll through on your web browser.  We will have some addition comments later this evening or tomorrow morning.  THANKS, Brent!


-----------------------------Monday Morning Discussion---------------------
We just updated the Hatchery returns.  Note that the Pahsimeroi finally started updating their numbers on the  IDFG website.  They show 231 adults as of July 9th,  Also note the Sawtooth numbers continue to be very impressive, going over the 1000 mark yesterday.  They broodstock goal is 700 so we will call and chat about what the numbers mean in relationship to the Hatchery return numbers.  It could well be there are more returners that what they initially projected based on the disappointing PIT tag numbers at Lower Granite.  We will try to get some current reports from folks we know in the area.  The weekly report should be out not long after 4 pm today.  Stay tuned.
--------------------------------7/7/12 11 am as posted on Big Fish Tackle Dot Com-------------
Just got off the phone with the Shannon Orr at the Sunbeam Village Grill which is right across the highway from the Yankee Fork/Sunbeam Dam parking area. She said she doesn't feel it's been crowded. She said it's nothing like some of the steelehead mob scenes she's seen there. She said she doesn't get the idea it's crowded anywhere on the river and the most recent comment above sure bears that out. She did say people are catching salmon. She said it's common for someone to run into her restaurant pleading for "ice, lots of ice." Shannon also said that people are catching a lot of stocker trout along the river. She said there's a lot of happy fishermen coming into her burger and beer grill. Shannon said she's going to start sending me fishing reports and maybe some photos, too. 
http://www.salmonriveridaho.net/...m-village-grill.html 

-------------------Harvest Target Raised (Posted 7/6/12 @ 9:30 am----------------
The current chinook salmon harvest target has been increased to 1600.  However, it is important to realize the harvest numbers are not set in stone.  The projected harvest numbers are currently considered to be a "moving target" in the words of a Boise IDFG fisheries biologist.  A combination of PIT tags and DNA sampling is being used to provide dynamic perspectives regarding the harvest numbers.  The previous general harvest target was in the 900-1000 range.  As IDFG fisheries biologists accumulate additional data about chinook salmon returning to the Upper Salmon River, harvest target numbers might be subject to change.  Our source at the Boise IDFG office emphasized it's early in the season so the harvest numbers are a moving target and are subject to change as new data is acquired. We will monitor the Department's perspectives on a periodic basis.
-------------------------IDFG Weekly Report, July 2, 2012------------------------------

The chinook salmon harvest results were released shortly after 4 pm Monday by Brent Beller, Fisheries Technician, Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Region 7, Salmon, Idaho.  Here's what Brent had to say about the current status of the salmon fishing season:

"Angler effort picked up significantly this past weekend compared to the one before, but there were still a lot of open holes out there. For the week, sixty three adults and six jacks were kept, while 27 non ad-clipped adults were released. Anglers averaged approximately 25 hours per Chinook caught and 36 hours per Chinook kept. Last week, most fish were caught downstream of the Yankee Fork, while this week a much larger proportion were caught upstream of the Yankee Fork. To date, season totals are 78 hatchery Chinook kept and 29 unclipped Chinook released. As of today (July 2nd), the number that have been trapped at the Sawtooth Fish Hatchery is 160 hatchery adults, 13 hatchery jacks, and 10 wild. The best is yet to come since fishing should only keep improving as more Chinook continue to move into section 19."

Click here for the official IDFG weekly report.

The next report will be released next Monday afternoon, July 23th or possibly as late as Tuesday morning.
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Current Hatchery returns are below:
Last updated @ 10 pm  July 20th.
NUMBERS DROPPING--Yesterday's Sawtooth Adult Trap number was 21 chinooks. That's four more than yesterday. The Shoshone-Bannock Tribal fishermen are given the last shot at the returning salmon and may fish to within 100 feet of the Sawtooth Hatchery weir.  The chinook salmon harvest target is essentially the same for both sport fishermen and the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe.  So, if the current harvest target is in the 1400-1500 range for the sport fishery, it is also in the same range for Tribal fishermen.  Since the fish are bunching up in the upper reaches of the river, fishing is more efficient and therefore the trap numbers will reflect a decline from the previous high figures earlier in the season.

Pahsimeroi Hatchery
Broodstock Goal - 600 Hatchery Adults
TrapDateHatchery Adults Trapped
To Date
Hatchery Jacks Trapped
To Date
Wild Fish Trapped
To Date
Pahsimeroi River Trap7/20/201241395135



Sawtooth Hatchery
Broodstock Goal - 700 Hatchery Adults
TrapDateHatchery Adults Trapped
To Date
Hatchery Jacks Trapped
To Date
Wild Fish Trapped
To Date
Sawtooth Trap (Salmon River)7/20/20122,097179309



Pahsimeroi Hatchery
Broodstock Goal - 600 Hatchery Adults
TrapDateHatchery Adults Trapped
To Date
Hatchery Jacks Trapped
To Date
Wild Fish Trapped
To Date
Pahsimeroi River Trap7/19/201239990127



Sawtooth Hatchery
Broodstock Goal - 700 Hatchery Adults
TrapDateHatchery Adults Trapped
To Date
Hatchery Jacks Trapped
To Date
Wild Fish Trapped
To Date
Sawtooth Trap (Salmon River)7/19/20122,076176307



Pahsimeroi Hatchery
Broodstock Goal - 600 Hatchery Adults
TrapDateHatchery Adults Trapped
To Date
Hatchery Jacks Trapped
To Date
Wild Fish Trapped
To Date
Pahsimeroi River Trap7/18/201239081120



Sawtooth Hatchery
Broodstock Goal - 700 Hatchery Adults
TrapDateHatchery Adults Trapped
To Date
Hatchery Jacks Trapped
To Date
Wild Fish Trapped
To Date
Sawtooth Trap (Salmon River)7/18/20122,059173299


Pahsimeroi Hatchery
Broodstock Goal - 600 Hatchery Adults
TrapDateHatchery Adults Trapped
To Date
Hatchery Jacks Trapped
To Date
Wild Fish Trapped
To Date
Pahsimeroi River Trap7/17/201238478119



Sawtooth Hatchery
Broodstock Goal - 700 Hatchery Adults
TrapDateHatchery Adults Trapped
To Date
Hatchery Jacks Trapped
To Date
Wild Fish Trapped
To Date
Sawtooth Trap (Salmon River)7/17/20122,028172291



Pahsimeroi Hatchery
Broodstock Goal - 600 Hatchery Adults
TrapDateHatchery Adults Trapped
To Date
Hatchery Jacks Trapped
To Date
Wild Fish Trapped
To Date
Pahsimeroi River Trap7/16/201237075114



Sawtooth Hatchery
Broodstock Goal - 700 Hatchery Adults
TrapDateHatchery Adults Trapped
To Date
Hatchery Jacks Trapped
To Date
Wild Fish Trapped
To Date
Sawtooth Trap (Salmon River)7/16/20121,982166290


Pahsimeroi Hatchery
Broodstock Goal - 600 Hatchery Adults
TrapDateHatchery Adults Trapped
To Date
Hatchery Jacks Trapped
To Date
Wild Fish Trapped
To Date
Pahsimeroi River Trap7/13/20123076899



Sawtooth Hatchery
Broodstock Goal - 700 Hatchery Adults
TrapDateHatchery Adults Trapped
To Date
Hatchery Jacks Trapped
To Date
Wild Fish Trapped
To Date
Sawtooth Trap (Salmon River)7/15/20121,930161278



Pahsimeroi Hatchery
Broodstock Goal - 600 Hatchery Adults
TrapDateHatchery Adults Trapped
To Date
Hatchery Jacks Trapped
To Date
Wild Fish Trapped
To Date
Pahsimeroi River Trap7/13/20123076899



Sawtooth Hatchery
Broodstock Goal - 700 Hatchery Adults
TrapDateHatchery Adults Trapped
To Date
Hatchery Jacks Trapped
To Date
Wild Fish Trapped
To Date
Sawtooth Trap (Salmon River)7/14/20121,866156272



Pahsimeroi Hatchery
Broodstock Goal - 600 Hatchery Adults
TrapDateHatchery Adults Trapped
To Date
Hatchery Jacks Trapped
To Date
Wild Fish Trapped
To Date
Pahsimeroi River Trap7/13/20123076899



Sawtooth Hatchery
Broodstock Goal - 700 Hatchery Adults
TrapDateHatchery Adults Trapped
To Date
Hatchery Jacks Trapped
To Date
Wild Fish Trapped
To Date
Sawtooth Trap (Salmon River)7/13/20121,795147256



Pahsimeroi Hatchery
Broodstock Goal - 600 Hatchery Adults
TrapDateHatchery Adults Trapped
To Date
Hatchery Jacks Trapped
To Date
Wild Fish Trapped
To Date
Pahsimeroi River Trap7/12/20123006389



Sawtooth Hatchery
Broodstock Goal - 700 Hatchery Adults
TrapDateHatchery Adults Trapped
To Date
Hatchery Jacks Trapped
To Date
Wild Fish Trapped
To Date
Sawtooth Trap (Salmon River)7/12/20121,648142238



Pahsimeroi Hatchery
Broodstock Goal - 600 Hatchery Adults
TrapDateHatchery Adults Trapped
To Date
Hatchery Jacks Trapped
To Date
Wild Fish Trapped
To Date
Pahsimeroi River Trap7/11/20122786083



Sawtooth Hatchery
Broodstock Goal - 700 Hatchery Adults
TrapDateHatchery Adults Trapped
To Date
Hatchery Jacks Trapped
To Date
Wild Fish Trapped
To Date
Sawtooth Trap (Salmon River)7/11/20121,502132219



Pahsimeroi Hatchery
Broodstock Goal - 600 Hatchery Adults
TrapDateHatchery Adults Trapped
To Date
Hatchery Jacks Trapped
To Date
Wild Fish Trapped
To Date
Pahsimeroi River Trap7/10/20122555380



Sawtooth Hatchery
Broodstock Goal - 700 Hatchery Adults
TrapDateHatchery Adults Trapped
To Date
Hatchery Jacks Trapped
To Date
Wild Fish Trapped
To Date
Sawtooth Trap (Salmon River)7/10/20121,353117195




Pahsimeroi Hatchery
Broodstock Goal - 600 Hatchery Adults
TrapDateHatchery Adults Trapped
To Date
Hatchery Jacks Trapped
To Date
Wild Fish Trapped
To Date
Pahsimeroi River Trap7/9/20122314773



Sawtooth Hatchery
Broodstock Goal - 700 Hatchery Adults
TrapDateHatchery Adults Trapped
To Date
Hatchery Jacks Trapped
To Date
Wild Fish Trapped
To Date
Sawtooth Trap (Salmon River)7/9/20121,175105173


Pahsimeroi Hatchery
Broodstock Goal - 600 Hatchery Adults
TrapDateHatchery Adults Trapped
To Date
Hatchery Jacks Trapped
To Date
Wild Fish Trapped
To Date
Pahsimeroi River Trap7/6/20121883846



Sawtooth Hatchery
Broodstock Goal - 700 Hatchery Adults
TrapDateHatchery Adults Trapped
To Date
Hatchery Jacks Trapped
To Date
Wild Fish Trapped
To Date
Sawtooth Trap (Salmon River)7/8/20121,00288133



Pahsimeroi Hatchery
Broodstock Goal - 600 Hatchery Adults
TrapDateHatchery Adults Trapped
To Date
Hatchery Jacks Trapped
To Date
Wild Fish Trapped
To Date
Pahsimeroi River Trap7/2/20121032628



Sawtooth Hatchery
Broodstock Goal - 700 Hatchery Adults
TrapDateHatchery Adults Trapped
To Date
Hatchery Jacks Trapped
To Date
Wild Fish Trapped
To Date
Sawtooth Trap (Salmon River)7/6/20126595784



Pahsimeroi Hatchery
Broodstock Goal - 600 Hatchery Adults
TrapDateHatchery Adults Trapped
To Date
Hatchery Jacks Trapped
To Date
Wild Fish Trapped
To Date
Pahsimeroi River Trap7/2/20121032628



Sawtooth Hatchery
Broodstock Goal - 700 Hatchery Adults
TrapDateHatchery Adults Trapped
To Date
Hatchery Jacks Trapped
To Date
Wild Fish Trapped
To Date
Sawtooth Trap (Salmon River)7/5/20125104160



Pahsimeroi Hatchery
Broodstock Goal - 600 Hatchery Adults
TrapDateHatchery Adults Trapped
To Date
Hatchery Jacks Trapped
To Date
Wild Fish Trapped
To Date
Pahsimeroi River Trap7/2/20121032628



Sawtooth Hatchery
Broodstock Goal - 700 Hatchery Adults
TrapDateHatchery Adults Trapped
To Date
Hatchery Jacks Trapped
To Date
Wild Fish Trapped
To Date
Sawtooth Trap (Salmon River)7/4/20123633333


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Pahsimeroi Hatchery
Broodstock Goal - 600 Hatchery Adults
TrapDateHatchery Adults Trapped
To Date
Hatchery Jacks Trapped
To Date
Wild Fish Trapped
To Date
Pahsimeroi River Trap7/2/20121032628



Sawtooth Hatchery
Broodstock Goal - 700 Hatchery Adults
TrapDateHatchery Adults Trapped
To Date
Hatchery Jacks Trapped
To Date
Wild Fish Trapped
To Date
Sawtooth Trap (Salmon River)7/2/20121601310


We plan to soon make our own graphic that shows the day-by-day increase of Adults trapped.  Until then we will simply paste in the IDFG daily results on top of each other.  Click here for the IDFG Hatchery Returns Page.

Pahsimeroi Hatchery
Broodstock Goal - 600 Hatchery Adults
TrapDateHatchery Adults Trapped
To Date
Hatchery Jacks Trapped
To Date
Wild Fish Trapped
To Date
Pahsimeroi River Trap7/2/20121032628



Sawtooth Hatchery
Broodstock Goal - 700 Hatchery Adults
TrapDateHatchery Adults Trapped
To Date
Hatchery Jacks Trapped
To Date
Wild Fish Trapped
To Date
Sawtooth Trap (Salmon River)7/1/201211397

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