Idaho

Though it's been cold and wet, most reservoir in the Southeast Region are ice free.

Blackfoot Reservoir still is half covered in ice. But Chesterfield is mostly open with small patches of ice. Folks are fishing the reservoir with decent results. Water temperatures are rising and bass, bluegill and crappie are becoming more active and should start spawning soon.

May 21-22, 2008 / Quarterly Meeting

* Location: Magic Valley Fish & Game Office, 319 South 417 East, Jerome, ID
* Public Hearing: May 21, 2008 @ 7 pm / Location: Same as above.
* Routine Agenda Items: Rules - chinook salmon; FY09 budget approval.

This report highlights a few of the best places to fish, what anglers are using and what they are catching. The information is compiled from regional Fish and Game fishery managers, local tackle shops and anglers. Other general regional information is available below.

The Morrison Knudsen Nature Center will host the annual Idaho Woodcarvers Guild show from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, May 3 and 4.

The Nature Center is located behind the Idaho Fish and Game office at 600 South Walnut St. in Boise.

The future of hunting today depends on hunter access, hunting opportunities for current hunters and the recruitment of new hunters.

The Hunting Heritage Partnership says the "gateway" to securing America's hunting heritage is through today's state wildlife agencies. Idaho Fish and Game has been awarded $153,000 from the 2008 Hunting Heritage Partnerships Program of the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the firearm industry's trade association.

Deep and lingering snows are keeping wolves in lower elevations mostly along winter range later than usual this year, providing more opportunity for wolves to be in close proximity to cattle calving operations.

What types of snakes live in Idaho? What should I do if I see a rattlesnake? These and other snake secrets will be answered Sunday, April 27th at the MK Nature Center. Wildlife Educator Frank Lundburg will present the program with the help of native and exotic snakes and lizards including rattlesnakes.

Tropics to Tundra - Connecting Birds, Habitats, and People: Celebrate bird life at our annual International Migratory Bird Day event. We will be providing a full day of bird observations and activities for bird enthusiasts of all ages. Visitors will be able to participate in a variety Migratory birds travel long distances between breeding and non-breeding sites throughout the Western Hemisphere. In 2008, IMBD will explore the birds that make these fantastic journeys, the habitats on which they depend, and the people who are important to the conservation of birds and their habitats along the way.

Water temps remain cool in the Magic Valley. Fishing has been slow but with a few warmer days it is beginning to pick up.

Salmon Dam anglers are picking up a few rainbow trout, but the best places right now are Milner Dam and the Snake River for bass. Angles are reported doing well at both places. Sturgeon fishing is still doing well on the Snake.

No charges will be filed in a case involving the shooting of two wolves west of Ashton on April 1. "In my opinion, there is 'reasonable doubt' whether the wolves were, or were not, molesting livestock or domestic animals," said Karl H. Lewies, Fremont County prosecuting attorney, in a letter to the Idaho Department of Fish and Game.