SALMON RIVER AT SALMON ID
SALMON RIVER ID USGS
SALMON RIVER AT SALMON ID (13302500) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the SALMON RIVER in ID, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 11 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 13302500
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- ID
- Coordinates
- 45.1836, -113.8953
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Fishing regulations
Salmon Region zone defaultDefault area rules for fish in the public records above. A grey row means the release has no canonical regulation match for that species.
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All Other Fish Species Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- unlimited
- Notes
- Region default (all waters open all year unless modified)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Bass Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- unlimited
- Notes
- Region default (all waters open all year unless modified)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Brook Trout Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 25
- Notes
- Region default (all waters open all year unless modified)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Bull Trout Open · Catch & release only Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Notes
- Region default (all waters open all year unless modified)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, Sunapee Trout and trout hybrids Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 6
- Notes
- Region default (all waters open all year unless modified)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Kokanee Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 25
- Notes
- Region default (all waters open all year unless modified)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Pahsimeroi rivers, lakes and reservoirs, and ponds) Open · Harvest status unknown Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Notes
- Region default (all waters open all year unless modified)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Protected Nongame Fish including Pacific Lamprey Open · Harvest status unknown Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Notes
- Region default (all waters open all year unless modified)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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River drainage Open · Harvest status unknown Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Notes
- Region default (all waters open all year unless modified)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Salmon Open · Harvest status unknown Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Notes
- Region default (all waters open all year unless modified)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Salmon can be found on page 54 Open · Harvest status unknown Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Notes
- Region default (all waters open all year unless modified)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Steelhead Open · Harvest status unknown Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Notes
- Region default (all waters open all year unless modified)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Sturgeon Open · Catch & release only Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Notes
- Region default (all waters open all year unless modified)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Tiger Muskie Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 2
- Size rule
- min 40"
- Notes
- Region default (all waters open all year unless modified)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Walleye Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- unlimited
- Notes
- Region default (all waters open all year unless modified)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Whitefish Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 25
- Notes
- Region default (all waters open all year unless modified)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Effective Jan 1, 2026 – Sep 14, 2027 · evaluated for 2026-09-10 in America/Boise
Regulations shown are for reference only and may not reflect in-season changes. Always verify current regulations with the Idaho Fishing Seasons and Rules before fishing.
Fish recorded near this station
Sampled at this station's reachSalmon River At Salmon ID has documented fish occurrence data from USGS Presence/Absence sampling at this monitoring station's reach (COMID 23503542). The dataset includes 11 species with recorded observations.
Species include: chiselmouth (Acrocheilus alutaceus), bridgelip sucker (Catostomus columbianus), largescale sucker (Catostomus macrocheilus), mountain sucker (Catostomus platyrhynchus), mottled sculpin (Cottus bairdii), and 6 others.
- Chiselmouth Acrocheilus alutaceus
- Bridgelip Sucker Catostomus columbianus
- Largescale Sucker Catostomus macrocheilus
- Mountain Sucker Catostomus platyrhynchus
- Mottled Sculpin Cottus bairdii
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Mountain Whitefish Prosopium williamsoni
- Northern Pikeminnow Ptychocheilus oregonensis
- Longnose Dace Rhinichthys cataractae
- Speckled Dace Rhinichthys osculus
- Redside Shiner Richardsonius balteatus
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Sampled at this station's reach
- Fish were sampled directly on the river reach this gauge sits on, so these species were recorded at this spot rather than inferred.
- Records
- 11 species
- from 11 individual records
- Observed
- Aug 11, 2005 – Aug 11, 2005
- 11 dated records
Sources
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