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Take advantage of Free Fishing Day on the Nez-Perce Clearwater National Forests

NEZ PERCE COUNTY, Idaho — Are you looking for something to do this weekend in Idaho? The Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests and other groups are hosting the 34th annual Free Fishing Day! Free ...
The Spokesman-Review

Nez Perce Tribe to use gill nets on Clearwater River

LEWISTON – Feeling crowded out of the prime fishing spots in the Clearwater Basin, the Nez Perce Tribe will experiment with gill nets and drift nets during the 2023 spring chinook fishing season. For ...
Idaho Statesman

Idaho tribe wants its share of Clearwater River run: ‘We are a people who need salmon’

Feeling crowded out of the prime fishing spots in the Clearwater Basin, the Nez Perce Tribe will experiment with gill nets and drift nets during Idaho’s spring chinook fishing season. For the tribe, ...
Yahoo

The U.S. promised the Nez Perce fishing rights. But what if Snake River dams kill off the fish?

And yet a Nez Perce tribal study published this month found that wild spring and summer chinook populations are declining by 19% per year. If trends continue, by 2025 77% of the Snake River basin ...
The Spokesman-Review

U.S. promised Nez Perce fishing rights, but what if Snake River dams kill off fish?

LEWISTON – In a cavernous warehouse above the Clearwater River east of Lewiston, 1.14 million spring chinook swam, swirling together into evanescent balls of silver, breaking into smaller ...