Fish salvage order issued for parts of Big Wood River

Idaho Fish and Game has removed possession and bag limits on portions of the Big Wood River below the dam through a fish salvage order.

POSSESSION ANDBAG LIMITS ONPORTIONS OF THEBIG WOOD RIVERBELOW THE DAM.THE BIG WOODCANAL COMPANYANNOUNCED THEY'DBE CLOSING THEGATES OF THE MAGICDAM IN LATE AUGUSTOR EARLYSEPTEMBERBECAUSE OF ALOWER THANAVERAGESNOWPACK.ONCE THE GATESCLOSE... THE WATERLEVELS IN THE RIVERBELOW THE DAM,AND THE RICHFIELDCANAL WILL DROPFAST.THAT'S WHY FISHAND GAME ISALLOWING FOLKS TOFISH THAT AREA."IT ALLOWS PEOPLETO GO OUT ANDCOLLECT THE FISHAND PUT THEM TOUSE INSTEAD OFJUST LETTING THEMPERISH IN THE MUD."IF YOU'RE HEADINGOUT... YOU'LL STILLNEED A VALIDFISHING LICENSE!FISH AND GAME SAYSYOU CAN HARVESTTHE FISH ANY WAYYOU LIKE... EXCEPTWITH FIREARMS...CHEMICALS... ORELECTRIC CURRENT.THE LIMITS WILL BEREMOVED UNTILOCTOBER 1ST.THE ANNUAL RIM T