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Southwest Region General Rules
If you are not sure of the rules and regulations on the stretch of river you are fishing, it is best to check the rules and regulations put out by the Idaho department of fish and game...
At Regional Offices
https://idfg.idaho.gov/offices
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Online
Or by Phone: 1-800-554-8685
(There is a processing fee for applications made by phone and online.)
Southwest Region General Rules
You have got to know where to go.
Southwest Region General Rules
Boise River
from the mouth upstream to Lucky Peak Dam (lower Boise River)
Section: From the downstream side of the East
Parkcenter Bridge to the upstream side of the West
Parkcenter Bridge
• Trout limit is 2, none under 14 inches
All other sections of the lower Boise River - trout limit is 6.
Southwest Region general rules apply:
Fish Identification
You have got to know where to go.
You have got to know where to go.
Learn the rules here before you go out there.
You have got to know where to go.
You have got to know where to go.
You have got to know where to go.
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