Catch a tagged fish? Report it and help shape fisheries management in Idaho
If you plan to leave the tag, record the tag number or take a clear picture on your phone. If you choose to clip the tag, use scissors or clippers to avoid yanking it out of the fish.
Idaho Fish and Game
Whether you are fishing at an urban pond, a wild river or an alpine lake, that next fish you catch might have an orange tag, and Idaho Fish and Game needs your help reporting it.
Fisheries biologists attach orange-colored “t-bar anchor tags” to various fish species throughout the state to learn more about them. When anglers report tagged fish, biologists can learn how many fish in a specific area or population are caught by anglers.
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