Chinook fishing seasons on the South Fork of the Salmon, Upper Salmon, and Lochsa rivers open Saturday.
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game says the fisheries are open seven days per week. 
The bag limits for South Fork of Salmon and Upper Salmon include four per day, of which only two may be adults, and 12 in possession of which six may be adults.
The bag limits for the Lochsa allow for four Chinook per day, of which only one may be an adult, and 12 in possession of which only three may be adults. Anglers may retain Chinook salmon with an intact adipose fin from the Lochsa River.
Fisheries managers are watching returning Chinook cross Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River and find that unlike the spring fish that returned late, the summer run appears to be running on time. Fisheries managers are starting to see adult Chinook show up throughout the Upper Salmon River basin. Fish and Game anticipates about 2,000 adult Chinook will return to the South Fork of the Salmon River, which would provide a sport-fishing harvest share of about 650 fish. Some 2,000 are also expected for the Upper Salmon, with a sport harvest share of 550.
The Lochsa River run is predicted to be 610 fish, which would leave about 100 fish for the sport harvest share. (IDFG)
