Author: News Team

SALMON, Idaho (KIFI) – To keep fish from ending up in irrigation ditches, irrigators who divert water from local rivers and streams are being asked to contact Idaho Fish and Game’s Anadromous Fish Screen Program at least once a week before turning on their water. This will allow Fish and Game to get any fish screen in the canal up and running before irrigation water is needed. Fish screens let water through but not fish or debris. Any fish that enter the screen are directed to an underground bypass pipe and safely returned to the river or stream. This fish…