Main Salmon lottery dates
Next season's Main Salmon application dates aren't published yet. We read the agency's schedule every day and this page carries them the moment they post.
Published odds
What the agency publishes about Main Salmon odds
~1.7% (Four Rivers lottery (Dec-Jan), 2025).
“it was even worse with a 1.70% chance”
How the Main Salmon draw works
- Cost
- $6 non-refundable reservation or lottery application fee, plus a $4 per person per day special recreation fee. Senior and Access Pass holders get a 50% reduction on the $4.
- Daily quota
- 8 permits
- Max group size
- 30 people
Applications are filed through Recreation.gov. Open the official Main Salmon page
Apply as a crew
Most lotteries let every member of a party apply, and only one entry has to win. A pool keeps the applications, the dates and the result in one place so nobody in the crew misses the deadline.
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When does the Main Salmon lottery open?
The managing agency has not published the next Main Salmon application window yet. PermitSnag reads the official schedule every day, and this page carries the dates the day they post.
What are the odds of winning the Main Salmon lottery?
~1.7% (Four Rivers lottery (Dec-Jan), 2025), published by Idaho News 6 — Four Rivers lottery odds reporting.
Will PermitSnag remind me about the Main Salmon lottery?
Yes. Track Main Salmon and you get an email when applications open, another before the deadline, and one when results post. You apply once and stop watching the calendar.