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Monday, April 28th, 2008

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      Water Temp: 58-61

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: The Bass won this round. Dad & I got 3, 1 perch & 11 crappie.

      Tips: Fish for crappie till the bass bite better or know more than me.

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

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      Water Temp: cold

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished with small chartruse tubes and 2" chartruse flake senkos. Stayed about an hour and landed 40+ bass ranging from some small fish to several over 3lbs. Hard to get bass with so many crappie in the lake. I was fishing near McCormick park on the shore between the bridge and the boat dock.
      City: Mountain Home

      Tips: Slow retrieve, toss upsteam and let it drift down, bites are on the drop or the lift and tended to be fierce.

Sunday, April 6th, 2008

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      Water Temp: Cold?

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched at Linder bridge with a 14' Lavro and took the five mile float to Star. Water was LOW!!! They had yet to turn on the canal system and they were still at minimal water levels. 292 c.f.s. Drug bottom a lot. Looked like some good bass water. Probably will be this summer. It is all private on both sides. The only way to hit this water is by boat. We caught two big suckers with worms. Thats the end....
      City: Meridian

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

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      Water Temp: 46-52

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: A friend and I gave Brownlee a try for about 30 fish from 1.5 to 3.5 pounds. It started slow with hand poured plastics for a fish every 20 minutes. When the sun warmed the water around 11am, we started getting fish on deep crankbaits. By 1 pm, the fish were on the bank and hitting spinnerbaits and that is when we caught the best fish.
      City: McCall

      Tips: Find warmer water and power fish.

Sunday, August 5th, 2007

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      Water Temp: 75

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Not a bad day but not the best. Several nice small mouths, 1 nice blue gill, 2 cats, 2 big northern pike minnos, cappis & pearch. No stugen this trip.

      Tips: The same as before.

Monday, July 30th, 2007

  • Kootenai County
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      Water Temp: 80

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I read a previous report on cl lake on 7-30-07 from a disappointed angler.Me, my brother-in-law and his cousin seemed to find fish late into the night,also scoring a few slab crappies.The fishing was kinda good so we decided to stay on the lake for the rest of the night.Come morning time as me and his cousin were throwing frogs, I had 2 blow-ups and his cousin had about 6 and landed 5 out of 6 with fish averaging about 3-4.5lbs.My brother-in-law was throwing a jig just nailing fish almost every cast.I had a pretty slow start until we hit the main part of the clake,then things just started to errupt fishing the weed lines.We had more than a 40+ fish overnighter.I think were going back friday!!!!! P.S... talk to another guy that found alot of fish using tube jigs!!
      City: Northhighlands

Tuesday, July 24th, 2007

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      Water Temp: 74

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Good Day lots of bass, a 2.7lb Large mouth was the best. Perch & Cappies for dinner.

      Tips: Crank baits & in line spinners in the rocks, spinnerbaits in the weeds.

Sunday, June 10th, 2007

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      Water Temp: 63

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Not the best this time out. went to the narrows & were getting lots of hits from small Crappies, got 1 Pearch & some 11" & smaller Bass. Got done at midnite. Started again at 7 am on the 10. We went up the Snake river side this time got a 13" bass & some small fish, got rained out by 11. Maybe next time will be better.
      City: Boise

Saturday, May 19th, 2007

  • Lake County
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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched Lakeport due to winds. Wife and I had a great time again on the lake. Fish were very shallow still. Black and blue terminator jig 3/8 oz. with creature trailer same color. Lots of 3 lbs. Nothing bigger? 221 seinkos helped the wife stay happy, 222 not so good but thanks Larry H anyway. Sunday went out of Red Budd for some stupid reason. Someone should teach the future pro how to park there trailers straight. Very windy so the wife and I went home by 10 am.
      City: orangevale

      Tips: Go north if windy. Go south no wind?

Monday, May 14th, 2007

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      Water Temp: 64 to 70

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Dad & I had a good day. Went up the Snake river arm. Got 3 stergon to the boat in the a.m. too tired to catch more so we switched to bass. We got 20 +, 4 smallmouths over 12", males on or making beds. 1 "Big for me" largemouth. 1 crappie.
      City: Boise Id.

      Tips: Used the same as normal, small jig head with a grub. crankbait & spinnerbait.

Tuesday, May 8th, 2007

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      Water Temp: 58 to 61

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Took the wife & my Dad out tried for Sturgen in the a.m. 1 bite 0 to the boat. Switched to Bass, it was not red hot but we had 15 to the boat & Dad got the biggest Blue gill of his life. Left by 3p.m.
      City: Boise

      Tips: Spinner bait worked best to start but a gig head with white/blue flake grub was the winner.

Monday, May 7th, 2007

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Frank & I started fishing at 8:30 a.m.We launched out of Reel Inn trailer park and headed SE. It was windy and the trolling motor was working hard. No bites for first 1/2 hour. We tried spinner baits, Chatter baits & Senko's. I have had good luck fishing Yamamoto grubs 3" & 4" in the past so why not try them again. It did not take long and landed a nice 2lb. Over the next 3 hours we landed about 20 fish. Most fish went 2 to 3 lbs. I made one cast with my 8lb test 6'6" spinning rod next to some bushes near the shore. Fish bite & swirled in the water. I thought it was a 1lb'er until I pulled it closer and then it started diggin in & pulling line. I landed my biggest fish yet at 6lb 11oz! Next two biggest went 3lb lloz and 3lb 7oz. We took a lunch break from 12-1 pm and went back to same area. Wind was kicking up and battery ran out after 1 hour. We managed to boat 5 more for a total of 25 for the day. I love fishing this lake!
      City: Windsor

      Tips: For us today Yamamoto grubs 3 & 4 inch in white & cinnimon with blue flakes worked the best. Used a 1/8 oz Gamagatsu jig with red hook. Just pich them near the shore line, or any weeds or cover and let it sink. Most fish hit on the fall.

      Larry, I always enjoy reading your postings. They are always honest and full of good tips.

Sunday, May 6th, 2007

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      Water Temp: 58 to 60

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Put in at Woodhead park a first for me. Had to watch for big sticks & other things floating around. The day started slow but the Smallies picked up, could not get any Crappie. Had a new freind with me his first time fishing in Idaho. 20 + Bass 8 over 12". I will take that.
      City: Boise

      Tips: Spinner bait's, 2 1/2" crank bait's, gigs with grub.

Tuesday, May 1st, 2007

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      Water Temp: ????

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Park ramps not opened yet! Lots of wood floating around. Did not launch at county ramp, went to Brownlee.
      City: Boise

      Tips: Try in 2 weeks if you have a larger boat.

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      Water Temp: 68

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: We got to the Sring ramp a little late hit all of our good spots downt to the cemetary. Fished the big rocks, fished the small rocks, fished the cliffs with crankbaits, spinnerbaits & jigs. Finaly got 1 from some willows on a gravely shore. O.K. here we go I got them now! Wrong that was the only Bass I got. Dad got 1 on his Cappie jig & 3 crappies. But we did not get skunked.
      City: Boise

      Tips: I do not know, I need help.

Friday, April 27th, 2007

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      Water Temp: JMBO

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: ITS GOTTA BE JMBO
      City: JMBO

      Tips: YA THINK?

Saturday, April 21st, 2007

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      Water Temp: 49-51

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: We went up the south fork. we started on a point got 2 notrhern pike minnos (npm). moved into a cove, lots of npm's. moved out & trouled deep water got more npm's. moved up river more still catching npm's. finaly got 1 pearch. we fished some very good looking bass spots & bid not hook one. will not be going back soon.
      City: Boise

      Tips: If you want npm's use part of a worm & a small hook.

Saturday, March 17th, 2007

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 55 - 60

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Excellent fishing from the banks. Caught the first large mouth on about second or third cast. Smallest bass caught all day was 12". Largest was just over 17".
      City: Caldwell

      Tips: The bass seem to be hitting on white rubber grubs. It's the only thing they were hitting on all day.

Thursday, February 8th, 2007

  • Bonner County
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      Water Temp: cold

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: keep fishing.. fish safe
      City: Berthoud,

      Tips: probably time to think, after the "Holiday's" How , ???? How do I hook on to a trophy fish? Time my freind's..and knowledge..., as I do,, read, and when ya hook up.. remember the time of day, calm? , temp? , wind? Where did that come from... (especially when your trying to get to the spot) Take care talk to ya soon... Hoo

Sunday, January 28th, 2007

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      Water Temp: 38 degrees

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out and to my suprise, i had to park in over flow parking after i got the boat off the trailer. several bass boats were there and this is mid Janurary. i have my first tournament there this spring so i thought i would get some prefishing in. got to the ramp and loaded off and took off to the first spot. find a nice school that just covered my graph in about 60 ft of water. threw a drop shot over and let it sink. i put the rod on the floor of my boat as it was sinking to light a cigg..and when i picked it up, had a 3 lbs smallie on. fished for about 20 mins and got one just over 2 lbs. those were the only to bass for the day with 2 nice perch. the narrows are frozen completely from the balls back in the bruenu arm...cant acess that part of the lake at all. all you got is the main lake and the river which i ran about 5 mile past cove arm (about a 20 mile run from air force ramp) and it had no signs of ice. cove arm was in fact covered with ice...good luck fishing...
      City: Nampa, Idaho

      Tips: slow...slow..slow!!! find you a nice drop off and fish it slow. if your lure isnt in the same spot for at least 10 mins, you are doing some wrong. find some drop offs in about 40-60 and sit on it for a couple hrs, its going to pay off. use drop shot, its easier to fish in the winter!