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Wednesday, August 10th, 2005

  • Montgomery County
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Caught couple nice bass over 13 inches. also caught 7 small ones. Used dark green with little yellowish skirt around the bottom, rubber worm. Had a good 2 1/2 hrs of fishing.
      fished by dam
      City: kuna

      Tips: go early. it is getting HOT early. had better luck in the early morning. Also whiched to nite crawler and a little crappie nibbles. (white) Had bites but all were small. least they are bitting.

Friday, June 10th, 2005

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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: the fishing is very very slow i was there for 6 hours and caught 1 fish
      City: idaho falls

      Tips: there is better fishing in island park

Saturday, June 4th, 2005

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      Water Temp: Medium Warm

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Excellent small- and largemouth fishing. Caught and released 60+ fish between three of us in one day of fishing.
      City: Boise

      Tips: Used Yamasenko-type plastic baits rigged "wacky" from bank. Drift to bottom and slowly jig up. Colors that worked well were watermelon over pearl and flecked watermelon. Size: 4"

      Average size of fish: 1.7 lbs. Unbelievable!

Wednesday, June 1st, 2005

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      Water Temp: 56 degrees

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: fishing report

Wednesday, May 25th, 2005

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Most likely very few bass. The reservoir was drawn down to minimum pool for a full season. They have worked hard to fill it up with trout. They will most likely not make an effort to replant bass. If you are planning on fishing Arrowrock you might as well go above to fish Anderson Ranch or stay lower and fish Lucky Peak. They both have decent smallmouth populations. Arrowrock's water levels fluctuate significantly throughout the summer. It is a good put and take for trout.
      City: Boise

      Tips: No good bass. For trout, trolling and bait seem to be the method of choice for most people that fish the reservoir.

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      Water Temp: 50's depending

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished three hours with no action. Broke my toe on their dilapidated docks. Hit the water and drug tubes, spinnerbaits, crappie jigs, crankbaits, and other hardware. There are some areas with good rock clusters and boulders. I couldn't pull anything from them. No action.
      City: Boise

      Tips: I have no tips for other anglers. If you have any Black Canyon secrets please email me. I heard some splashes in the lake. I only assumed they were carp. I heard rumors of 'reasonable' smallmouth fishing. Maybe later in the year... Quite a bit of run-off from the snowmelt and recent storms. Plenty of debris in the water.

Thursday, May 19th, 2005

  • Bonner County
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      Water Temp: cold and rainy

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: thank you all for letting me fish this lake.. I realize it is a privalidlge to do so.. I nooked into a snag and that was it..
      City: livermore, ca

      Tips: Still havent figured it out yet .. again thank's for the hospitality. , It's a beautiful lake.. till next year.. be safe , fish safe. and take care...Zack

Monday, May 9th, 2005

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      Water Temp: 64-66

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Nice weather, not a ton of wake makers, fished with the Paulboro Man, so fun overall but size was very, very hard to get. We got a gaggle of fish throwing rip bait, c-rig, drop shot, crank, t-rig, jig, tube (I think that's it). No particular pattern that we used but just jumped around quite a bit.
      City: San Carlos

      Tips: Keep moving around.

Thursday, April 28th, 2005

  • Bonner County
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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Im back and watch out big fish on ...been reading alot.. tryin different thing's checkin my note's of previous lake's and trying them.. here... we will see take care .. fish safe, take care..
      City: lake city

      Tips: the tip.. is ... Get the net... take care..

Monday, April 25th, 2005

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

      Report: I'm here and I know what to do.. allthough it will take a couple of day's.. to figure out

      Tips: I cant give any tip's other than good luck...If any of ya know what is up let me know...

Saturday, April 16th, 2005

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      Water Temp: upper 40's to l

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Took some days off and hit the first day of Turkey season. Headed to Orofino for Dworshak Bass and Birds. A combo weekend of Cast and Blast. Typical mix of North Central Idaho weather. Sun, rain, wind, and luckily more sun all within the same morning. Fished for some smallies with tubes and small spinnerbaits. It was a bit too cold for many of the active smallmouths. In 1995, the last state record smallmouth was pulled out in April by a turkey hunter taking some casts (from what I had heard). I was hoping for the same luck. We hooked trout only.
      City: Boise

      Tips: The reservoir fluctuates a lot during the year. Smallmouth spawning habitat is sometimes exposed or covered by water. The fish tend to suspend during certain times of the day. Most of the bass will be in the 10-12 inch range. There is the infrequent visit of a larger fish so be prepared with good line and hooks. Use bait or an artificial with some stink on it. Fish the small coves and creek inlets. Creek areas tend to be more active year 'round. Try to drag the bottom within the first 20 ft. of the shoreline.

Monday, March 28th, 2005

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 48-49

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: on water 9:00 ran over to big cove fished their about 2hrs no fish.ran over to the dam no luck there.ran over to the big point by the marina picked up 1.4 sm on green colored rattle trap worked my way up the shore line started throwing a lighting shad crank bait got a 1.2 sm farther up the bank got a 1.6 sm worked my way into a little cove got a 1.8 sm off water at 5:15 not great day but better than the last few times i fished this lake this year.

      Tips: fish cranks or traps real slow 12-18 ft water

Friday, March 11th, 2005

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      Water Temp: Mid 40's

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: This sick day from work took place below C.J. Strike from Grandview down river but there is no report category for the Snake River. We were on the water around 11:30 and fished until 5:30. The carp are in the shallows enjoying the sun (bring your snaggin' hooks) but the smallmouth were not too responsive. The water is still a bit cold. The one smallmouth we picked up was 15". The river already has the infamous moss floating and polluting the water.

      We used a variety of gear. Started with 1/6 bushwhacker spinnerbaits (white/chartruese) that produced quite well in the fall (no success) pulled crawdad crankbaits (no success) Soft jerkbaits (no success) 4" tubes (the only fish of the day)

      We had our second rods out looking for any bait eaters and still no success. The moss gums up attempts at keeping bait clean.

      Be aware of water fluctuation. It dropped over a foot from the time we showed up to the time we left.

      We used a 14' Gregor to fish from the boat ramp at Grandview to about 5 miles down river. Watch out for shallows. Float it first then power up slowly the first few visits... unless you're wealthy...
      City: Boise

      Tips: Fish dark tubes for Snake River Smallies. Tubes with any kind of built in stink work the best. I have had great luck with Mister Twister Fat Tubes. I use an 1/8 oz jig head with 8lb. Yo-Zuri Hybrid line.
      Push the boat on the bank near some rocks with some current.(preferably down from where you want to fish) Cast up river a bit and let the lure hit bottom. Lift and drag the tube with the help of the current. Keep your slack reeled in. The "grinding on the rocks" feeling and the "grinding bite" of a smallmouth can be hard to tell apart at first. If it feels like a bite, it probably was...set that hook!!!
      Tubes don't get hung up too bad because of the plastic covering the leadheads. 4" grubs work well for smallies but seem to wedge in the rocks quite readily.
      Tubes work from early season until you get chased off by duck hunters in October.

Tuesday, March 1st, 2005

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      Water Temp: 47 degrees

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Smallmouth are still deep. I pulled a 17" lunker female smallmouth from 45 feet--she was full of eggs--I got her back in the water ASAP. I'd hooked two other large ones and lost them on the way to the surface. Try trolling in Cove (stay in the deep channel) and troll out the inlet of Cove toward the narrows. Stay at the edge of the dropoff and troll in the 30 to 40 foot depth range.
      City: Mountain Home

      Tips: I used a Pumpkinseed 3" Power Grub--can't buy them here, you have to get them on-line. Lots of hits to keep you busy all day. Probably some Perch (I caught Perch inside Cove) accounted for some of the hits, but not in the deep areas. Cove tends to shield you from some of the wind too.

Wednesday, February 2nd, 2005

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

      Report: big rainbow's .. looking for small mouth.. will be out there again soon..

      Tips: hoo doo keep in touch...on this site dont know what your fishing for.. but 20 plus rainbow/s are there...check out the pic's at the lodge....take care and wear safety gear.. your freind Zack

Thursday, January 13th, 2005

  • Bonner County
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      Water Temp: who knows

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Hey Zack, your email addy didn't work I tried to email you but it came back.
      Please send an email to me, I have some questions for you. Tnx Rick
      AKA The Fish-N-Fool
      City: Vay Id.

Tuesday, January 11th, 2005

  • Bonner County
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      Water Temp: cold

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: You guy's that fish this lake ,,, I tip my hat... thank's..remember catch and release... I want to thank the park service , , ranger's , maintenace crew and all your doing a great job!
      City: sand city

      Tips: Tip of the day.. I fish the lake, Sometime's good sometime's not.. My tip is to fish safe. Respect the lake, It can become trying at time's.. Most of all,, say thanks to all of the Ranger's and Guide's that make this lake a possible thing.. Your Freind.. Who know's....

Monday, January 10th, 2005

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      Water Temp: warm in the sum

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I fish this lake alot, it has some good bass fishing along most of the west side near the RR tracks fishing the many trees the bushes in the water, and on the S.E. end of the lake in a small cove.
      There is a point there that is a great spot, fish the outside edge of the weedbeds in about 15 to 18 feet of water with my Sink-N-Fool baits in a Red Shad or Watermelon red color. Around the point in the cove there is a good brush pile that the beavers made that is hot also. Just cast one of my sinking baits over it and whind it back with a jerk-pause retrieve. Always just let the bait free fall when it first hits the water till it hits bottom as must of the time a fish will have it before it can sink to the bottom, if no hit do the jerk-pause retrieve.
      City: Priest Riv.

      Tips: You can check out my website at;
      www.fishnfoollures.com

Friday, December 17th, 2004

  • Bonner County
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      Water Temp: 43

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Ice fog early am... trying for the smallie's, didn/t get bit. but.. hooked inta a frickin 5 rain ,, I dont fish for those slimy, never get tired bastard's.. If you agree let me know..thanks, oh this time of year they were suspened on the outer point,s .. on the back side..

Saturday, December 4th, 2004

  • Bonner County
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      Water Temp: 40

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: went out.. early caught a 20 pounder... 34 inches long.. and a huge girth...yep..try it out

      Tips: get up early and weather the wind and .good luck trying to catch a 20 pnd rainbow...cuz I'e done it a few time's...