08-05-2008, 11:10 AM
This report highlights a few of the best places to fish, what anglers are using and what they are catching. The information is compiled from regional Fish and Game fishery managers, local tackle shops and anglers.
The dog days of summer are here, and it's time for anglers to try their luck at bass, bluegill, and crappie in the Southeast Region.
Bass fishing has been descent on Devils, Twin Lakes, Glendale and Condie reservoirs, and plenty of small smallmouth are being caught on the Snake River.
The higher elevation streams remain cool and small trout are actively feeding. The upper Blackfoot River, which opened for catch-and-release fishing for cutthroat trout on July 1, is running high and clear and producing some large cutthroat trout.
The cutthroat spawning run out of the reservoir was about 540 cutthroat trout - that's the biggest run since 2003 and should provide for some exciting fishing this year.
The best access is on Idaho Fish and Game's Blackfoot River Wildlife Management Area about 30 miles above the reservoir.
American Falls Reservoir is still slow but the place to go to catch a rainbow trout over 10 pounds. Anglers also are catching smallmouth bass and trout in the Snake River below the American Falls Dam.
Other hotspots for bass are at Gifford Springs and in the rip-rap at Sportsman's Park near Aberdeen.
Chesterfield Reservoir is hot. Catch rates have picked up with lots of 13- to 14-inch fish are being caught with the occasional fish over 18 inches being caught. Anglers are using dark leeches and streamers in the upper bay.
Anglers report good results in Twenty-four Mile and in Daniels Reservoir by the dead trees and the far side bay.
Most of the smaller lakes are good for bluegill and crappie, and the rivers and streams good for trout.
To catch the big bass in Weston Creek Reservoir anglers have to get down below the little ones. This is a no-motors reservoir. Fishing is good with damsel flies and red midges.
In Springfield Reservoir fishing has improved and damsels and midges are working well.
The upper Portneuf River is high and clear, producing a few nice trout. Some anglers are report good results with CDC caddis, pale morning duns, Shop-Vac nymphs, especially during the cooler parts of the day.
And on the Fort Hall Reservation try grasshoppers, and pale morning duns are hatching about 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.
In most places the fishing is better in the cooler parts of the day.
The dog days of summer are here, and it's time for anglers to try their luck at bass, bluegill, and crappie in the Southeast Region.
Bass fishing has been descent on Devils, Twin Lakes, Glendale and Condie reservoirs, and plenty of small smallmouth are being caught on the Snake River.
The higher elevation streams remain cool and small trout are actively feeding. The upper Blackfoot River, which opened for catch-and-release fishing for cutthroat trout on July 1, is running high and clear and producing some large cutthroat trout.
The cutthroat spawning run out of the reservoir was about 540 cutthroat trout - that's the biggest run since 2003 and should provide for some exciting fishing this year.
The best access is on Idaho Fish and Game's Blackfoot River Wildlife Management Area about 30 miles above the reservoir.
American Falls Reservoir is still slow but the place to go to catch a rainbow trout over 10 pounds. Anglers also are catching smallmouth bass and trout in the Snake River below the American Falls Dam.
Other hotspots for bass are at Gifford Springs and in the rip-rap at Sportsman's Park near Aberdeen.
Chesterfield Reservoir is hot. Catch rates have picked up with lots of 13- to 14-inch fish are being caught with the occasional fish over 18 inches being caught. Anglers are using dark leeches and streamers in the upper bay.
Anglers report good results in Twenty-four Mile and in Daniels Reservoir by the dead trees and the far side bay.
Most of the smaller lakes are good for bluegill and crappie, and the rivers and streams good for trout.
To catch the big bass in Weston Creek Reservoir anglers have to get down below the little ones. This is a no-motors reservoir. Fishing is good with damsel flies and red midges.
In Springfield Reservoir fishing has improved and damsels and midges are working well.
The upper Portneuf River is high and clear, producing a few nice trout. Some anglers are report good results with CDC caddis, pale morning duns, Shop-Vac nymphs, especially during the cooler parts of the day.
And on the Fort Hall Reservation try grasshoppers, and pale morning duns are hatching about 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.
In most places the fishing is better in the cooler parts of the day.