nice nice good to hear...i made it up to that little lake myself and to no success didnt catch a single bass...however caught several blue gill with very good girth...last time caught anything like that was bout 4 years ago on the snake close to brownlee...as for the steelhead good luck with that and as for the rain im not sure if u got any ur way but out this way we have got a good little bit in the past 24 hrs...much needed

It has been a week of nothing but work with no chance to fish. The dang elk tore down almost 60 yards of fence and broke wooden posts off at the ground. One must have got tangled up as the fence was dragged down into my ditch. Then with all the leaves and debris coming down after the rain, it made a dam and washed out ditch. Some say ranching is fun, yeah right. Oh well, in a couple more days we hope to thin down the herd.
I hear it was over 28 hours per steelhead caught last week, not good. It can only get better.

oh wow ya that is a serious work load...i myself have been spending my evenings and weekends on a tractor and have been missing out on good trout fishing...the joys of being a husband and father...i read on the fish and game web site bout the steel head fishing and yes not to promising right now...good luck to ya on getting away for a steelhead journey and gettin the good ol elk problem takin care of...

went up to manns creek sunday expecting to catch one (if not more) of the 8k trout planted...instead we caught bout 8 large mouth one 13 incher the rest just under twelve and also a really nice crappie...my buddy however did manage to catch one of the little planters from two weeks ago...tons of people not many fish from what i could tell...

We fished the Salmon River below North Fork last Thursday, hooked three but only landed one. It was a 24" keeper. The water had cleared so we used 8# leader.

Too much last minute ranch work before winter to play much, but we hope to go again soon. After elk season closes on Monday, many of the hunter-fisherman combo campers will be gone.

anyone know how steelhead season is going...

The local fishermen have been doing good in the Salmon below the Middle Fork.

I live in Washington State a stone's throw away from North Idaho, my usual stomping ground for awesome Smallmouth fishing (from the shore). And this year has been the best bass fishing of my life! Out of Lake Coeur'd'Alene I pulled at least five 4 pound smallmouth bass! That is no small accomplishment considering my limitations from the shoreline! And sorry but these spots are closly gaurded from most of the fishing public. Because if they weren't kept secret, the hicks in North Idaho would fish them out!!! Almost all the hicks ive seen keep ALL their fish and do not practice catch and release ever. And when I say all, I mean ALL of their fish. They will keep bass that are almost minnows and even keep and eat Squawfish! Yuck! By the middle of summer, most spots are deadzones. You will be lucky to catch a minnow. But anyways, just saying, find a good spot on shore where no one else goes. You will have to hike in, but thats where the action is! Good luck and fish on! (And the fish in my profile pic is a Smallmouth I caught from shore this summer. He came in at just over 4 pounds! That is the only bass I have ever kept. I figured the hillbillies would get to him soon so I might as well keep one this one time)

VERY WELL PUT ON THE CONSERVATION OF KEEPING FISHING GREAT. hikes (wading) have lead me to some excellent spots very recently makes it all the better...

Thanks. Very soon I will be posting a forum about "Catch and Release." Im sure that will be very controversial!

under what state are u going to post the catch and release topic. i would def love to b part of that topic and true might make a couple of friends along the way but anger many more. i will b awaiting the topic

The steelhead are here, but catching them is another thing. Most drift boats come in with something, but it is still slower than I like. It can only get better and it is still early.