Xwisconyfisherman
4/25/2011 8:19:00 PM.....bummer i was really looking forward to a trip down that way
sturgeoneater
4/26/2011 9:13:00 AMWow! I thought for sure I would get some answers. I guess I will have to wait to see what new regs states. A buddie told me he had heard the same thing about the 5/8 hook rule, but nothing on the closure. The thing that irritates me the most is it does not open for Salmon in that stretch of water. It is open several miles above and several miles below that area.
hmongspokane
4/26/2011 9:16:00 AMThat's lame. I am planning on going this weekend. My brother in law caught one last saturday but was oversized. Hope they don't do that because that will ruin my summer.
YJ Guide Service
4/26/2011 9:59:00 AMDidnt see anything where it says its closed and here is the statement from WDFW's website under emergency regulations for the Snake River. In addition, anglers fishing for all species in these areas of the Snake River during the salmon fishery must use barbless hooks only. Night closure in effect for salmon and sturgeon, and it shall be unlawful to use any hook larger than 5/8 inch (point of hook to shank) when fishing for all species except sturgeon. Anglers cannot remove any chinook or steelhead from the water unless it is retained as part of the daily bag limit. So it doesnt effect Sturgeon hooks.
hmongspokane
4/26/2011 10:07:00 AMThat's lame. I am planning on going this weekend. My brother in law caught one last saturday but was oversized. Hope they don't do that because that will ruin my summer.
sturgeoneater
4/26/2011 11:09:00 AMSweet Yankin Jaw! I thought I had read that before. But I could not find it, thanks. Some times it is easy to miss and miss read those little exceptions.
sturgeoneater
4/26/2011 2:28:00 PMMy friend, I went down Sunday with and my brother went down this morning and just called me (2:00pm) to say they are on there way back with a keeper.They claim the bite is on and the water came up about 2' and muddied up some. They also claim they released four oversized fish all on caught on the north side near the rock point by the portapoti below the dam. It figures! I am going to take the day off and give it a try tomarrow afterall, what the hell!
sturgeoneater
4/26/2011 3:20:00 PMNot sure I will find out when I get off work. Yeah, I am working. I know they took some trout left over from Sunday. Other then that I am not sure.
sturgeoneater
4/27/2011 6:17:00 PMYankin Jaw mostly trout but read my coming report it did not seem to matter. What did seem to matter is where to drop the line. In the warmer slack water at the edges of current. Normally I get mine in moderate to heavy current. Must be the temp in that water, atleast that would be my guess.
Mike Hutsell
4/27/2011 7:22:00 PMHey sturgeoneater do you think its too swift to ancore up a boat on the south shore below the dead line. I've done that along time ago and had some good bites. Do you think smelt would work. I used it alot way back before the damns were on the snake.
sturgeoneater
4/27/2011 7:41:00 PMAs it was today you could, anchor out there as the runoff runs more it could get harry though. The current was stronger today then last weekend and up some. Right now it did not make a difference what we used my brother caught a 7' this morning on pickled herring. Today it was all in putting that bait right at the edge of a current near the south side slack water. They should be putting up todays report anytime. And after a day like today I am crashing man ttyal.
P.S. I use to use smelt also. but trout is the one I can always count on, crappie is also a good one.
P.S. I use to use smelt also. but trout is the one I can always count on, crappie is also a good one.