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By: First Light
Posted: 2/14/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 2/13/2018
Hot Spots: 0
If you are wondering when the draw down with start the answer is it's already happening! The water is down 6 feet since I last fished @ Kettle Falls Marina a week ago! The plug has been pulled!
I ha...
By: First Light
Posted: 2/5/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 2/5/2018
Hot Spots: 0
After lunch I decided to go to Kettle Falls Marina and try fishing around the net pens. Only two rigs in the launch parking lot today and nobody on the bank. I tossed my usual Panther Martin spinner h...
By: First Light
Posted: 1/29/2018
Species: Dolly Varden
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/26/2018
Hot Spots: 0
First Light departed from her boathouse in Kaslo and headed north for a 20 minute run to my honey holes. Set one down rigger @ 40' the other @ 55'.
One side had a Kootenay Lake Special dodger with ...
By: First Light
Posted: 2/14/2017
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 2/13/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Headed south to the points around Gifford & Daisy area. Tried to fish the mouth of the Colville but there was too much ice, see photo. Went out to the point for an hour then went south for the aftern...
By: First Light
Posted: 2/2/2017
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 2/1/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Cabin fever took my senses from me as I left the house facing a cold wind. The dogs had to go for a walk so I took my rod as well. Down to the flats for a quick short walk. Wow. is the water up! Firs...
By: First Light
Posted: 10/28/2016
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/26/2016
Hot Spots: 1
Another day on the river. Again, we launched at first light and boated our first keeper before 8am. A 36" hog was in the net by way of a shrimp rig. Shrimp was the ticket today. Next , I hooked and re...
By: First Light
Posted: 10/28/2016
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/24/2016
Hot Spots: 1
We launched above Orofino in a drift boat at first light. Shrimp and plugs worked the best. We landed our first fish before 8am and limited out before lunch with four keepers 32"-36". Absolutely per...
By: First Light
Posted: 10/1/2016
Species: Brown Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/30/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Thought I'd try fishing in between rain showers. Grabbed some worms and headed for all the bridge crossings. Back drifting worms under the banks and into the back eddy's worked best. Picked up three...
By: First Light
Posted: 2/4/2016
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 2/3/2016
Hot Spots: 0
After reading Ken & Barb's report on Hell's Canyon, I decided to give it a shot at Wawawai Park on the Snake.
Left the house @ 4:30 AM , air temp was 22*. I stopped in Deer Park to hook up with my f...
By: First Light
Posted: 1/28/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 1/28/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Launched @ Gifford by ourselves @ 8am. A steady drizzle welcomed us. Fished North on the East side working the points for 3-4 miles. Caught a nice rainbow right out of the gate on a pink squid with a ...
By: First Light
Posted: 1/26/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 1/26/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Launched @ Kettle Falls @ 9am and fished until 3:30pm. Ran south to the Colville Flats, trolled a triangle pattern in and out of the confluence. Water Temp was 38* inside and 38.4* outside. No other...
By: First Light
Posted: 1/24/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 1/22/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Fished an empty point north of Gifford a mile or so. Started about 9:30 with 3 rods & power bait. First cast. Bam! Nice fat 2# Rainbow. Four hours later, after several stolen baits, we finally hooked ...