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| Report on Chinook Salmon Fishing here in Idaho
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Just thought I do a quick update on the salmon fishing conditions for some of the rivers here in Idaho. Salmon fishing along the lower sections of the Clearwater were fair last week before the heat-wave hit and blew the river out. Fishermen were have some pretty good success from the Railroad bridge to the bridge at highway 95 which is a very popular spot for salmon anglers.
The upper sections up to the Orofino Bridge were starting to produce some fish as well but anglers were having to but in some time to hook into one. The North Fork was producing as well and it is probably the only section that remains fishable as the high muddy conditions are found through out the rest of the state with the rivers at or just below flood stage.
The Salmon River from Hammer Creek to the Time Zone Bridge had fish in it but was not being fish hard as the number of salmon in the river system remained low making catching one of these great fish difficult. Fishermen were having some success from the Time Zone Bridge to Shorts Bar as the salmon normally stack up in this section waiting to move up to the Little Salmon.
The Little Salmon was high and muddy even before the heat from last week blew the river out and fishing was extremely difficult there. I do know of one Salmon caught on this section though and it weighed in at an amazing 28lbs that is huge for this section of the river although not totally unheard of.
Right now the salmon fishing is going to depend totally on the weather we need to have the rivers drop and clear some before salmon fishing will be any good if the cooler weather holds without dropping an abundant amount of rain they should start to become fishable by mid to late next week.
If you really can’t wait to get on the river and try your luck this weekend I would suggest that you make the trip up to the North Fork of the Clearwater and fish that section for right now the river is extremely high but fishable. Good luck and let’s hope the weather holds.
For a complete update on fishing conditions visit Steelhead Gear.Com http://www.steelhead-gear.com/Idaho-Salmon
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Posted by rrsmith on 2008-05-22 13:31:25 | Rating: | Views: 34
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