Buglingbulls inFebruary?Notexactly, but you canhear thebesttwo-legged imitations in the stateat the Idaho Sportsman ShowonSaturday as thebest buglers inIdaho square off for the statechampionship.And if thatdoesnt get you fired

up about elk,BoiseanCorey Jacob-son,world champion caller andfounderofElk101.com,will holdseminarsonhuntingherdbulls.He isoneofmanyworld-classout-doorsmen and local expertswhowill share their expertise.Ifyoukilled a trophybig game

animal,bring the antlers andhavethem scored in theBigHornTro-phyContest, andyouth can learnsafe shooting (air rifles)with theIdahoHuntersEducationAssocia-tion.Hunters can also talk to Ida-hoDepartmentofFish andGameofficials about theupcomingbig

game seasons from 6 to 8p.m.Fri-day,Feb. 28.Anglerswont be leftoutof the

funFriday, and theywill have achoice betweenwhere to fly fishin Idaho by theNorthwest SchoolofFlyFish and stillwater fly fish-ing taught bymemberofFlyFish-ersof Idaho.Acasting contestthroughout the show ishostedbylocal bass fishing clubs, and the al-wayspopular live troutpond.Youwill also see your favorites

at the show, including outdoorgear from fishing lures toRVs,kayaks toAfricanhunting trips,cooking lessons to bearhunting.Hours are 5 to9p.m.Thursday

andFriday, 11 a.m. to9p.m.Satur-day and 11 a.m. to5p.m.Sunday.Here aremoreevents:

FISHANDGAMEOPENHOUSEFriday: 6 to 8p.m.

KIDSARCHERYSHOOTSaturday:Noon to 5 p.m.,by the

NampaBowChiefs.

DUTCHOVENCOOKING byCeeDubThursday: 6p.m.Getting Start-

ed.Friday: 6p.m.Quick andEasy.Saturday:Noon:Getting Started.2p.m.AllAbout Salmon.4 p.m.Quick andEasy.Sunday:12:30p.m.AllAbout Salmon.3p.m.Breads andDesserts.

FLYCASTINGDEMONSTRATION byNorthwest Fly Fishing School,Saturday: 3p.m.Sunday: 1 p.m.

ELKCALLINGCONTESTSaturday: 7:30p.m.

FISHINGSEMINARSSaturday:

12:30p.m. Southeast IdahoFish-ing secrets byDaveLangston.

1:30p.m.Fly fishing 101 byTomClaycomb III.

2:30p.m.Fishing from aKayakbyEdAnderson.

3:30p.m.ColumbiaRiverFallChinookFishingbyProEscobedo.

4:30p.m.FlyFishing 101 byTomClaycomb III.

5:30p.m.FlyFishing for steel-headbyMichaelBantam.

6:30p.m.FlyFishing Secrets ofthe SouthFork of theBoiseRiverbyMike Sandifer.Sunday12:30p.m. Southeast IdahoFish-

ing Secrets byDaveLangston.1:30p.m.Fishing from aKayak

byEdAnderson.2:30p.m.FlyFishing 101 byTom

Claycomb III.3:30p.m.ColumbiaRiverFall

ChinookFishingbyProEscobedo.

HUNTINGSEMINARSSaturdayNoon:Backpacking 101 byTom

Claycomb III.1 p.m.ElkHuntingHerdBulls

byCorey Jacobsen.2p.m.DIYHunting andFishing

Videos byDaveLangston.3p.m.Knife Sharpening/

ChoosingProperKnifebyTomClaycomb III.

4 p.m. Second-hand,AlterorRepair:Cool tipsbefore youbuyyourDIYGear byKarlFindling ofOregonPackWorks.

5 p.m. Intro toArcheryHuntingbyT.J.Hofhines.

6p.m.BearHunting in thespringbyTomClaycomb III.SundayNoon:Backpacking 101 byTom

Claycomb III.1 p.m. Second-hand,Alteror

Repair:Cool tipsbefore youbuyyourDIYGear byKarlFindling ofOregonPackWorks.

2p.m.DIYHunting andFishingVideos byDaveLangston.

3p.m.Knife Sharpening/ChoosingProperKnifebyTomClaycomb III.

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You know its specialwhen youcatch a big one.Those fish becomepermanently etched in our brainsand set the standard for all future fishingtrips.Youmaynot top it,but you can al-ways lookback and say, Remember thattime ...

Iwould never be so bold asto guarantee you a big fish,buthere are some

placeswhere you atleasthave the op-portunity to catchthem.The rest is up to

you.

CLEARLAKEIf youwant to get

ahead start on yourfly fishing season andalso catch big trout, thisprivate lake nearBuhl

is a goodplace todo it.There are lots of trout in this lake in

the 2- to 5-pound range, and someevenbigger.But beware:These fishwereborn and

raised in hatcheries, even thebig ones,so theyre going to look a little differentthanwild fish.Theywill also actdifferent.Youmight

aswell leave the dry flies athome.OK,theres a chance onemight take adry,but yourebetteroff going subsurface.Woolly buggers, mohair leeches and

other streamerswillusuallywork,butnot always.Remember this is a catch-and-release

lake, and these fish see a lotof flieschucked theirway.Youmightwant tomix it up.Aclassic stillwaterpattern(again,buggers and leeches) trailedby asmall nymph is a good combo.Plan to spend some time on thewater.

These fish are on a rhythm all theirown,and itsprobably tied to somekind of ahatchery feeding schedulewithwhichwere not familiar.Theymay go on andoff thebite at seemingly random times.

Where lunkerslurk andbraveanglers goforth

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2014 FISHINGGUIDE

Idaho has lots of places to catch big fish,but prepare to be tested

ClearLake:Rainbowtrout. AnglerBruceHuntofTwinFalls.

LakeBillyShaw:AnglerMikeToalsonofMeridian.

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The IdahoSportsmanShowat Expo Idahoopensat 5p.m.Thursdayand runs throughSunday.Admission is $5 for adults.

Theyre also likely toconcentrate in certain ar-eas, somove around thelake.Yourebetteroffwith a

sinking line than a floating,but itsnot real deep so youcan still getdownwhere thefish arewithweighted flies.In short,use your usual

stillwater tactics, but varythem.Dont be afraid toreach into yourbag oftricks.Younever knowwhat flymay trigger a re-sponse from these fish.Use strong enough line

to land themquickly. Itde-feats the purpose of catchand release if theydie fromexhaustion ormishandling.Partof the funof this

private lake is that its coun-try club fishing for bargainbasementprices. Its $10 aday to fish there, and youdont evenneed an Idahofishing license.Theres also the golf

course clubhouse nearbyfor a burger andbrew.Fordirections to the lake,

seePageO4or call543-4849.

SNAKERIVERThis river is litteredwith

big fish. Imparticularlytalking about the stretchthrough Southwest IdahofromC.J. StrikeDamdownto theupper endofBrown-leeReservoir.Ithas an interestingmix

ofwarmwater fish aswell asa fewtrout immediately be-low Strike dam.Smallmouth bass are

abundant, and there aresomedoozies.For betterorworse, there are also thou-sandsof small andmedium-sizedbass,which canmakecatching the largerones achallengebecause yourehaving toomuch fun catch-ing the smaller ones.But thebig ones are out

there, and spring is tradi-tionally thebest time tohook one.The river is alsohome to

thousandsof channel cat-fish,manyofwhichproba-blydie of old agewithoutever feeling the sting of ahook.Youmight alsohookinto a flathead catfish thatdwarfs the rivers biggestchannel cat.These fish take someef-

fort,but thosewho learnwhere andwhen to catchthem can land a lotof bigfish.There also are sturgeon

throughout the river, and

these beasts liveup to theirreputation asbig, hard-fighting fish.Butwewillleavemostof the descrip-tion of sturgeon toHellsCanyondownstream.Dontoverlook carp, es-

pecially for fly anglers.Youcan sight-fish for them, andits common to cast todozensof them in aday.When youhook one, its likeyou snagged theback of atowtruck.The Snake has somebank

access,but boats are thebestway to fish it.Nearlyany boat suitable for slow-movingwaterwill do.Pick a stretchof river and

learn itwell.Where youfind fish, you can typicallyreturn and find them again.Andwith enough time andeffort, youwill learnwherethebig ones lurk andhope-fully land a few.Andheres aquick tip.

Thebass fishing turnson alot sooner thanmostpeoplerealize, sowhen you seethewater temperaturecreeping into the high 40and low 50s, getout thereand get fishing.

LAKEBILLY SHAWThis reservoiron the

DuckValley IndianReser-vation rarelydisappointsme, and sometimes it blowsme awaywith thequalityoffishing.Because Idaho is blessed

with somanyplaceswhereyou can catchnice trout, itshard to single out just a fewplaces.But thisone has tomake the list because of theconsistency andquantity.Thismaynotbe the

place if youre looking for arainbowto break the 20-inchmark. Surely some arethere,but theyre hard tofind.But if youwant aplace

thatproduces football-shaped, 14- to 18-inch troutthat seem to be angry at theworld, you can find them atLakeBilly Shaw.Mark your calendar for

Mayor early June, depend-ing onwhetherwe have anearlyor late spring, and getto this reservoir.The threeDuckValley

reservoirs are owned andmanagedby the Shoshone-PaiuteTribes, and it costs avery reasonable $15 adayfor adults to fish there.Billy Shaw is limited to

fly fishing, and a stricthar-vest limit keeps the reser-

voirwell stocked.Why arent theremore

largerones?My best guessis becausewhen youhavethatmany trout competingfor food, itshard for someof them to get really big.But thisplace consistent-

lyhits the sweet spot be-tweenquality andquantity.As a bonus, its a funplaceto camp in the spring.Bring your float tube or

pontoon boat andhold yourrod tightly. Something onthe other enddoesnt likeyou, andwhen ithits yourfly, youwill learnwhat itscapable of doing.To learnmore about fish-

ing at the reservoirs andtribal rules, go toshopaitribes.org.

SOUTHFORKCLEARWATERRIVERSteelheaders knowthis

river is chock full of bigsteelhead every spring.Attimes, it seems like everysteelheader in Idaho, South-westWashington andMon-tana is there taking a crackat them.Call it a steelhead festival

or a zoo; itsno secretwhythey are there.ThosebigClearwaterB-

run steelheadmake theirway up this small tributaryandbecomemuchmore ac-cessible to bank anglers.If youre in the right spot,

you can landmultiple fish,but this isdefinitely a caseof the early bird getting theworm.Ive driven along this riv-

er anhour before daylightand seen people standing inthemiddle of the river tostake their claim to thebestholes.Then there are the river

flow fluctuations. It can riseand fall quickly, going fromclear tomuddyovernightandback again, or it can stayblownout fordays.Sowhy go there?Well,

obviously theres a reason itdraws somanypeople.Youcan catch a lotof big steel-head.Ten-pounders arecommon, 15- to 20-pounderspossible.You also get the comboof

fighting a big fish in a swiftriver,whichmeans theyregoing to give a good tussle.These steelhead also

seem to strike flies as readi-ly as they take jigsor bait, soyou get a realmixof anglers.LateFebruary andMarch

is the prime time to bethere, and if youmiss it, youhave towait until thenextrunof fish in the fall.

SALMON/LITTLESALMONRIVERAnother spring favorite is

the Salmon and its smallertributary, theLittle Salmon.Bothhave reliable steel-

head runs, and the fishmake their finalupstreampush in early spring.TheMain Salmon, as its

known, is both a bank andboat show,with boatershav-ing the advantagebecausethey can covermorewater.TheLittle Salmon is

strictlybank fishingbe-cause itsnarrow, swift androcky.The fish are smaller in

this river system than in thenearbyClearwater becausemostof the SalmonRiverssteelhead areA-runs thatspend a year in the ocean,compared toB-run fish thatspend twoor even threeyears in the ocean and growlarger.Steelhead fishing typical-

lywindsdownbymid-to-lateApril, and then theres alull for about amonth be-fore the spring chinookmove in.Chinook are considerably

larger than steelhead,withmost averaging over 10pounds.You alsohave to contend

withhigh spring flows,whichmakes landing thosebig fishmore challenging.Many chinook get caught

every spring on theLittleSalmon, anddepending onthe run size, it canbe ashort, intense season thatcomes and goes in a coupleofweeksor aprolonged onethat lasts severalweeks.Eitherway, youwant to

be ready to go.The firstweek in June is traditionallythe prime season. If its anearly spring or a lowwateryear, itmight be the endofMay.This years run isproject-

ed to be larger than lastyears,whichwasprettymodest.Butprojectionshavebeenwildlywrong in

recent years, so cross yourfingers and keep an eye onthe fishing report.I try to track dam counts

on theColumbia and Snakerivers so Ill knowwhen thefishwill arrive in theSalmon.

LAKE LOWELLBrownlee andC.J. Strike

getmostof the glory forbass fishing honeyholes,but I give thenod toLakeLowellwhen it comes tolargemouth bass.Why?Becausewhen I

think of bass, I think aboutlotsof cover, and this lakehas it.There also arent thatmany lakesor reservoirsaround that are dominatedby largemouth bass, and thisisone of them.Depending on reservoir

level or the time of year, youcanbe casting in floodedtimberor into amatsofweedsduring late springand summer.Coaxing those large-

mouth bass outof there isalways a fun challenge, andthere are somebig onesthere.Experts routinely catch

largebass outofLakeLow-ell,butwhats cool is youdonthave to be an expert tocatch fish there.Concentrate on the

shorelineswhere thereslots of cover, and eventuallyyouwill crosspathswith ahungry largemouth.The fish atLakeLowell

arent going to tip the scaleslike those southernhawgs,but theyre still pretty re-spectable fish.When you add the easy

access for both shore an-glers andnumerous launch-es for boaters, not tomen-tion the close proximity totheTreasureValley, this is aplace nearly anyone canfish.Catching one of thosebig

bass isprobably going totake someeffort,but the op-portunity is there.Bass tournaments typi-

cally start inApril, so itsnot far away for someearlyseason fishing.

SILVERCREEKThis river is famous for

itsprolific insecthatchesand finicky rainbowtrout

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SalmonRiver:Steelhead.AnglerDarrenStrongofBoise.

SnakeRiver:Smallmouthbass.AnglerDaveGourleyofBoise.

SilverCreek: Brown trout.

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that are experts atdetectingfake insects.Thats the reputation,

anyway, and itsnot far fromreality.When the creekopens onMemorialDayweekend (some sections areopen year-round), the fishcanbe gullible andpossiblefor the average fly angler tocatch.Rainbows are larger-

than-average forotherwa-ters in the area, probably av-eraging in the lowtomid-teenswith somebreakingthe 20-inchmark.But those arent what

puts the creek on the list.Bigbrown trout also live

in SilverCreek, and theycanbe caught by strippingstreamers that imitatesmaller fish, skatingmousepatterns (especially atnight) and even on tinydryflies.Because SilverCreek has

a reputation for finicky fish,long, light leaders and tip-pets are commonly used, sosome anglers are over-whelmed if theyhook alargebrown trout.Take that into considera-

tion, and also realize if youwant thosebig fish, youhave to find them andhookthem, and theyve grownthat bigby fooling people

like you.But if youwant an addi-

tional challenge on a creekthats already famous forbeing challenging, try yourluck at catching a big browntrout.

HELLS CANYONWhen you get below

HellsCanyonDam, theSnakeRiver ismuchdiffer-entwithdifferent fish thanit is above the three reser-voirs in theHellsCanyonComplex.The canyon is famous for

its giant sturgeon, andpeo-ple travel from throughouttheU.S. to catch them inone ofNorthAmericasdeepest canyons.The fish lurk in deep,

emerald-greenpools in thebig, broad riverwithpulse-pounding rapids. Sturgeonin the 6-foot to 9-foot rangeare common.These are strictly for

catch-and-release, but thefish live fordecades andgrowto truly epic sizes.Spring is among thebest

times to catch them,but theriver is typicallyhigh andmurky,whichmakes land-ing these huge fish inbigwater a real challenge.Summer and fall areboth

popular times and a really

fun time to be inHellsCanyon.Sturgeon are themarquee

fish inHellsCanyon,butnotthe only big ones.The riverhas a solid steelhead run

with fish rangingup to 10pounds, chinook salmonupto 30pounds.Spring chinook return in

April,May and early June.Then the steelhead re-

turn in late summer and falland stick around throughwinter and into early springbefore spawning.The canyonhas seen a

surge in fall chinook runs inrecent years, andbased onearly forecasts it couldbe arecord return this year.So tobringHellsCanyon

intoperspective, a 20-inchtrout that youwouldbragabout inmost riverswonteven raise aneyebrow, andthatpan-sized trout youcatch at your local pondorreservoirmaybewhat youuse forbait inHellsCanyon.Theres also good trout

andbass fishing in the river,particularly in early sum-mer.The fineprint to this fish-

ingparadise is thepreferredmethodof fishing is from ajetboat, and chances aregoodyoudontownone.But there arenumerous

outfitterswhowill takeyouononeof Idahosmostthrilling fishing/whitewatertrips.

PAYETTELAKESurprised to see thisone

in here? I canunderstandwhy.PayetteLake is amongthemostbeautiful lakes inIdaho,but askmost anglersabout it and youre likely toget a blank stare.But if you ask someone

and get a smirk and the sub-ject quickly changes, heprobably knows about thelakes secrets.So heres letting the cat

out of the bag. Payette Lakehas huge lake trout, com-monly known asMackinaw.Thats the goodnews.

Thebad?They canbe astough to find as aRussiansub in theNorthAtlantic.A boat ismandatory.

Deep trolling gear and elec-tronics are probably crucial,and even then, dont expect

it to be easy.Someguys are also learn-

ing to catch them throughthe ice, anddepending onice conditions, there stillmight be time to give that atry thiswinter.Butdid Imention that

theyrebig?You catch theone of thebigger fish in thelake, and youwill be smirk-ing at the chinook that guyspull out of theLittle Salmon.Lake troutharvest is lim-

ited toone fishunder 30inches inPayetteLake, sothebiggestones should re-main there forothers tocatch.They can liveup to40 years and they grow bigandheavy.How big?Thats for you to find out,

and report back.Get busy.

DEADWOODRESERVOIRThis reservoir is almost

likePayetteLakes cousin,but insteadof a town andtrophyhomeson its shore-line, itsdeep in the Idahomountains.Getting there canbe a

chore, and its common thatroads into the reservoirarent even openuntil latespring.But the reservoirhas a re-

spectable trout and kokaneepopulation, and it alsopro-duces somemonster rain-bows and land-locked chi-nook salmon that give youthe chance at a trophy fish.If you goup there expect-

ing to catchone, youmaycomeback disappointed.Consider thesebonus

fish.Goup there andhave agreat time fishing in a beau-tiful place.If you catchone, great.

You could have the trophyof a lifetime.If not, hopefully youwill

catch some smaller onesandhave a great trip intothemountains and a camp-ing trip to savor all year.Eitherway, you really

cant lose.Roger Phillips: 377-6215,

Twitter:@rogeroutdoors

2014 FISHINGGUIDE

SouthForkClearwaterRiver: Steelhead.Angler SteveZerzaofBoise.

LakeLowell: Largemouthbass.AnglerNickYoung.

SnakeRiver: Sturgeon(not caught inHellsCanyon).

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WHATICAUGHT

Recreationreport GOINGFISHING?CHECKOURGUIDEIdahoStatesman.com/Fishing8

ErikaTovarofCaldwell caughtthis steelhead inFebruaryon theSalmonRivernearRiggins.

Submit your fishingor huntingpictures tooutdoors@idahostatesman.com.All submissionsbecome theproperty of theStatesman.

STATESMANSTAFFTwo openhouses to learn about fu-

ture plans for theHillside toHollowRe-serve are scheduled at theHighlandsEventCenter, 2590N.BogusBasinRoadat: 6p.m.,Monday,March 3.Noon,Wednesday,March 5.The area ismostly undeveloped land

northofHillRoad andbetweenBogusBasinRoad andHillside JuniorHighSchool.Somequestions to be considered for

the areaduring the openhouses are:What resources shouldbe protect-

ed?What amenities shouldbe includ-

ed in the reserve?Where should trailheads be locat-

ed?The property isnext toHarrisonHol-

low,which ismanagedbyTreasureVal-leyLandTrust.The planning process is being con-

ductedby the cityofBoise and theLandTrustof theTreasureValley to guidethe creation of amasterplan for 318acresof natural open space.Included in the 318-acreHillside to

HollowReserve is the 260 acrespur-chasedby theBoise in 2013 fromBoiseFoothillsLLC.The purchase pricewas $1.9million,

andmoney came from the 2001Foothills serial levy funds approvedbyvoters in 2001.The parcel is locatednorthofHill

RoadbetweenBogusBasinRoad andNorth 33rd Street.The land is com-posed of grassland and someuplandshrubs.Over the last fewdecades, the prop-

ertyhas beenused bymany recreation-ists and theres anetwork of trails invarious conditions.Amasterplanwill be needed to fo-

cus restoration efforts anddeterminelocations for appropriate recreation.

CANTATTEND?Peoplewho are interestedbut cant

attendone of the publicmeetings cancommentonline atsurveymonkey.com/s/HtoH.Public commentswill be accepted

throughMarch 15.More information is available from

WendyLarimore, project coordinator,atwlarimore@cityofBoise.org, 608-7636or JuliaGrant at jgrant@cityofboise.org,493-2533.See amapof the area atparks.cityof-

boise.org and go toParks andLocations.

One ofmy favorite things issaying its going to be sun-ny and 60. Ioccasionallytry to bluffmy friends into goingfishing duringwinterby sayingtheweather report is calling for it,even thoughweboth know better.Guesswhatweather arrivedthisweek? Sunny and 60.Soof course I got all

jackedup about going fish-ing, amongother things,and even started ago-nizing because I knewwhatever fun andpro-ductive place Iwouldbe fish-ing, some-one elsewouldbesomeplaceelse and I

wouldnt be there.But then I looked at theweath-

er forecast for theweekend.Whatthe heck?Whathappened to sun-ny and 60?Looksmore like rainyand46 forBoise and 16 and snowyinMcCall.

I knowspringweather ismore of a tease than realityinFebruary, and asmuchas I love the first com-

mutes towork onthemotorcycleandwearingonly twolayers ofclothingonmoun-tain bike

rides, Iknow its

temporary.But I also knowonce those fish

wakeup from theirwinter slum-ber, even a fewdegreesof change(for betterorworse) canmake ahuge difference.With that I leave you the option

of sitting on the sidelines andhop-ing for betterweather, or throw-ing on the rain gear and going forit.Rainy and40s is stillmore com-fortable than sub-freezingweath-erwhere the ferruleson your rodgrow icicles.Despite Idahos year-round

fishing, those firstwarm, sunnydays still feel like the startof fish-ing season, so if youhavent goneyet, at least get your gear ready.By theway, stop by and sayhel-

lo from 6 to 8p.m.Thursday at theIdaho Sportsman Show.

Its raining onour fishing paradeFISHRAP BY ROGER PHILLIPS

FREEOUTDOORWORKSHOPSATCABELAS THISWEEKENDCabelas at 8109W.FranklinRoad inBoise ishosting family activ-

ities, seminars andmeet and greetswith conservation groups, Sat-urday and Sunday,March 1 and 2, andMarch 15 and 16.Events runfrom 10 a.m. to 4p.m. eachday.SeminarsMarch 1 and 2will include:FlyTyingPatterns for

Spring,Navigation forHikers,WalleyeFishingTechniques, SmokeOneDay,Eat for aWeek (smoking food),FlyCasting for theLadies,andKokaneeFishing 101withKokabowFishingTacklesAlanGreenhalgh.SeminarsMarch 15 and 16 include:TurkeyCallingTechniques,

MyFirstBow Intro toArchery Sports,HowtoBecome aBetterShooterwithTravisGibson, SmokeOneDay,Eat for aWeek,BearProofYourCampsite, and 3Gun 101withTravisGibson.For a fullschedule of events, call 672-7900.

LOWERMALADPARKONSNAKERIVERTOCLOSEThe IdahoPowerparkwill be closedMarch 1 through September

during renovation of theLowerMaladPowerPlant.The park, locatednorthofHagerman, includes aday-use area

with access to the SnakeRiver.Boaterswhowant to launchon theSnakeRiver cando so belowLower SalmonDam at the confluenceof theMalad and Snake rivers, just upstreamofLowerMaladPark.Other IdahoPowerparks and river accesspoints in and around theMaladProject remain open.NearbyMaladGorge StatePark also isnot affectedby the closure.Formore information, go to idahopower.com andgo to recreation.

OUTANDABOUT

Are youup to theChallenge?The IdahoStatesmansOutdoorsteam asks its readers everyweek to Name thePlace.We pick the photos; yousend in your guesseson thelocation seen in the photo.Tomake your guessofficial and enter towin anIdahoOutdoorshatemail, phone, faxormailyour guess, name,mailingaddress andphonenumberby the endof the dayMonday.Email:outdoors@

idahostatesman.comFax:377-6449Telephone:377-6215.Call

between 11 a.m. andnoonMondays.Mail:Name thePlace,

c/oRogerPhillips,Idaho Statesman,P.O.Box 40,Boise, ID 83707

NOTE:Awinnerwill bechosen bydrawing from allcorrect entries receivedbyMonday.

PHOTOCHALLENGENAME THE PLACE

GlennThurstonof Eaglecor-rectly guessednearbighornviewingstationnear thebuffalojumpatYankeeFork interpre-tivecenternearChallis.

TREASUREVALLEYPONDS(TROUT)

This isprimetimeforpondfish-ing.Mostarebeingstockedwithtrout,andtheresalsobassandbluegill inothersthatwillbecomeactivesoon.TryabobberandwormorPowerBait.Youcanalsocatchtroutwithspin-nersandflies.Getting there:Pondsare locat-edthroughout theTreasureValleyandnearbytowns.

BRUNEAURIVER(TROUT)

Itsa funspot forearlyseasonriver fishing. Flyanglersusenymphsanddriftdeeperholes.Thisriver issusceptibletohigh,muddyflows,whichmighthap-penthisweekend.Getting there:Take Interstate84east toMountainHomeandsouthon Idaho51 toBruneau.

C.J.STRIKERESERVOIR(BASS)

Basswentbonkers lastweek-end.Mostly in10to15feetofwater intheSnakeRiverArm.Bruneauarmwasalittlecooler,butcouldturnonsoon.Rain isforecastedfor theweekend.Getting there:Take Interstate84toMountainHomeandheadsouthto thereservoir.

OSTERLAKES(TROUT)

Itsapartywhenthese lakesopenuponMarch1. Theyrestockedtothegillswithcatch-abletrout,and itsa funcasualplacetohangoutwithrest-roomsandpicnicareas.Greatplacetotakekids,butchecktheweather.Getting there:Take I-84eastto theBlissexit andU.S.30 totheHagermanstate fishhatch-ery.

OWYHEERIVER(TROUT)

Midgehatchesareimprovingandtheressignsofskwalasstartingtohatch.Usenymphorfishstreamersifyoudontseeris-ingfish. Expectplentyofcompe-titionforprimefishingspotsbe-causeitspopularinthespring.Getting there:GotoAdrian,Ore., and followthesigns to-wardLakeOwyheeStatePark.

SALMONRIVERATRIGGINS(STEELHEAD)

Fishingwasgreat lastweekandriverconditionsare improving.Ice isoutof theriverexceptupstreamfromVinegarCreek.Snowis in the forecast for theweekendsothingscouldslowdown,butyouneverknow.TheLittleSalmon isworthatry, too.Getting there:Take Idaho55and/orU.S.95toRiggins.

LAKECASCADE(ICEFISHING)

Still catchingbigperch throughthe ice, andalsosomenicetrout. Ice isplenty thickenoughfor fishing,but it couldgetsnowythisweekend. Icehasbeenslushyanda little toughto travelon forATVs.Getting there:HeadnorthfromtheTreasureValleyonIdaho55toCascade.

BIGWOODRIVER(TROUT)

This riverstarts fishingwell inMarch,but itsalsobeenflow-inga littlesiltybecauseof lastsummers fires.March is typi-callyagoodmonth formidgehatchesandearlydry fly fish-ing.Checkriverconditionsbe-foreyougo.CallSilverCreekOutfittersat726-5282.Getting there:Take Interstate84toMountainHomeandU.S.20totheriver.

SOUTHFORKCLEARWATERRIVER

(STEELHEAD)

River flowsspikedonTuesday,whichshouldpull somefishinto theriver,butsnowis fore-casted forGrangeville forSat-urdayand lowscouldhit theteens,whichmayshutdownthe fishing.Risky.Getting there:TakeU.S.95toGrangevilleand Idaho13to theriver.

BOISERIVER(TROUT)

Nobigchange,butword is flyanglersarecatchingsomebigtrout if theygetoff thebeatenpathandawayfrompopularfishingholes.This isa reallynice timeofyear to fish theriv-erbecause itseasytowadeandtheweather iswarming.Getting there:Winter fishing istypicallybestbetweenBarberDamandStar.

SNAKERIVER(BASS)

Thismaybeabitpremature,but theresusuallyaperiodofgoodfishingwhenit firstwarmsupandbeforespringrunoffhits.Breakoutyourcrawdadcoloredcrankbaitsandfishrockyareas.Getting there:Agoodsourceforaccesspoints issnakeriverwatertrail.org.

SOUTHFORKBOISERIVER(TROUT)

Amonster30-inch rainbowtroutwascaught recently. Fish-inghasbeenprettygood,butroadscouldbe really sloppy.Proceedwithcautionbecausetheres still a chanceof slides.Its almostall nymphingorstreamers.Getting there:Take I-84 toMountainHomeandU.S.20toAndersonRanchDamRoad.

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Thursday,May 1, 4 to8p.m., SegoPrairie Pond, Kuna.Wednesday,May7, 4 to8p.m., Kleiner Pond,Meridian. Thursday,May8, 4 to8p.m.,WilsonPonds,Nampa. Saturday,May 10, 10 a.m. to2p.m.,Weiser Pond.Wednesday,May 14, 4 to8p.m.,McDevitt Pond,Meridi-an. Thursday,May 15, 4 to8p.m.,Merrill Pond, Eagle. Saturday,May 17, 10 a.m. to2p.m.,WilliamsPond, Boise.Wednesday,May21, 4 to8p.m.,WilsonPonds,Nampa.Thursday,May22, 4 to8p.m., Kleiner Pond,Meridian. Saturday,May24, 10 a.m. top.m., Eagle IslandPond.Wednesday,May28, 4 to8p.m., Settlers Pond,Meridian. Thursday,May29, 4 to8p.m.,McDevitt Pond,Meridi-an. Saturday,May31, 10 a.m. to2p.m., Lake Lowell,Nampa/Caldwell.Wednesday, June4, 4 to8

p.m.,WilliamsPond, Boise. Thursday, June5, 10 a.m. to2p.m.,Mill Pond,HorseshoeBend. Saturday, June7, 10 a.m. to2p.m., Settlers Pond,Meridi-an. Saturday, June 14, 9 a.m. to2p.m.,McDevitt Pond,Meridi-an.Wednesday, June 18, 10a.m. to 2p.m., Settlers Pond.Thursday, June 19, KleinerPond, Saturday, June21, 10 a.m. to2p.m.,WilsonPonds,Nampa.Wednesday, June25, 10a.m. to 2p.m.,McDevitt Pond,Meridian. Thursday, June26, 10 a.m.to 2p.m.,WilliamsPond,Boise.

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2014 Idaho StatesmanYouwouldbe hard-

pressed to find a better fish-ing deal than this. IdahoFish andGames free fishingtrailer gives you the chanceto try to sport for freewithall tackle andbaitprovided,aswell as someexpert ad-vice onhowto catch fish.Sound too good to be

true?Nope.Fish andGames brightlypaintedtrailer is like an ice creamtruck for anglers. It showsup at local ponds in andaround theTreasureValleyandhas all people need togive angling a try.The stocking truckusual-

ly showsup a fewdaysbe-fore, so there are plentyof

fresh trout to be caughtwhen the trailer arrives.Its especially aimed at

getting kids started fishing,but anyone canborrowthegear.Youdont evenneed afishing licensewhile thetrailer is there.The idea is to teach kids

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Two trout sizzled inbut-ter in the frying pan,turning aperfect lightbrownon each side.The fishwere rolled in

seasoned flour, and the aro-maof the spicesdriftedthroughout the kitchen.Itonly took a fewminutes

and itwas time for the tastetest.Youwouldntdareover-cook your trout.The dish looked like

something outof ahigh-fa-lutin restaurantwith sidesof broccoli and spuds.In fact, it looked so good I

started eating it before I re-membered to take aphoto.So, theres aphotoof ahalf-eaten troutwith this col-umn.Anyway, thebig question

waswould hatchery troutrecently released in one ofBoisespondsby IdahoFishandGame andhooked on aMepps spinnermeasureupin a taste test?

FLAKYPERFECTInwent the fork.The fish

wasperfectly flaky andcooked just right.Excellent.Perfect. Just

like a troutdinner youd getin apricey restaurant.I recently shot a video of

Fish andGame stocking lo-cal ponds, and it gotmethinking about the taste ofstocked trout.Nothingbeats fresh

brookies caught in a smallmountain creek, or cut-throats taken from an alpinelakewhere theyve livedtheirwhole life.The alpinelake trout are stockedwhenthey are smaller than finger-lings and growup in thatwild environment.

Do they taste goodbe-cause you cook themover acampfire?Probably,butwhere they growup alsocounts a lot.What about freshhatch-

ery trout from a citypond?Can theymeasureup to thetaste of a trout that grewupin thewilds?Well, surpris-ingly, I found the hatcherytrout taste really good.Of course theywere

caught a fewdays after be-ing stocked.Theywerefreshout of the hatchery.The folks atFish and

Game say the taste is goodbecause hatchery trout areraised on fishpelletsmadewith fishmeal, and theydont usually get complaintsfrom anglers.Fish andGameguys told

me that catchable-sizehatchery trout stocked lo-cally retain a good flavor be-cause theyreusually caughtfast.Theydonthave achance to take on adifferentflavor. Some trout that re-main in ponds or reservoirsfor longerperiodsmay getanoff-flavor late in the sum-mer.I rememberonce trying

to cook a couple of lunkertrout in the oven and thewhole kitchen stunk.Thefishwere caught fromoneof the canals inBoise in ear-ly fall.They could havebeen called trout ala canalslime.

QUICKONTHEBITEThe other thing I got to

wondering aboutwhilewatching trout beingstocked locallywashow fasttheywouldbite after beingreleased.Tryminutes.But justbecause apond

gets a fewhundred fish,dont expect it to be likeshooting fish in a barrel.Iwent back to the pond a

fewdays later and checkedwith anglers. Itwas as if thefishhaddisappeared.Anything canput them

down. Itwasduring the re-cent rainyperiod.Thebarometerwasprobably go-ingup anddown like a fish-ingbobber.Thewater temperature

can also throwthingsoff.Andwhat youreusing

for fishing canmake adif-ference, too.I talkedwith a fly fisher-

man thatwas stripping adark-coloredwoolly bugger,andhe couldnt buy a trout.Theywere taking spin-

ners,but very infrequently.However, a family using

PowerBaitwasdoing fairlywell.PowerBaitmore close-ly resembles fishpellets,which the trout used to.Fish andGamepersonnel

whohelpwith the agencysfishing-education trailer atlocal ponds say a garlicmarshmallow and chunkofwormdrifted justoff thebottomof the pond is thebest fishingmethod.Go figure.2014 Idaho StatesmanPete Zimowsky: 377-6445,Twitter:@Zimosoutdoors

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living room inMeridianlooks like a steelhead an-glers candy store.Spread across tables and

kitchen counters are char-treuse, red andblackbuck-tail jigs.Packagesof neonpink, yellow and greensteelheadbobbers aretucked in boxes ready forshipment.TheMurraysbusiness,

calledRPMWeightsLLC, isone of several fishing-lurebusinesses in theTreasureValley thatmanufacturefish-catching rigs.For theMurrays, their

rigs come from yearsof per-sonal research and feedbackfrom anglers and fishingshopowners.If one customerwants

more black jigs, theMurraystie a bunch.

We are able to custombuild orders forour ac-counts sowhen a customerhas an idea for aproductwewill try tomake ithappenfor them, saidRonMurray.Their focus isproducing

fishing gear for steelhead,salmon, sturgeon, trout,perch, kokanee,bass andcrappie.

In addition, theMurraysmanufacture largeweights,such aspyramids, cannonballs and large sinkers forsturgeon fishing, aswell astrolling sinkers and smallsinkers.The shapes and sizesof

theweights are also variedand include roundhead jigs,tube jigs, minnowhead jigs,drop shots,banana jigs,darter jigs,bullet jigs, foot-ball jigs andbass-casterweights.TheMurrays,whohave

been in business since 2007,reallywerent that savvyabout fishingweights.They fished for kokanee

and traveled around to fish-ing holeswith their fifth-wheel camp trailer.Theywere down atC.J.

StrikeReservoir and cameacross aman in a chaiseloungewith ahuge fishingrod.

We asked himwhathewas fishing for, saidPamMurray.He said sturgeon and

took theMurrays underhiswing and showed themhowto fish for the largest fresh-water fish inNorthAmeri-

ca.The snag for theMurrays

was the expense ofweightsfor sturgeon fishing an-glers lose a lotofweights.Theydid some research

and startedmaking theirown.Thenpeople startedasking them about theirweights.Thatwas the start of

RPMWeights, and theyhavebeen in business since.One thing led to another,

and they expanded into gearforother typesof fish.Theirproduction line for

tying jigs is in the garage, ex-ceptwhen its too cold.Then theymove into the liv-ing room and kitchen.

Im the grunthes thebrains for selling, saidPamMurray as she tiedbucktailjigs.Nowtheirbusiness cov-

ers 75 accounts in six statesfromWashington toCol-orado.Even though theMurrays

are twice retired fromotherprofessions, they en-joy thenew business.It allows them to travel

around theWest servicingtheir accounts and cus-

tomers.We pride ourselves in

being able to service any re-quests, saidPamMurray.Those requests and feed-

back from customers alsohave led to other innova-tions in fishing gear.Their steelhead floats

andweightedbobbers, forexample, aremanufacturedwithmetal tops.Plastic topswill freeze

the line to the float andmaybreak the linewhen a fishstrikes,PamMurray said.One of their signature

items is the chickabou jig.They use chicken feath-

ers insteadof turkey feath-ers for the jigs.

Chicken feathersopenupwhen in thewater.Turkey feathers stay stiff orclosed, saidPamMurray.The fluff of the chicken

feathers attractsmore fish,she said.Their fishing gear is in

HowardsTackle Shoppe inNampa, SportsmansWare-houses,Ridleys stores, theOutdoorsman inOntario,Ore., and theRigginsTackleShop, in addition to storesalong theClearwater andColumbia rivers and inUtah.

WIGGLEFIN TACKLEAllDeanTeegardenof

Boisewanted todowas givehiswool-head sculpin fly alittlemore action to enticegiant trout at SilverCreek.Back in 2000, he kept try-

ing to figure outways tomake a clearplasticdisc togo on the line in frontof thefly tomake itwiggle.After experimentingwith

cutting outpieces of thebottomof the cupsondis-posable contact lens casesandusing the stems fromthe sprayerson cansofWD-40, he cameupwithhisAc-tionDisc and caught thebigones.He establishedhis com-

pany,WiggleFinTackleLLC, in 2001 and saysAc-tionDiscsnowhave aproven track record formore than 13 years.Theyhavebeen sold all

over theworld in thoseyears and are popularwithsalmon anglers inAlaskaand as far as Sweden andevenwith anglers in theSouth jug fishing for catfish.

Thebusiness isWeb-based atwigglefin.com,butTeegarden also supplies 20dealers across theNorth-west and five international-ly.ActionDiscwas first in-

tended for, trout,butTee-gardenhas found that it isbeingused for salmon,kokanee, pike and even tar-pon.Hesplanning a larger

saltwater version to comeoutnext summer.Its all aboutwiggle.When anActionDisc is

put in frontof a flyor softplastic lure, it creates an ac-tion like a stop sign flutter-ing in ahurricanewind,Teegarden said.

It justmakes the lure goall over the place,he said,

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Made in Idaho: Lures that catch fishThree local companiesmakequality productssold across the regionand theworld.

PETEZIMOWSKY/ pzimowsky@idahostatesman.comPamMurray tiesa jig as sheandherhusband,Ron, discuss theimportanceof certain colors for steelhead.

Provided by Dean TeegardenDeanTeegardendisplaysastringerof fishcaughtusinghis lures.

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RonandPamMurraymarketacompletepackage forbob-berand jig fishing for steel-head.

Provided by Dean TeegardenTheSwarmFlasherSystembyDeanTeegarden is anewde-sign in flashers.

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Heres anexampleof the jigstiedbyPamMurrayofRPMWeights.

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ashe recalled a 10-poundtrouthe caught atHenrysLakewith a fly andAc-tionDisc. Itsphenome-nal.Teegarden sayshe has

been a fishing nut since hewas a kid growingup inBozeman,Mont.HemovedtoMeridian in 1978 andgraduated fromMeridianHigh School in 1982.Hewas an artdirector

and a freelance artist in theadvertising business forabout 15 years,buthad toquit four years ago todevoteall his time toWiggleFin.NowWiggleFin is a fami-

ly company thathe runswithhelp fromhis folks,wifeKirsten and three sons.

Its turning out to bekind of like a FishDynastything,he said.Teegarden kept tinkering,

even afterActionDisc, andcameupwith the SwarmFlasher System. Its an inlineflasher for salmon, trout andkokanee.He introduced therig last summer and said itscatchingbig fish.

This is the first flashereverdesigned to accuratelyandnaturally represent agroupof feeding fish,hesaid.Teegarden explained that

withmany traditional flash-ers, the fish are attracted tothe flashers,butwhen thefish approach the lures, theyare scared off at first.Hebelieves thenatural

silhouette of thebladesonhis flasher systemmore nat-urally represents feedingfish and attracts larger fish.His flasher systemhas

provedpopular for kokaneefishing inwaters from theSacramento,Calif., area toWyomingsFlamingGorgeReservoir.

Teegardens sales areWeb-basedwith sales allover theworld, even incountries like theUnitedKingdom andHungary.Hisgear also canbe found atHowardsTackle Shoppe inNampa.He knowshis lureswork

because he has tested themout on localwaters.He fre-quently catches stringers oftrout atMountainView andSheepCreek reservoirstrolling his flasher systemwith flies fromhis 18-footfishingboat.Thatmakeshimexcited

about thebusiness.I enjoy the challenge of

designing innovative fishingtackle from scratch,hesaid.

KOKABOWAlanGreenhalgh of

Meridian is an avid fisher-man anddreams a lot aboutfishing.One of hisdreams came

truewith the start of hisbusiness, calledKokabowFishingTackleLLC, inMeridian.Greenhalghwasnever

satisfiedwith thequalityoftackle being produced andsold to anglers.

Most kokanee and troutfishing tackle ismanufac-tured in foreign countrieswithplastic beads, poor-qualityhooks and anon-brandnamed line,he said.While on a business trip

in 2006 and after yearsofbeing dissatisfiedwithpoor-quality tackle, aswellas low kokanee catch rates,Greenhalgh cameupwiththe idea forhis fishing gear.

Iwent to sleepwith fish-ing onmymind,he said.When Iwokeup Ihad a vi-sion ofwhatwasneeded tocreate aunique qualitykokanee spinner.

He talked to his olderbrother about the dream,and his brother told him towrite down his ideas andfind all the componentsnecessary to build a spin-ner.After finding the compo-

nents in craft and tacklestores,Greenhalgh took hisfirst spinnerout for a testrun.

Myhit and catch rate in-creased four to one,hesaid.Not knowing if itwas a

fluke, hewentout severalmore times, each timebeingjust as successful.Greenhalgh said other

anglers started tonotice andwould askwhathewas us-ing.

Likemost fishermen, Iwashesitant about sharingmy secret, and for years Ionly shared itwithmy fami-ly and close friends,hesaid.Whenhe starteddating

hiswife,Wendi,Greenhalghtold her if theywere goingto continue todate, shedhave to enjoy fishing just asmuch ashim, or at least tol-erate it.Nowthey catch stringers

of fish together, and forhisbirthday inMarch 2012,Wendi presented himwith awhite envelope that includ-ed a business license and

the paperwork to startKok-abowFishingTackle.Thebusinessname is a

combination of kokanee andrainbow.Salesbegan in July 2012,

andnowthe companyservesCabelas and Sports-mansWarehouse andwillbe inBassPro Shops inApril.The gear is sold in nine

locations throughout IdahoandUtah, includingHowardsTackle ShoppeandLarrys SportingGoodsinNampa andPennywiseDrug inCaldwell,TackleToms inCascade andTurn-ers SportsFair inBoise.It is also sold on

KokaneeTackle.com andkokabowtackle.com.Themanufacturing is

done inMeridianwith thehelp of familymembers.Greenhalgh said hispri-

marypurpose is tomanu-facture aunique spinner se-ries thatoffersoutstandingcraftsmanshipmade in theUnited States,utilizesbrand-name componentsand is aproven fish catcherfor anglers.Kokabowspinners are

double-snelledwith two

GamakatsuNo. 4RedOcto-pushooks, two crystals,hand-blown glass beadswith a reflective coating,hand-polishedwillowleafbladeswithholographictape, aClev-R-ClipClevis,andMaxima 12-pound-testline.TheClev-R-ClipClevis

allows anglers to changeblade color in amatterofseconds. It isdesigned so anangler can slide the line outof the clevis clip, insert anew blade and slide the lineback into the clip.The system allows an-

glers to change the colororthe size of thebladewithoutuntying the line.Greenhalghs color com-

binations are designed forvariousweather conditions,from cloudy to sunnydays.He said darker colors are

used in the earlymorning,when theres little sun, or incloudy conditions.The combinationsof

gold, silver, red, pink,white,chartreuse and yellow areused on sunnydays.Greenhalgh said the

namesof his spinners are areflection of natures bestfishermen,which arebirdsof prey.They includeOs-prey,Eagle,BlackEagle,Hawk,Raptor,Talon,Harri-er,Harpy,Kingfisher,BlueHeron,Merlin,Kestrel andFalcon.Greenhalgh has seen his

spinner series becomewhathe calls the go-to favoriteacross theNorthwest, fornot only kokanee and troutbut coho salmon,walleye,bass, catfish, crappie andperch.

Theres a sense of pridein knowing thatourdesignand craftsmanship is beingsuccessfully used amongfishermen throughout theNorthwest andwesternCanada,he said.Thebusiness alsooffers

theGreenhalghs a chance totalkwith and create friend-shipswith anglers through-out theNorthwest.He gets commentsonhis

blog from trout and kokaneeanglers all over Idaho, andwalleye fishermen as faraway as SouthDakota.

Pete Zimowsky: 377-6445,Twitter:@Zimosoutdoors

Provided by Alan GreenhalghAlanandWendiGreenhalghofKokabowFishingTackle catch fishandput that know-how intoluremaking.

Provided by Dean TeegardenTheActionDisccausesa fly towiggle likecrazy, according tomakerDeanTeegarden.

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Early season can be gold for bronzebacks

BYRANDYSTARRSpecial to the Idaho Statesman

2014 Idaho StatesmanThe sharpbite of cold

wind stung atmy fingertipsas Iworkedmy boat arounda long, tapering point atBrownleeReservoir and in-toposition for the first castof the day.Itwas lateFebruary 2013,

longbeforemost fishermenhad considered taking theirboatsoutof their garagesfor the fishing season.LateFebruary to early

April provides auniquewindowof opportunityonthe SnakeRiver and itsreservoirs.Blackbass,which include the small-mouth andnorthern large-mouth thatwe have in Ida-ho,make seasonalmigra-tions fromdeep to shallowwater.Many anglersprefer to

wait for those perfectwarm,sunnydays inApril orMayto start fishing for them,butby then, anglersmayhavemissed their best opportu-nity of the year to catch gi-ant bass.On thisFebruaryday, the

skywas clear and the sunbeginning to crestover thewater,whichmeant goodweather conditions for earlyseason fishing. I aimed to-ward a small pile of rocks in10 feetofwater andmademy first cast.Imade fivequick cranks

ofmy reel handle followedby a shortpause inmy re-trieve, and suddenlymy linejumped forward. I set thehook on a 4-pound small-mouth,worked the fish totheboat andquickly re-leased it.I repeated themethod for

thenext 30minutes andmanaged to land eight fishwith a totalweightof 26.5pounds.But as quickly as thebite

started, itwasover.Ten con-secutive casts broughtnomore action, and itwas time

tomoveupriver to thenextlong point leading to anoth-er flat.There is a reasonwhy I

fishedduringwhatmanywould consider a slowtimeof the year for bass fishing.The fish followunderwa-

ter structures, called break-lines,much asdeer and elkfollowthe snow line andnewplant growthup themountain during spring.Water temperature and

food are primarilywhatcause bass tomove intoshallowerwater, and asmost fishermen learn,changes canhappenquicklyandwithoutwarning.Thatswhy its good to be readyearlier thanwhen youwould normally fish.Bassmove along points

and river channels in searchof crawfish coming outoftheirwinterhiding areas. Itallows largebass topack on

extraweightnecessary foran earlier spawning cyclethan their smaller counter-parts.Spawning earlyprovides

a longer growing season fortheiroffspring, and a longergrowing season typicallymeans larger young fish andbetter survival.Its also a good time to

practice catch and release inyournewfound fishing ar-eas.Each fish you releaserestocks the area andwillhopefullyprovide youwithmore good fishing down theroad.Although deep-water fish

canbe caught year-round inwater as cold as 34 degrees,the temperature for earlysmallmouths to begin theirmigration is about 43-46de-grees, depending on theweather. Ideally, sunnydaysarebetter thanovercastskies, but three consecutive

daysof either conditionwillusually coax smallmouth in-to bitingwhen thewatertemperature iswarmenough.A varietyof lures canbe

used to catch these hungry,early seasonmonsters.Medium running crankbaitssuch asNormans DeepN,Storms WiggleWartorRapalas DT-10 tend toworkbest.Use a varietyofnatural crawfish colors suchas red,brownor green.If the fishwont bite, try

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feet beyond your target toallowyour lure to reachmaximumdepth by the timeithits the strike zone.Typi-cally, slower retrieves areneeded in coldwater,butdont be afraid to speedup alittlewhen fish begin to bite.

Aswith any fishing tech-nique, it is always good tohave a backupplan in casethe fishwont cooperate.In such cases, trydrag-

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lowthe jig to fall to thebot-tom.Forbest results, pull thelure slowlyby liftingupyourrod tip.Start in the9oclockposition and slowlywork tothe 11 oclockposition.Drop your rod tipback to

the 9 oclock position, reelin your slack line and re-peat. If you feel resistance,pop your rod tipback to ei-ther set the hook on a fishorhop the jig over unseenstructure.Information about condi-

tions,water temperaturesand reservoir levels for

Brownlee are available atidahopower.com, andmapsof local reservoirs that showbottom contours are avail-able at SportsmansWare-house,Cabelas,HowardsTackle Shoppe, or online attopoquest.com.So geton thewater earli-

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er reservoirs and focusonlong, tapering points adja-cent to large flatsor coves.Look for isolatedpilesofrocks in 8 to 12 feetofwaterandwatch forwater tem-peratures in themid-40s,anddont forget yourcrankbaits.If you remember those

basics, you could land thebiggest bass of the seasonon your first trip of the year.

Bass anglers should geta start nowon theirsouthern Idaho fishing.

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TheHenrysFork and theSouthFork of the Snakerivers areworld famous Ida-ho fishing destinations thattend tohog the gloryof richanddiverse fisheries in east-ern Idaho.But there aremanyothers that alsopro-vide great angling in a vari-etyof settings.If you cantpry yourself

away from thebig names,no harm.They got famousbecause theyre greatplacesto fish.But if youwant tobranchout to otherwaters,here are someoptions.

BEARRIVERClosestcities:Grace, Soda

Springs andLogan,Utah.Famouswaternearby:Bear

Lake,BlackfootReservoir.Why:Thebestpublic ac-

cess for fishing isOneidaNarrows belowOneidaDam.Thirty-fishdays are com-

mon in theNarrows, andthatsno fish tale.TheOnei-daNarrows stretchofBearRiver is loadedwith trout.Its also themost accessiblestretchof theBear.Walk theroad along the river andwatch for rising fish.TheNarrows fisheswell sum-mer through late fall,butsometimes the people out-number the fish.

This canyon is used ex-tensively, said angler JeffSeamons. We often jokethats theres an inner tubehatch in the summer, JulythroughAugust.The river isjust full of people floating.

JACKKNIFE CREEKClosestcities:SwanValley

andAlpine,Wyo.Famouswaternearby:Salt

River,PalisadesReservoir.Why:Theres a recently

restored nativeYellowstonecutthroat trout fishery.JackknifeCreek doesnt

have a crowdof people onitswater. Its foot andhorsetrafficonly, and youwontseemanyother users untilhunting seasonopens in latesummer.Start fishing at thenew

pedestrianbridge less thanamile from the parking lot.Along theway, notice thenewtrail replacing the roadand the transplantedwil-lows shading the recentlyrestoredwatershed.

Aproject like this initial-ly is intimidating, saidLouisWasniewksi,Caribou-TargheeNationalForesthy-

drologist. But if youdowhatMotherNature is indi-cating needs to be done andyoudo itwell, success is inyourhand.TroutUnlimited and the

U.S.Forest Service recon-nected JackknifeCreek insummer 2012.The creek ishistorically known asnativeYellowstone cutthroat troutspawning grounds.Thosefish returned to Jackknifethe following spring.

Its kind of ahistoricevent, saidMattWoodard,TroutUnlimitedwatershedprojectmanager. Itsprettyneat to seewater comebackto aplace ithasnt been for along, long time.

JackknifeCreek is skinnywithdeeppoolson thebends.Eight-inch cuttiesonthe curves are common.Crossing fromonebank tothe otheronly takes a fewhops.Nowadersneeded,butpack a lunch.The Jack-knife drainage is a beautifulhike, and you can fish alongtheway.

BIG ELKClosestcities:SwanValley

and IdahoFalls.Famouswaternearby:Pal-

isadesReservoir, SouthForkof the SnakeRiver.Why:Kokanee runmid-

July toOctober.Anotherwalkworth tak-

ingwith your rod is upBigElkCreek.The kokanee runup the creek in the summer.Theyre inPalisadesReser-voir, and they runupBigElkCreek to spawn frommid-July toOctober.The runscreams for attentionwithits flashesof bright redbod-ies in the clean, clearwater.

Iwas impressed, saidBryanVohs, first-time koka-nee fisherman. Just the vi-sual beautyof these fishwasworth the trip.Theresnoneed to start

the trip early.Thewater istoo cold formuch actionbe-fore lunch.Hike amileupfrom the parking lot.Pay at-tention tohorse trailers in

the lot so youhave an ideaof howmanyhorseswill beon yourpath.Use thewell-traveled trail system alongthe river and look fordeepholes. Start castingwhenyou see red,butwatch yourback cast.

Itwasdifficult toput aflydown,Vohs said. A lotof itwas stripping line outand letting it floatdown andstrip it back in.Vohs andhis threebud-

dies spent fourhourshikingand fishing.Each anglercaught and released at leastone kokanee, and a fewcaughtmore thanone.Vohs

These fishing spots getovershadowedby thebig names, but theyreworth a look.

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If Iknew Iwas going tohave thatpicture taken, Iwould have taken adifferentcolorof shirt,Vohs said.Just the sheer imageof thatbright red shirtwith thatfish looking asbright as that,its just unbelievable tome.

FALL RIVERClosestcities:St.Anthony

andAshton.Famouswaternearby:

HenrysFork of the SnakeRiver.Why:Best stoneflyhatch

is in Junebetween hatchesonHenrys and the SouthFork.Another unbelievable

sight takesoff farthernorth.The stoneflyhatchonFallRiverhas epicpotential.The finger-length fly is aneye-popping sight for an-glers of all ages.OnFallRiver, thebig

bugs comeoff in Junebe-tween the hatchesonHen-rysFork and the SouthForkof the Snake.Timing is the keyhere.

Casters from around theworld come for stoneflieson famouswater.TheFall iseasily stepped over, so step

inwhile no one else isaround.

Thebiggest thing abouttheFallRiver is it looks likea long riffle,but there is a lotof goodholdingwater thatholds a lotof trout and a lotofwhitefish, said JimmyGabettas, JimmysAll Sea-sonsAnglerowner. If youjustwant tohave a littlebitmorewater to yourself, its agood alternative in the sum-mer.Thewade fishery runs

through seedpotato coun-try andhas a lotof fencingon both banks, but accesspoints are provided at lad-ders andbridge crossingsover the low and clear flowof the fall.

BUFFALORIVERClosestcities:Ashton and

IslandPark.Famouswaternearby:

HenrysFork of the SnakeRiver, IslandParkReservoir.Why:This is awinter

holding pool forHenrysFork fish.TheBuffaloRiver in Is-

landPark also runs low andclear.Lowwater equals easywading and thatswhy theBuffalo accommodates kids.Little feet canwork theriverbed, and the flat flowmakes bugwatching simple.

Thewater is so calm andso clear, you can see the lit-

tle sailboatsof themayflies, said Steve Smede.For a little kid learning in-sects, theresno better class-room for that kind of thing.Smede is after 8-inch

brookies and rainbows,buteven empty creel daysholdpotential.

If youre along thebanksof a little river like theBuffa-lo, youre not going to get asmuch foot traffic, Smedesaid. Where there are lesscrowds, there tends to bemorewildlife. Idput it inmy top five places to go, andthats comparing it toplacesthat areworld famous.TheBuffalo runs into it,

and its true fishery valueshines asnursery status inthewinter.

A lotofHenrysFork fishare coming fromBuffalo,saidBrandonHoffner,Hen-rysForkFoundation execu-tive director. They spendtheir firstwinter inBuffaloso its extremely importantto theHenrysFork.Whats important runs

downhill, so take advantageof the opportunity to ex-plorewhere thatwater iscoming from.Thenot-so-famous fisherieshold valuein theirown right. Some-times its the out-of-the-way,quietplaces that are themost important todiscov-er, Smede said.

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STORYANDPHOTOSBYPETEZIMOWSKY

pzimowsky@idahostatesman.com

2014 Idaho StatesmanFishing doesnthave to be

ahassle.There are somanyplaces in Idahowith easydrive-up access andplentyof fish.You can fish rightoff the

bank a fewsteps fromwhere youpark or camp,andboat ramps are nearby.Here are someof the eas-

iestplacesweve found forhooking a fishwithoutworking toohard.

LAKECASCADESwim,build sand castles

oh, yeah and fish atthis 30,000-acre reservoir,70milesnorthof theTreas-ureValley at the townofCascade. Itoffersplentyofboat ramps and fishingspots around the reservoirwith easy access.Its a greatplace for kids

because they can fishoffbeaches andplay in the sandor swim if fishing is a littleslow.LakeCascade StatePark

offers both tent andRVcamping spots and yurts,some righton thewater soyou can fish the reservoirwhile relaxing in a grassy

spot at your campsite.Youcan also findmotels inCas-cade.There are also lots of day-

use areaswith easy accessto thewaterwhere you canpark and take a shortwalkto the shoreline.The reservoir iswell

known for its trout, coho,kokanee,bass andperch, butIdahoFish andGame alsolists channel andbullheadcatfish, tigermuskie, crap-pie andpumpkinseeds inthe reservoir.For information, go to

parksandrecreation.idaho.gov and search forLakeCascade StatePark, orcallTackleToms inCas-cade at 382-4367.

C.J. STRIKERESERVOIRThe reservoir, southof

MountainHome atGrandView andBruneau, is 7,500acres andhas a fish forevery season.It is accessibleby boator

from thebankmostof theyear.The reservoir turnson

more in the spring for itslarge trout, perch and crap-pie fishing.But you can also just re-

laxon thebank and fish forcatfish.Theresplentyof camp-

ing at theBLMCoveRecre-ationArea,which alsohas adock andboat ramp.IdahoPowersCotton-

woodCampground is an-other good spotwith camp-ing along the shore, aswellas boatdocks and a smallfishing areaoff themainreservoir.This reservoir canpro-

vide good shore fishing forbluegill and crappie in thespring,whichprovides lotsof action for kids.In addition to itswell-

known fish, the reservoir,according toFish andGame,haswhite sturgeon, small-mouth and largemouth bass,whitefish, bluegill andpumpkinseeds.Check out

idahopower.com for recre-ation in the area.

BROWNLEERESERVOIRTheresplentyof fishing

in this 50-mile-long, 15,000-acre reservoiron the SnakeRiveron the Idaho-Oregon

border, and anglers inboatswith enough gas to go longdistances can find thosefishing hideaways.The reservoir getspopu-

lar in early spring and re-mains accessible throughNovember andpossiblyDe-cember.Although the reservoir is

popular for its bass, catfish,trout and crappie fishing, italsohas the same varietyoffish asC.J. StrikeReservoir.BrownleeReservoir is ac-

cessible for bank anglers atWoodhead and Steck parkain Idaho andFarewellBendand areasnearHuntington,Ore.But anglerswith boatshave an advantage of gettingto themore isolated spotsalong the reservoirs vastshoreline.Theres easy fishing ac-

cesson the Idaho sidebe-tweenWoodheadPark andthe dam, and there canbeexcellent bass and crappiefishing there during spring.The reservoirhasplenty

of camping opportunitiesfromOregonsFarewellBend StatePark on theup-streamendnorthofOntarioto IdahosWoodheadParkdownstream closer toBrownleeDam.See idahopower.com for

more information ororegonstateparks.org.

HELLS CANYONRESERVOIRThis 2,500-acre reservoir

downstreamfromBrownleeandOxbowreservoirsonthe SnakeRiver is a charmfor thosewhowant topad-dle and fish.You can canoe the shore-

linebecause the reservoir ismore sheltered inHellsCanyon than theupstreamwaters.A good jumping-off place

is IdahoPowersHellsCanyonPark on the Idahosite of the reservoir.The park is a goodplace,

too, if you are a bank angler.Smallmouth bass, crappie

and catfish are the primaryfish sought afterby anglers.The park caters toRVers

and tent camperswith fullservices, including flush toi-lets and showers.You