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whities? - iliketofish - 10-22-2009
I hit the Henry's Fork the other day for a few hours, and landed some nice trout, lost a monster (of course), and some giant whitefish. I caught one that measured 20 inches, and another at about 19 but FAT. those were the biggest whities I've ever caught, but I was wondering if anybody has heard of or caught bigger ones. I looked on the F&G website and the record is 22.5 inches. I'm just curious how big they really get.
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Re: [iliketofish] whities? - jigs - 10-22-2009
i have caught them in redfish lake well over the 20 inch range. never paid that much attention to them just tossed them back.
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Re: [iliketofish] whities? - Untangler - 10-23-2009
I caught some 18"-20" whitefish last week in the South Fork (of the Boise) and was wondering about the State Record. I've got to think there is a 23" whitefish swimming around somewhere. Maybe one of us will catch it and become the Whitefish King of Idaho. I've heard they're good smoked.....anybody every tried it?
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Re: [Untangler] whities? - cpierce - 10-24-2009
I haven't smoked them, (I didn't inhale) but I have cooked them before. They are a good, clean tasting, mild fish.
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Re: [cpierce] whities? - jigs - 10-24-2009
very mild, the bear lake whitefish is awsome, one of my favorite fish or was it the bonneville white fish. i cant remember which they are both in there.
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Re: [jigs] whities? - idahoron - 10-24-2009
My son was catching them in the Boise river. He gutted them and added some seasoning salt and wrapped them in tin foil. Then he burried them for 5 min in the coals. It was very tasty and the bones came out nice. I would eat them any time I had the chance. Ron
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Re: [idahoron] whities? - AverysAdventure - 10-24-2009
Smoke them babies up. They are one of the best smoking fish in the state. It's a ritual to smoke a least a bucket full of them every winter.
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Re: [iliketofish] whities? - mudsucker - 10-24-2009
What's the best bait for them if you are after a bucket full?
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Re: [mudsucker] whities? - AverysAdventure - 10-24-2009
maggots
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Re: [mudsucker] whities? - chrome_junky - 10-24-2009
with a fly rod use a small beadhead nymph like a zebra midge thats my go to white fish fly or a small sanjaun worm and they are tasty smoked
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Re: [chrome_junky] whities? - prvrt - 10-24-2009
I usually catch them on a small Copper John in Chartruse in size 16/18.
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Re: [mudsucker] whities? - iliketofish - 10-25-2009
as has been said already most small nymphs will work, they have little mouths so big things usually won't work although I caught one today on a decent size wooly bugger, and I caught one one time on a rapala (yes it was in the mouth [
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