01-01-2005, 07:59 PM
With the exception of private ponds the only places by Idaho Falls that have smallmouths that I know about are Ririe and the Snake River. The farthest upstream that I have seen a smallmouth caught is John's Hole (Highway 26 bridge) and that was after they were planted in there about 10 years ago. Recently the farthest upstream that I have heard about smallmouths is Gem Lake. I caught one out of there this spring and there are also a few downstream of there. There populations seems to be increasing in Gem Lake and the Snake downstream of there but I don't think I could consistantly catch them in that part of the river and haven't caught any through the ice yet. We did pull a few perch onto the ice but the smaller rainbows made up most of our catch.
If you don't mind sharing, what pond did you catch smallmouths out of? Unless it is a private pond I haven't heard of anywhere else that has smallmouths in the snake river drainage upstream of Idaho Falls besides Ririe.
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If you don't mind sharing, what pond did you catch smallmouths out of? Unless it is a private pond I haven't heard of anywhere else that has smallmouths in the snake river drainage upstream of Idaho Falls besides Ririe.
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