02-16-2003, 07:38 PM
[cool] Milner is a small reservoir on the Snake River, near Burley. Not familiar with it. C.J. Strike is also on the Snake River, southeast of Mountain Home, Idaho. A few miles downstream is the Swan Falls area, which can be great too. Still farther downstream (north) is the Hells Canyon area. Known more for the big sturgeon caught there, it also has stretches of rocky fast water that are full of two and three pound smallmouths. They hit almost any lures, but an assortment of gold bladed spinners and some three inch plastics or feather jigs in whites, yellows and blacks will all catch fish. Just pitch them slightly upstream and let them bounce down with the current.
Fish small crankbaits and swimbaits along the edges or through the deeper runs. When the fish are in, they hit all day. For the catfish fans, the river and the reservoirs up there also offer some great channel cats.
Oh, yeah, don't overlook Anderson Ranch Reservoir, north of Mountain Home. A good fishery for many species...including both largies and smallies. Like most of the ponds up there, bass tournaments are often won by smallmouths.
Suggest you look up a couple of Idaho fishing websites and look for current info on those waters. Also, pick up a copy of the Idaho Atlas & Gazetteer. In the front, they list all of the state's waters and where to find them, along with a lot of good info on access, species, accomodations and services. Great for planning those trips to unexplored areas. Should be able to find them at Sportsmans.
Hey Leaky. Don't you do a bit of prospecting in those holes up there?
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Fish small crankbaits and swimbaits along the edges or through the deeper runs. When the fish are in, they hit all day. For the catfish fans, the river and the reservoirs up there also offer some great channel cats.
Oh, yeah, don't overlook Anderson Ranch Reservoir, north of Mountain Home. A good fishery for many species...including both largies and smallies. Like most of the ponds up there, bass tournaments are often won by smallmouths.
Suggest you look up a couple of Idaho fishing websites and look for current info on those waters. Also, pick up a copy of the Idaho Atlas & Gazetteer. In the front, they list all of the state's waters and where to find them, along with a lot of good info on access, species, accomodations and services. Great for planning those trips to unexplored areas. Should be able to find them at Sportsmans.
Hey Leaky. Don't you do a bit of prospecting in those holes up there?
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