06-29-2007, 05:15 PM
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Rainbow trout are by far the most popular game fish in American Falls Reservoir. Most of the rainbows I've caught in American Falls are in the 2lb-3lb range, rainbows over 5lbs are very possible any day you fish there. Don't expect to catch a lot of trout though. If you are catching more than 1 trout per hour you are doing much better than most fishermen. There are a few brown trout and cutthroat in American Falls but they aren't near as common as rainbows.
Here's a link that you might find useful.
[url "http://www.usbr.gov/pn/hydromet/burtea.cfm"]http://www.usbr.gov/pn/hydromet/burtea.cfm[/url]
Click on the "boat ramps" link in the top part of the page and you can find out how many feet below full pool the reservoir is.
Smallmouth fishing can be alright but don't expect high catch rates. Like Idhunters mentioned, there are many rocky areas around Sportmans Park that can be good for smallmouths.
Perch can be numerous in some areas but finding a school may be difficult. There are also some large carp in American Falls Reservoir.
I also like Idhunters idea of checking out other places in the area. A couple other options are McTucker Ponds for small greensunfish, bluegill, largemouth bass and bullheads. Most of the fish in the McTucker ponds are 6" or less but there are many of them in there. You could also check out the new Crystal Springs pond for planted rainbows. Crystal Pond and the McTucker Ponds are 2 or 3 miles south of Springfield. The Snake river below American Falls for trout (mostly rainbows with a few browns and cuts) and smallmouth would be another option.
Good luck!
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Quote: [size 1]Naturally my first instinct was to find out what type of fishies live there![/size]
[/size]Sounds like something I would do.[
] Rainbow trout are by far the most popular game fish in American Falls Reservoir. Most of the rainbows I've caught in American Falls are in the 2lb-3lb range, rainbows over 5lbs are very possible any day you fish there. Don't expect to catch a lot of trout though. If you are catching more than 1 trout per hour you are doing much better than most fishermen. There are a few brown trout and cutthroat in American Falls but they aren't near as common as rainbows.
Here's a link that you might find useful.
[url "http://www.usbr.gov/pn/hydromet/burtea.cfm"]http://www.usbr.gov/pn/hydromet/burtea.cfm[/url]
Click on the "boat ramps" link in the top part of the page and you can find out how many feet below full pool the reservoir is.
Smallmouth fishing can be alright but don't expect high catch rates. Like Idhunters mentioned, there are many rocky areas around Sportmans Park that can be good for smallmouths.
Perch can be numerous in some areas but finding a school may be difficult. There are also some large carp in American Falls Reservoir.
I also like Idhunters idea of checking out other places in the area. A couple other options are McTucker Ponds for small greensunfish, bluegill, largemouth bass and bullheads. Most of the fish in the McTucker ponds are 6" or less but there are many of them in there. You could also check out the new Crystal Springs pond for planted rainbows. Crystal Pond and the McTucker Ponds are 2 or 3 miles south of Springfield. The Snake river below American Falls for trout (mostly rainbows with a few browns and cuts) and smallmouth would be another option.
Good luck!
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