12-30-2009, 05:39 AM
I've never been there, but I will if the perch are there. I found this on the F&G website, any truth?
"The fishing season on Ririe is somewhat different than other lakes and reservoirs in Idaho. Most are open year-round; however, fishing on Ririe begins the end of May and closes the end of November, (check your regulation pamphlet for specific dates). This is done to reduce impact to the several thousand elk which use the adjacent Tex Creek Wildlife Management Area as their winter range. Without such a closure, disturbances to the elk would likely push them toward adjacent agricultural lands."
http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/cms/fish/an.../ririe.cfm
(And no, I didn't toddle out to the pickup in the snow to get my rule book and check the dates)
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"The fishing season on Ririe is somewhat different than other lakes and reservoirs in Idaho. Most are open year-round; however, fishing on Ririe begins the end of May and closes the end of November, (check your regulation pamphlet for specific dates). This is done to reduce impact to the several thousand elk which use the adjacent Tex Creek Wildlife Management Area as their winter range. Without such a closure, disturbances to the elk would likely push them toward adjacent agricultural lands."
http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/cms/fish/an.../ririe.cfm
(And no, I didn't toddle out to the pickup in the snow to get my rule book and check the dates)
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