03-14-2011, 12:40 AM
Friday was a pretty decent day here in SW Idaho and I finally got on the water. I fished the Snake River and found the water high and 43 degrees on the surface.
I ran a quarter mile up to a favorite cold water area, and in 15 minutes I had a strike. After a good fight I boated my first smallie of the year, this very nice 18.25" fish.
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I fished this stretch a while, then decided to run upstream to see if any fish had moved on to shallower flats. After a couple of hours of fruitlessly exercising my arm, I ended back in my starting drift. This time I connected at the very end of the area, and landed a nice 17" fish. Both fish were caught in 8-12 feet of water on current breaks, using a drop shot rig with a 3" dark colored worm. Although it was 2-1/2 hours between fish, I felt it was a good start to the 2011 fishing year.
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I ran a quarter mile up to a favorite cold water area, and in 15 minutes I had a strike. After a good fight I boated my first smallie of the year, this very nice 18.25" fish.
I fished this stretch a while, then decided to run upstream to see if any fish had moved on to shallower flats. After a couple of hours of fruitlessly exercising my arm, I ended back in my starting drift. This time I connected at the very end of the area, and landed a nice 17" fish. Both fish were caught in 8-12 feet of water on current breaks, using a drop shot rig with a 3" dark colored worm. Although it was 2-1/2 hours between fish, I felt it was a good start to the 2011 fishing year.
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