12-01-2012, 03:34 AM
[quote MMDon]I've seen some large Eyes come out of Ririe this year. When they are cut open the Kokes and Perch come spilling out. Ice fishing takes place on the wrong end of the lake to catch many however.[/quote]
Hmmm, I better come up with a good streamer pattern that resembles a kokanee. As for ice fishing taking place at the wrong end, Ririe happens to sit as part of the TEX Creek wildlife management area for wintering elk, moose and deer....and snowmobiles and wintering game don't mix.
Personally, I think the state of Idaho dumped them in there - they just don't admit to it....just like they put Splake in there years ago, and before than Brown Trout...trying to gain control of over populated chubs and perch. They put smallmouth bass in there too, only to find the bass preferred snarfing crawdads off and around rocks to chasing minnows all over the place.
But, all this aside, for those who catch fish to eat (I release most trout but warmwater fish are for dining on)...there is no better eating fish flesh than that of walleye.
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Hmmm, I better come up with a good streamer pattern that resembles a kokanee. As for ice fishing taking place at the wrong end, Ririe happens to sit as part of the TEX Creek wildlife management area for wintering elk, moose and deer....and snowmobiles and wintering game don't mix.
Personally, I think the state of Idaho dumped them in there - they just don't admit to it....just like they put Splake in there years ago, and before than Brown Trout...trying to gain control of over populated chubs and perch. They put smallmouth bass in there too, only to find the bass preferred snarfing crawdads off and around rocks to chasing minnows all over the place.
But, all this aside, for those who catch fish to eat (I release most trout but warmwater fish are for dining on)...there is no better eating fish flesh than that of walleye.
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