06-24-2013, 01:33 PM
[quote jigs]wow!! I remember 2 years ago seeing them check the first fish june 28th! Any chance of a late season if they get there numbers early? I will be up there Friday!!! I am wanting to check out the burnt area any suggestions were to head other than the yankee fork?[/quote]
Thanks, Jigs. Well, you can bet I will be working the phones as soon as the IDFG Boise Staff opens up the switchboard this morning. It seems mighty early to have 500fish already. If the brood stock goal is less than 1,000 and they are trapping 40-50 fish a day, they should be at goal on or about July 4. Just an uneducated guesstimate but sure make everyone wonder, doesn't it?
Meanwhile, those road that go up into the forest north of Stanley would be my first place to visit. I'm real interested in seeing how the fire approached the Doc Day Cabin. Basin Creek Road would also be a good one--the fire burned super hot in Basin Creek and I'm real interested in seeing just how scorched that portion of the forest actually is. Taking a look at Doc Day and Basin Creek would be my first two places to go.
We did actually get a mushroom permit in Challis last week. Oddly, you can't get the mushroom permit in Stanley. Man, we'd sure love to pick a peck o' morels! We've heard the cool weather and dry conditions have knocked back the mushrooms and it's slim pickin's so far. We're thinking the upcoming hot weather will really jump start the morels. Sure would be fun if the mushrooms were plentiful AND there was a chinook season at the same time, eh?
Many Cheers! jp
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Thanks, Jigs. Well, you can bet I will be working the phones as soon as the IDFG Boise Staff opens up the switchboard this morning. It seems mighty early to have 500fish already. If the brood stock goal is less than 1,000 and they are trapping 40-50 fish a day, they should be at goal on or about July 4. Just an uneducated guesstimate but sure make everyone wonder, doesn't it?
Meanwhile, those road that go up into the forest north of Stanley would be my first place to visit. I'm real interested in seeing how the fire approached the Doc Day Cabin. Basin Creek Road would also be a good one--the fire burned super hot in Basin Creek and I'm real interested in seeing just how scorched that portion of the forest actually is. Taking a look at Doc Day and Basin Creek would be my first two places to go.
We did actually get a mushroom permit in Challis last week. Oddly, you can't get the mushroom permit in Stanley. Man, we'd sure love to pick a peck o' morels! We've heard the cool weather and dry conditions have knocked back the mushrooms and it's slim pickin's so far. We're thinking the upcoming hot weather will really jump start the morels. Sure would be fun if the mushrooms were plentiful AND there was a chinook season at the same time, eh?
Many Cheers! jp
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