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Ask Dick Cheney and he’d tell you the same[;)]
Ha. This is getting funny… Actually, there’s only one South Fork and it ain’t in Idaho. JR Ewing will testify to that. As far as the south fork of the Boise, hopefully it will stay relatively unknown. No need or desire for “world famous” notoriety. We’ll send the Range Rover crowd east; surely they’ll stumble on to the river Mecca eventually… ah, yes… Wannabes can only dream.
This discussion was not intended to be a contest about whose South Fork is bigger, I mean, better than somebody else’s South Fork. My personal belief is that the South Fork of the Snake is one of the best fisheries in the world and, if I could only pick one South Fork in Idaho, I’d pick the Snake. I have no problem if you all would like to refer to it from now on as THE South Fork - it deserves that kind of respect. I started this discussion because I couldn’t follow what a lot of you where talking about and the South Fork was a bad example. We’ve had some much better examples in this thread - the Narrows, Black Canyon and Willow Creek come to mind. As far as the South Fork of the Boise, it isn’t much of a river. It’s mostly slow and muddy and has a few whitefish and some small rainbows if you’re lucky. I’m going to get together with my buddy Alum165 and we’re going to take some signs to the roads leading to the South Fork of the Boise directing traffic to the real South Fork.
we are aware that the discussion was not intended to see whos south fork was bigger and better. and i dont even know why you would joke about making signs leading to the real southfork.sounds like you might be a little bent out of shape.
sounds like a bunch of south fork envy to me. Last thing I want to do is fish with a bunch of out of state yuppies who fly in, catch our best fish, and fly out. I will stick with my own out of the way places in hopes that Dick Cheyney and his entourage won’t find me. I must admit though, it is commical to see a feller walking along the bank of the river all decked out in about $4000 worth of new fly fishing gear and the first thing he does is snag a tree and loose a fly.
Ouch, on your last couple of sentences, but… I would appreciate the signs! I’ll look for them… I would like to see you wade that muddy little runlet you refer to in the next few months! I’m sure I’m wrong but it wouldn’t appear that you’ve ever experienced the S.F. of the Boise…
THE South Fork of the Snake is indeed THE world class fishery. No question. My son-in-law’s family owns one of the local fly shops in I.P.. I love to razz them about the R.R. crowd. They just grin and count the cash.
When I was a teen, we fished it with Shakespeare glass rods and automatic fly reels. Hooked a bow that absolutely snapped my first 9’ glass rod. I have the rod and the reel in my rod stand today. Finally got the rod repaired and still fish it occasionally.
This is all said in good humor with no offense to you intended. I appreciate your original post for what it was meant to convey and I agree with you that it can be confusing. “The Narrows” to me for the past 20 years can represent a favorite Kokanee hangout at Lucky Peak reservoir, the narrow canyon of the Snake within C.J. Strike reservoir, or a dozen other places on the Snake all the way to Lewiston… (the Snake River actually continues through Idaho after it leaves the South Fork…)
Well, I guess this in not the place for subtle humor. Please allow me to clarify, once and for all:
- I do have South Fork envy. I’m envious that I don’t live closer to it.
- The South Fork of the Boise is also a tremendous fishery and I was joking about the muddy water and the signs because it has gotten so crowded there in the past ten years.
There is nothing subversive going on here.
I have to disagree - this post has been packed with subtle humor. Or thats how I took the comments anyway. It has also been fun! The truth is the SF of the Snake is the true SF. I have never fished it and more than likely never will - to popular for me. As for the SF of the Boise, I rarely fish it - to popular for me. When I do fish the SF of the Boise it is for Whitefish for the smoker.
AverysAdventure: Humor is good. Ah, now one last question: How do Whitefish smoke up? I picked up a couple of Whites in the B.R. at diversion dam last year. Didn’t think to smoke them… rather releasing them. I routinely smoke kokanee, steelhead, and bows; how do they compare with these? Any specifics on brine, time, chips, etc., would be appreciated.
They are better than smoked bows but not as good as kokanee. They are worth the time and once you have them you will target them. When I lived in North ID it was a big deal when they started spawning. There were holes on the St. Joe that you’d think it was people steelheading there would be so many fishing. Nothing special, brine for a few hours, drain and smoke whole. But everyone has a different idea what makes a good smoked fish so just experiment until you find what you like. One of these days all start a thread of smoked fish. I have a few brines I use but have switch to a dry rub but haven’t tried that on whitefish yet.
Thanks for the info. I’ll smoke them for sure the next time I pick a few up. They frequent the main Boise throughout the city; I find them in the fall and spring primarily. I agree that kokes are pretty much at the top. I also think steelhead when smoked long and slow to dry them considerably are absolutely outstanding. I like the Indian Candy recipes that use not only brown sugar but pure maple syrup…