Strike with spoons or pop gear is often productive, and all three lakes on the Duck Valley Reservation have been fishing well, too. With the Boise River still running high, lakes remain best for trout fishing right now. Weedless soft plastics, crankbaits, spinnerbaits and topwater lures are my go-to summer bass presentations. If you’re on foot, the Snake River is the best bet for smallmouth, while largemouth are plentiful in local ponds as well as smaller lakes like Crane Falls and Cove Arm. Strike and Brownlee, where smallmouth are the primary catches on jigs, Ned Rigs, swimbaits and crankbaits. For the boat crowd, the bite has picked up at Lake Lowell, where flipping and pitching for largemouth in heavy cover is the top strategy as well as at C.J. I’ve also caught several giants up to three pounds, which is always a fun surprise!įishing is settling in after a cool and unpredictable spring. The size on this year’s class of fish is good, with lots of 14- to 17-inch keepers. Pink and orange trolling rigs tipped with corn have been my best producers, but it’s really been a mixed bag as far as what lures the fish are hitting.
I’ve caught fish long-lining, down-rigging and using leaded line.
Preferred depths vary due to differing water temperatures and clarity. Most fish have been shallow (in the top 20 feet of water) thus far, but they will head deeper as things warm up. The summer kokanee bite is turning on at all four of our regional fisheries: Lucky Peak, Arrowrock, Anderson Ranch and Payette Lake. As you plan your next outing, here’s a quick look at where the fish are biting: The hit-or-miss weather can make it hard to plan trips, but the fishing has been good when Mother Nature cooperates. Springlike conditions are persisting across southern Idaho, with lots of wind, rain and storms in the mix.
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