Fishing Forum

The month of May is my favorite time of year to go fishing. Many of my favorite places will open later this month. This year a few more places were open to spring time fishing thanks to the F&G opening parts of a couple of rivers into year round fishing. Many fishermen don’t like the bad weather spring can bring but I've learned to appreciate bad weather days in spring. Most of the otherwise would be fisherman stay home, which makes it so I can fish in solitude with only the wind, rain and/or snow to bother me.
The LMB fishing in SE Idaho starts to pick up around the first part of May. The bluegill bite should also get better in the next couple weeks as the water warms up. The next several weeks are also the best time of the year to go get some carp with a bow or oversized treble hooks. The F&G have stocked most places with 10"-13" rainbows and will be stocking many more places this month. If you want to bring home a stringer of trout for the frying pan May is the best time of the year to catch "planters" at most places. The hatches also start to improve and the Salmonfly fishing on the lower Henry’s Fork will be starting soon.

Here a list of fish stocking info for the SE region that I copied from the F&G website http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/fish/stocking.
The following fish may be stocked* during May 2004:
· Little Valley Res Bear Lake Cutthroat 3,200
· Devils Creek Res Early Spawner Kokanee 7,000
· Lower Deep Creek Res Early Spawner Kokanee 9,000
· Snake R Hayspur Kamloops Triploid 120,000
· 24 Mile Creek Res Hayspur Rainbow Triploid 1,500
· American Falls Res Hayspur Rainbow Triploid 523,000
· Bear R Hayspur Rainbow Triploid 2,500
· Bear R (cheese Plant Br Hayspur Rainbow Triploid 250
· Bear R (near Mouth Mink Cr Hayspur Rainbow Triploid 500
· Blackfoot Res Hayspur Rainbow Triploid 500,000
· Bloomington Cr Hayspur Rainbow Triploid 250
· Cherry Cr Hayspur Rainbow Triploid 250
· Crowthers Res Hayspur Rainbow Triploid 3,300
· Cub R Hayspur Rainbow Triploid 500
· Devils Creek Res Hayspur Rainbow Triploid 3,200
· E F Rock Cr Hayspur Rainbow Triploid 500
· Eight Mile Cr Hayspur Rainbow Triploid 500
· Georgetown Cr Hayspur Rainbow Triploid 250
· Hawkins Res Hayspur Rainbow Triploid 4,050
· Lamont Res Hayspur Rainbow Triploid 4,500
· Lower Deep Creek Res Hayspur Rainbow Triploid 9,600
· Mctucker Ponds Hayspur Rainbow Triploid 500
· Montpelier Cr Hayspur Rainbow Triploid 500
· Montpelier Rearing P Hayspur Rainbow Triploid 250
· Paris Cr Hayspur Rainbow Triploid 250
· Pebble Cr Hayspur Rainbow Triploid 500
· Portneuf R Hayspur Rainbow Triploid 3,250
· Rose P Hayspur Rainbow Triploid 1,000
· Snake R Hayspur Rainbow Triploid 86,000
· Summit Cr Hayspur Rainbow Triploid 250
· Toponce Cr Hayspur Rainbow Triploid 500
· Treasureton Res Hayspur Rainbow Triploid 6,000
· Trout Cr Hayspur Rainbow Triploid 250
· Weston Res Hayspur Rainbow Triploid 4,000
· Whiskey Cr Hayspur Rainbow Triploid 250
*Due to to weather or unforseen circumstances fish stocking may not occur.
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