I am new to the forum. Recently moved back to Idaho after several years in Oregon. Still trying to adjust to the miniature bass here compared to what I would catch on the Willamette.
Yesterday afternoon was spent at Wilson Ponds. My 2 year-old caught 1 on worms, my wife caught 7 on worms (including 1 tagged fish!) my brother-in-law caught 5 all on worms, and I caught 1 with worms and 1 with salmon eggs.
The bite was hottest from 2-4 and died off rapidly afterwards.
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welcome back to the state!! sounds like a pretty good day if you ask me!! and there are some good sized bass here just have to find them!!
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Welcome aboard. Glad to see another SW Idaho fisherman on here.
How big a bass are you talking? I may have to try out the Willamette. I've nailed quite a few 4 to 6+ lbers around here but definitely not easy to come by.
Thanks for the report and looking forward to some more.
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[quote Bassnbob]Welcome aboard. Glad to see another SW Idaho fisherman on here.
How big a bass are you talking? I may have to try out the Willamette. I've nailed quite a few 4 to 6+ lbers around here but definitely not easy to come by.
Thanks for the report and looking forward to some more.[/quote]
3-5lbs is the norm for bass in the sloughs off the Willamette, with 8lb 2oz being the biggest largemouth I've caught in there.
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WOW! That sounds great. I'll have to try that out. Do you fish without a boat or do you float tube it? Is it the main fork near Springfield or one of the other forks?
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Welcome to BFT. Not being defensive, but..... there are a few huge bass in Idaho. They are just few and far between. I've caught some that were pretty awesome for a "trout" state. Hopefully you will find where the big ones hang out and report on your success.
Windriver
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Welcome to the board. When the weather gets a little warmer, the back pond at Wilson Ponds has some nice channel catfish that the fish and wildlife department transplants from the Snake River. I've caught them over 5 pounds from the back pond.
Have your kiddo catch some bluegills from the pond, then cut them up for catfish bait.
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[quote Bassnbob]WOW! That sounds great. I'll have to try that out. Do you fish without a boat or do you float tube it? Is it the main fork near Springfield or one of the other forks?[/quote]
Float tubes over by the ferry outside West Salem.
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I'm in one of the "other" Trout states. I know we're allowed to use carp, chub, and perch for cut-bait (dead ones anyway), but when we talked about using perch-eyes, I inquired about BG eyes, and was told at least in our Great State that you couldn't use BlueGill for bait.
But different state, different laws. We can't use Corn, which the Kokanee are supposed to love! While you folks to the north are allowed to use corn, I believe. Then there's the whole live-bait deal....