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A week ago the Post Register had an article about fishing the walleye spawn at Ririe. Has anyone gone out and had any luck? If so, please share the details!
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I think the article in the Post Register[crazy] about the walleye spawning and moving up into Willow Creek was a little early to be saying that. With the water temps and runoff cold water it will be probably another 3 weeks or so if the weather stays around normal temps for the highs and lows.

I would guess early to mid May would be right for them to move. However, if we get highs in the 70's everyday for the next month that could change.

Also if the story they published about a 26 inch walleye being gill netted is true walleye are there forever. The only way to remove them is to poison the lake which I doubt they would. I think the walleye will do good on the perch and sucker minnows up there.

It would be nice to see a walleye fishery close to home. Salmon Falls Res is to long a trip for a day run.

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Hmmm, I was hoping the walleye would so damage the cutthroat population that the F&G would have to drain to zero pool and poison them.
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Hi there I'am from Newport Vermont.They have a walleye run on April 24th thru May 10th with hundreds of thousands of fish spawning.This is a week either way year to year.What location is this Ririe never heard of it.The Spawning in Vermont on the Clyde River is a site to behold check it out sometime.Also when does the season open there? thanks Mr. Vermont
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A friend caught a 26" walleye 4 years ago trolling for trout . Fish and game have some with transmitters in them , and they are moving into willow creek to spawn .
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Maybe they should put flathead cats there to control the Walleye. [sly][sly][sly]
Ron
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I wish there was somewhere close to catch cat fish . I love to eat them .
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For years the fish and game have tagged these walleye to follow there where abouts.When I was a youngster in 1965 I would catch hundreds by hand in the river for them to tag while they were downstream trying to shock net them to no avail it was a great time.I love to eat the small ones.Perch is my favorite.
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Ririe is straight east of idaho falls about 15 minutes. I still have yet to either see or personally talk to anyone that has caught a walleye there. I have heard enough second hand reports to believe they're there and that some are big , but other than a pic posted by F&g last year no pics that look like ririe with one. However, if anyone with a boat wants to chase them and wants company feel free to pm me and I'll be happy to split gas costs.
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This time of year the Willow Creek arm is very muddy and stays that way until the run off is over . Visability is about 6" .
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thanks curt
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Welcome to the forum .
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Welcome to the forum dead_duck and nm2id. It is always nice to hear new views and reports.
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I have yet to see a photo of a walleye from Ririe. I fish the lake a lot and have never caught one.

If the put catfish in Ririe I would love it. The two best fish to eat Cat and Walleye.

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Update on Ririe.
A friend and I fished Ririe on Friday. We hiked up the Blackcreek arm, throwing lures as we went along, while trying to get an idea of what it would take to hike over to the Willow Creek arm. The clarity of the water improved as we approach the creek, we caught of few trout (~10"), caught no walleye and concluded that there has to be a better way to get to the Willow Creek arm.
A boat would work though a less hassle way would be preferable. Google map shows a road labelled N115E that forks off to the SE from the road to the lake, meanders around a bit, then heads S where it parallels and is not too far from the Willow Creek arm. It then heads W, is labeled 49thRdS and connects back with the Bone Road. Is anyone familiar with this road and is it open to the public?
Thanks all! d_d
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Were there any boats launching at Blacktail ?
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[quote dead_duck]Update on Ririe.
A friend and I fished Ririe on Friday. We hiked up the Blackcreek arm, throwing lures as we went along, while trying to get an idea of what it would take to hike over to the Willow Creek arm. The clarity of the water improved as we approach the creek, we caught of few trout (~10"), caught no walleye and concluded that there has to be a better way to get to the Willow Creek arm.
A boat would work though a less hassle way would be preferable. Google map shows a road labelled N115E that forks off to the SE from the road to the lake, meanders around a bit, then heads S where it parallels and is not too far from the Willow Creek arm. It then heads W, is labeled 49thRdS and connects back with the Bone Road. Is anyone familiar with this road and is it open to the public?
Thanks all! d_d[/quote]

theres a road that goes down to the inlet of willow to ririe but its shut off to public use. Have to walk it.
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