03-31-2010, 02:05 AM
OK, not very sportmanlike, but they shut off the dry bed (Rigby/Ririe area) every April. So for the first week or two You can take the fish just about any way you want to:
Hook, hand net, throw net, by hand. Still need a license and they ask that you abide somewhat by number limits (of any size) so everyone has a chance, but they are all going to die anyways. So they might as well get eaten and any small pools might as well be stripped clean.
There are a lot of Whitefish, and it may not seem like the trout are there, but there is nothing like pulling up a net with 25 whitefish and 5 or so nice trout. And you can always smoke the whitefish.
Some pics below from last year, nothing huge, but it was fun with the kids.
Edit for 2011: Resurrected because it was easy and people can see the fun we had last year
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Hook, hand net, throw net, by hand. Still need a license and they ask that you abide somewhat by number limits (of any size) so everyone has a chance, but they are all going to die anyways. So they might as well get eaten and any small pools might as well be stripped clean.
There are a lot of Whitefish, and it may not seem like the trout are there, but there is nothing like pulling up a net with 25 whitefish and 5 or so nice trout. And you can always smoke the whitefish.
Some pics below from last year, nothing huge, but it was fun with the kids.
Edit for 2011: Resurrected because it was easy and people can see the fun we had last year
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