Ririe Perch

[Belasko]

Yesterday the kid wanted to go fishing, and was very insistent upon it. I've known about a spot at Ririe for a couple years that I suspected holds a decent group of perch and have been wanting to see if it was consistent or not. So off we went. I also took the opportunity to try out the concept of a a drift boat at Ririe. Anyway, took a while to weave through the joyriders (which were unusually courteous yesterday!) and get to the spot. I started throwing small jigs w/ a piece of worm on there. Initially we didn't get anything so we moved about 50 feet and tried again. Pretty quick it was fish on! The action was hit and miss but steady enough to keep a 4 yr old entertained. In the end we boated 10 perch, all 9 1/2 to 11 inches. I lost one as I tried to put it on the stringer though. The highlight of the outting though was my son hooking, setting and reeling in his 1st fish without any assistance! Not sure who was more excited, him or me []
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[FishingRookie]

Congrats on a fun outing!

I have always had fun out at ririe with beginner fishermen/fisherwomen. My wife and a few friends caught there first fish on that water.

Nice of the boaters to let you by without flipping the boat. I have had water come over the side of my boats a few times because of skiers and wake boarders not paying attention.

Anyways nice stringer and I hope you have many more experiences out on the water with your little one.
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[iwantabuggy]

Cool! Wish I had a gem like Ririe that close to where I live.
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[prontotp]

Thanks for the post. i have been meaning to get my kids up there this summer and have never made the time. Maybe this weekend I'll just have to make it a priority.

[windriver]

Good Stringer. How did you like fishing out of the drift boat? I really enjoy it. You just have to swallow your ego as the power boats go flying by.

Windriver
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[Belasko]

I enjoyed fishing from the drift boat for the most part but was surprised at how much it rocks when those powerboats do go by. Guess I'm just used to what I get on the river.

BTW windriver, don't you have a fish taco recipe that you've talked about? I tried throwing one together the other night but it came out rather bland. PM me if you like, I'd appreciate any help w/ it.
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[windriver]

Cut the perch fillets into strips. Fry in honey butter. Fry the tortillas. Cut up Mangos and mandarine oranges to go with the honey butter perch. Yum, Yum

Windriver
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