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By: Ruffneck18
Posted: 12/14/2014
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 12/13/2014
Hot Spots: 0
We (4 of us) started the morning at the crack of dawn dropping the 20" HCM in at the launch just above Asotin. Caught about a 7 lbs. native at the powerlines about 20 minutes into the morning. 2 hour...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 11/14/2014
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/14/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Last night at 6:30pm I turned on the outside lights, and saw snow coming down. Our plan was to get up in the morning at 5:00am, and have the lines in the water by 8:00am, before going to sleep I was t...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 11/11/2014
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/10/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Our plan was to get up early, and have the boat launched by 6:30am, as luck would have it things went as planned, I had spent a few hours the day before getting the gear ready, sharp hooks, new leader...
By: Kyle Jones
Posted: 11/10/2014
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/10/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Fished today in the Heller Bar Area of the Snake River. We had a great day going 10-15 side drifting corkies and eggs. It took us a while to get on the fish today but once we did we experienced some ...
By: Kyle Jones
Posted: 5/21/2014
Species: Sturgeon
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/18/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Got to spend a day with some great clients of mine fishing for Sturgeon in the Heller's Bar Area of the Snake River. The water was higher than normal and the weather a little unsettled. We only pick...
By: kevin14
Posted: 10/7/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/6/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Fished heller bar with my friend bonner Daniels and we hooked 20 steelhead and 2 kings At heller bar! One king was 40+ pounds easily and we fought it for over an hour before it spooled us! Every boat ...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 2/1/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/30/2013
Hot Spots: 0
It looks like another nice day for Steelhead fishing, looking out the windows while having the morning coffee we can see a little ripple on the water, it is cloudy, rained during the night, outside te...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 1/31/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/29/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Looked out the living room windows this morning, and it is a sight to behold, heavy clouds, some of them on the canyon walls, a slight drizzle, not a breath of wind, the river looks like glass, a perf...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 11/13/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/12/2012
Hot Spots: 0
The weather report for today looked like a good day to try for a Steelhead, some rain, temp 40*, and a light breeze. We hooked up the boat just as it started gettind daylight and headed upriver on Sn...
By: kevin14
Posted: 10/8/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/6/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Left WSU at about 530 am and went to the heller bar area of the Snake River with a couple friends. We tried a spot a little above some big rapids and did pretty good. We threw spoons and spinners and ...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 12/20/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/19/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Yesterday my fishing partner (Barb) was busy with Christmas stuff, she suggested that maybe I should go out for a couple of hours, and try to find a Steelhead, sounded pretty good to me. I have been w...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 12/11/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 12/10/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Yesterday was just too good to pass up, ambient temp. was 31*, not much of a breeze, and some sunshine, plus a fishing partner that was ready to catch a Steelhead.
Told Barb that I was headed for t...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 12/4/2011
Species:
Rating: 5
Fished: 12/3/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Barb said she would go out fishing with me if we could go later, in her language that means afternoon, her first priority at this time is Christmas, even with a river full of Steelhead. It will be a s...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 11/26/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/25/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Our Thanksgiving guests Lois & Larry wanted to go out in the boat, the plan was to get close up pictures of Bighorn Mountain Sheep, the rams are in full rut and banging heads, after doing that maybe t...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 11/24/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/22/2011
Hot Spots: 0
What a day, the sun is shining, ambient temp. is close to 50*, not a breath of wind, and the Snake River looks so ever inviting. Barb has informed me that she will not be going fishing with me today, ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 11/20/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/19/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Well after reading the reports about how the upper snake was doing I decided to give it a try. So after the snow storm I loaded my first mate (9 year old son) and a friend that has fished for steelhea...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 11/20/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/20/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Barb and I fished the Snake/ Clearwater Steelhead Derby all eight days, from daylight to dark. We fished the Clearwater for Three days, then the rest of the time on the Snake. The Clearwater produced ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 11/17/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 11/10/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Hit Heller at 8:30 am. Ran up above the mouth of the Imnaha and fished down from there. Backtrolled hotlips in the 25 foot dive variety, and Brad's MagWarts. Purple and red seemed to be providing t...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 11/4/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 11/3/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Yesterday was A little overcast with the sun coming out occasionally, very calm, crispy cool, perfect Steelhead weather.
Barb sets the time to go fishing at high noon, I have sharpened all the hoo...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 11/2/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/2/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Today's plan was to fish the Clearwater in Idaho, the Clearwater/Snake Steelhead Derby starts on the 5th which is this saturday, and we wanted to get in some pre-fishing. The weather report did not so...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 11/1/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/31/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Yesterday was such a beautiful day in Hell's Canyon, the sun is shining, air is crisp, the Snake River is like glass, perfect day for steelheading.
We launch the boat off the gravel/rock launch abo...
By: kevinfishon
Posted: 10/31/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/31/2011
Hot Spots: 0
what an awesome day of fishing. My dad and my friend donovan came up to pullman friday night. We left early saturday morning to go fish heller bar for steelhead with bonner daniels. The morning was a ...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 10/29/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/29/2011
Hot Spots: 0
What a great day for fishing, from our living room window I watched a Spey Flyfisherman land a nice Steelhead, then saw a boat fisherman land one. There is a lot of Steelhead in the river.
We opted...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 10/18/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/18/2011
Hot Spots: 0
We woke up to a beautiful morning in Hell's Canyon. Cool with a mist clinging to the canyon walls, perfect for Steelheading. The cooler weather has lowered the river temp. into the 58* range, and fish...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 10/9/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/8/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Hit Heller at 0730 saturday morning. Caught one wild hen right off the bat at gauge hole just above capt. Lewis. Back trolling hot lips and wiggle warts. Most success was on red and purple. Hooked...