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By: kenbarb
Posted: 11/22/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/22/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Fishing for those Steelhead was so much fun today, wish we were still out there, but it got dark too fast. We got up this morning to look outside and see everything covered with snow, and it is really...
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By: kenbarb
Posted: 11/26/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/26/2010
Hot Spots: 0
To go or not to go fishing, 10:00am the wind is gusting up to 20mph, a south wind has the temp. up to 38*, we decide it's a go, we can always call it quits and come in if the weather gets worse. The c...
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By: kenbarb
Posted: 11/28/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/28/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Looked out the window this morning, and saw all white, it had been raining and snowing most of the night, then the temp. dropped just enough to freeze it all. The river was glassy smooth, but my thoug...
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By: kenbarb
Posted: 11/29/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/29/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Well Christmas is coming, so the deal was if I get the Xmas tree up downstairs this morning, we will be fishing for Steelhead this afternoon. Now this is a easy one, fake tree, already decorated, all ...
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By: kenbarb
Posted: 12/1/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 12/1/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Some fishing days are more fun than others, this afternoon is one that we will not forget soon, packed with a lot of excitment, and BIG Steelhead. When we got up this morning it was raining, with a...
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By: Hoss 350
Posted: 12/8/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 11/13/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Sorry this took so long to post up, but I’ve been running pretty rich recently with the late-season cow tags I drew for December. I went Steelhead fishing November 13th on the snake, thought I’d ...
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By: kenbarb
Posted: 12/8/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 12/7/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Today was bible class day for Barb, so I had invited a friend to go fishing. The plan was to leave the house at 11:00am, well my friend "John" calls at 9:00am, said he was stuck in his driveway, and w...
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By: kenbarb
Posted: 12/9/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 12/9/2010
Hot Spots: 0
We were planning to spend the day at Ski Bluewood today, but the weather looked so good for another day on the river thet we opted to go fishing. It was a good choice. The fishing gods must be shining...
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By: kenbarb
Posted: 12/12/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 12/11/2010
Hot Spots: 0
It is 10:00am, looking out the window the flag is hanging dead still, not a breath of wind. Very low overcast with low hanging clouds five hundred feet up, ambient temp. 37*, the river looks like glas...
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By: kenbarb
Posted: 1/16/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 1/15/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Have been installing new gear on the boat, the TR-1 Autopilot quit functioning, it was one of the originals, and replacement parts no longer available, so we bit the bullet and purchased a new one, it...
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By: kenbarb
Posted: 1/18/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 1/18/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Do not come here to fish! In my last report I said the Snake River was fishable, but that was then, the river looks like a mud bath now, high water, muddy, a lot of trash, not good news. However, it i...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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, ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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