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06 - Interstate Bridge to Hells Canyon Dam Fishing Reports
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By: Kyle Jones
Posted: 2/16/2016
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 2/15/2016
Hot Spots: 0
The Snake River out of Heller Bar continues to fish well. Yesterday we had a great day on the river with only 2 customers going 6-10 on Steelhead and also landing a 3 foot sturgeon on steelhead gear....
By: kenbarb
Posted: 2/25/2016
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 2/13/2016
Hot Spots: 0
The weather report for today looks like it will be great for fishing, some clouds, and not much wind. We set the alarm for 5:00AM, and pull the boat out of the shop at 6:30, it was already getting day...
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: 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: 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: 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: 1/12/2015
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/12/2015
Hot Spots: 0
What a great day to chase Steelhead, the canyon walls are covered with patches of fog in the ravines, the river is like glass, not a whisper of a breeze. I ask Barb if she would like to go out after f...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 1/29/2015
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/28/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Really late getting out, it's about 2:30pm when we get the boat launched. Our plan is to fish a run that is only a couple of miles away, we will have about a hour and a half to fish.
We arrive at t...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 2/3/2015
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/31/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Looking across the river at the canyon walls there is a blanket of low clouds at the top with patchy fog in the ravines, and no wind, it's a pretty sight to wake up to, perfect Steelheading weather. T...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 10/9/2009
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/8/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Launched the boat at Couse Creek at 3:15 pm, put the lines in the water around 3:25 pm. In about ten minutes my fishing partner Barb had a hard hit and she scrambled to get her rod out of the holder. ...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 10/17/2009
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/17/2009
Hot Spots: 0
We launched at Couse Creek in Hells Canyon at 9:00 am, it was overcast and very warm, but the cool nights has lowered the river temp to 56 degree. Today we headed down river for four or five miles to ...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 10/29/2009
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/28/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Launched the boat off gravel bar above Buffalo Eddy at 3:00 pm, sun was shining, and just a slight breeze, water temp 51*. Boated down river about a mile to a nice drift, but a boat was already there ...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 11/5/2009
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 11/4/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Another great day of fishing in Hell's Canyon. Put the boat in at Couse Creek around noon and headed upriver to a nice drift that is about 500 yds. long, applied scent to the plugs and put the lines i...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 11/6/2009
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 11/5/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Launched the boat at a gravel bar above Buffalo Eddy at 1:00 pm, went upriver about three miles and put the lines in for a slow back troll. River temp. 46.7*, no wind, sunny. In about thirty minutes m...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 11/9/2009
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/9/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Launched the boat at Couse Creek and headed upriver, put the lines in around 7:00 am, did not get a bump for about an hour, then Barb's rod went down and she was into a nice Buck Steelhead, it was abo...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 11/17/2009
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 11/16/2009
Hot Spots: 0
What a day to be out chasing Steelhead. It's noon, Barb and I are looking out the window at a very inviting river, looks like glass, overcast sky, outside temp. is 47*. "Let's go fishing" says Barb, s...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 11/18/2009
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 11/18/2009
Hot Spots: 0
A little late getting out today at 1:00 pm. Launched the boat off the gravel at Couse Creek and went upriver past Buffalo Eddy to a nice stretch of water. My constant fishing partner and wife, decided...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 11/21/2009
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 11/21/2009
Hot Spots: 0
What a beautiful afternoon for Steelhead fishing, overcast, outside temp. 51*, water temp. 44.2*, and no wind. Our plan was to catch fish in four different locations, we caught and released Steelhead ...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 11/30/2009
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/28/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Late start at fishing today, but enough time to get in a couple of hours. Barb and I were on the water at 1:30 pm, it is sunny, no wind, water temp. 44.2*, ambient temp. 45*, looks like a perfect day...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 12/2/2009
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/2/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Well my fishing partner (and wife) is really busy at Christmas stuff, and tells me if I want to go fishing it will have to be without her, so I decide to take her up on it and go out for a couple of h...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 12/4/2009
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/3/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Barb and I launched the boat off the gravel bar at Couse Creek, there is a small rapid about a hundred yards below, and a pretty good stretch of water just below, we take the boat through the rapid, p...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 12/6/2009
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/5/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Well it looks like I will be without my fishing partner Barb today, can't understand why a baby shower would take priority over a day on the river fishing for Steelhead.
Launched the boat at Couse ...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 1/1/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/1/2010
Hot Spots: 0
After two weeks in Maine Barb and I were pretty anxious to get back on the river for our annual New Years Day fishing trip. We launched the boat at Couse Creek at 1:30pm, beautiful day, 50* and sunshi...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 1/13/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 1/12/2010
Hot Spots: 0
My constant companion Barb is conducting her weekly bible class today, so I invited a good friend "John", to go fishing today.
I met John last year at the barber shop, the topic of the day was fis...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 1/14/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 1/14/2010
Hot Spots: 0
The day started off great, looking out the living room windows we saw a group of Rocky Mountain Bighorns, three were rams with full curls, and two with almost full curls, there were also six or eight ...
