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06 - Interstate Bridge to Hells Canyon Dam Fishing Reports
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By: Ghoti
Posted: 5/18/2009
Species: Catfish
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/17/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Fished from sunrise until noon at various places between Clarkston and Asotin and managed a couple nice catfish. One from the Asotin creek confluence the other below the Southway Bridge. Spent most ...
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 ...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 1/30/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 1/30/2010
Hot Spots: 0
I am still beating myself up for not getting on the river sooner today, Barb said she had a lot of stuff to do, and if I wanted to go fishing I would have to go without her, anyway after doing a few c...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 11/3/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/3/2010
Hot Spots: 0
What a day, just dosen't get any better ! All of the fall colors are showing in the canyon, and it is a gorgeous day,sun is out with a very slight breeze, ambient temp is 65*, water temp 54*. Our goal...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 11/5/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/5/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Fellow fishers, if you want to experience one of the best fisheries in the world, then plan a trip to Hell's Canyon, it is something you will never forget. No need to hurry, the Steelhead are stacking...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 11/7/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/7/2010
Hot Spots: 0
I was looking out the living room widow as the rain poured down, and even at that the fall colors in Hell's Canyon are something to behold, can see the reflection in the Snake River, which is like gla...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 11/8/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/8/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Woke up to a heavy overcast in the canyon, a lot of fog about 400' up, dead calm, and can see a boat across the river making a slow backtroll. About half way through our first cup of coffee Barb asked...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 11/15/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/15/2010
Hot Spots: 0
What a great day to chase steelhead, looked out the front windows to see a very low overcast, and a few rain drops. The plan was to leave the house at 11:30am and have the lines in the water by 12:30p...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 11/16/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/16/2010
Hot Spots: 0
I was determined to go fishing today, Barb my fishing partner, and wife was going to her womens bible class, however she had scheduled a craftsman to stretch some wrinkles out of the carpet today, so ...
By: kenbarb
Posted: 11/19/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/19/2010
Hot Spots: 0
It dosen't get any better than this, barb and I say that so often that it becomes repetition, looking up at the multi colored canyon walls, watching the Bighorn Sheep doing their mating ritual, the Ea...
