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By: afk
Posted: 12/22/2013
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 12/21/2013
Hot Spots: 1
Launched at the Corps launch above Chief Joe around noon. Only 2 rigs in the lot. Sunny,crisp, windless day. Prior to arrival at the launch I could tell there was no water movement because the can lin...
By: Alaska316
Posted: 12/29/2013
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 12/28/2013
Hot Spots: 1
Weather has been getting colder, so I figured I'd give Rufus a try. Had to also break in the new rods Santa brought me. 9'6 Lami..... Wait, I am losing focus. Got to the First set of pens. The ones cl...
By: gramps53
Posted: 1/2/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 1/2/2014
Hot Spots: 1
Decided to bring in the New Year right and take a trip to Rufus Woods for some winter triploid action. Day one was a total bust. 3 hours and not a single bite. Talked to several other fishers and t...
By: afk
Posted: 1/4/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 1/1/2014
Hot Spots: 1
I hooked up with Mcfisherson13 at 0600 and off to RW we went. Upon crossing the bridge below the dam I could tell there was very little water moving. We headed upriver to start trolling at pump #1. We...
By: Mcfisherson13
Posted: 1/17/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 1/17/2014
Hot Spots: 0
We made it to Bridgeport at 0645, made a left turn off the highway just after crossing the bridge below Chief Joseph Dam, and just about got sideways! The Highway was fine but with out being treated, ...
By: gramps53
Posted: 1/23/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/22/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Second trip to Rufus this month. Wife had to work so made this trip with the good doctor. Arrived on 1/22 at 11:30 AM. Took a full 5 hours to land 4 nice triploids - 4, 4.5, 5 and 6.5 lbs. Needlef...
By: JAYDOG
Posted: 4/7/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/5/2014
Hot Spots: 0
First time to Rufus Woods, stayed at Cabin by the River. Was a learning curve to fishing here, would probably been better served with going there with somebody with experience. Thanks to all for your ...
By: gramps53
Posted: 11/10/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 11/8/2014
Hot Spots: 0
This report is for 11/8 and 11/9. Fished Rufus Woods in the afternoon of 11/8. Caught our limit in abut 4 hours (4 fish for two anglers). Method was trolling with downriggers 15 to 20 feet on the w...
By: Ganno
Posted: 11/21/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/19/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Put the boat in at ten AM between the two upper pens and motored to the upper pen. Fishing a 1/16 oz black jig down stream behind the pens. First cast two hits on the retrieve but no hook ups my reac...
By: Ganno
Posted: 3/12/2015
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/10/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Must have been behind the hatchery truck for fishing was incredible. Fishing black 1/16 oz marabou barbless jig produced fish after fish. Fish were one and one-half pounds to two and a half pounds, no...
By: atroutfisherman
Posted: 6/17/2015
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/16/2015
Hot Spots: 0
I have always wanted to get a record fish and yesterday I think I did! I caught a triploid of 15 inches and I am positive that is a record for the smallest triploid ever caught! I also caught a Koka...
By: blufin loui
Posted: 9/30/2015
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/30/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Cindy and I was curious about the fishing in the lower end of Rufus Woods Lake, so this Morning we hooked up the boat and headed north. Put in at the Corps launch above Chief Joseph dam around 0900 an...
By: Big D
Posted: 11/15/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/14/2010
Hot Spots: 0
I took my son on his first Rufus Woods trip today. He is freshly discharged from the Air Force after several trips to the Iraqi desert. We put in at the Corps boat launch at about 10:30 am and headed ...
By: Ganno
Posted: 11/16/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 11/14/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Arrived at Timm Ranch boat launch at 8 AM nobody there no boat trailers or anybody fishing from shore.made me wonder about my decision to fish R.W since not many favorable reports have been posted fro...
By: blufin loui
Posted: 11/19/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 11/19/2010
Hot Spots: 0
BRRRRRRRRRRRRR it was chilly out today. Cindy and I thought we would hit the Rufus before the temps plummented to the single digits, so after watching the morning pass with a cup of joe, we got on the...
By: Malottguy
Posted: 11/20/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 11/20/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Day was a bust but we did get a few bites and I lost one, so things are improving. We also thried bobber and jig tipped with shirmp, but the wind was just to much.
As for the wind a word of caution...
By: afk
Posted: 11/28/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/27/2010
Hot Spots: 0
After getting skunked for walleye below Wells we were ready for some action. We actually left the sunshine and drove back into snow flurries to fish. My fishing buddy had invited me along to try out h...
By: Malottguy
Posted: 12/4/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 12/4/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Today was a break through. My buddy and I finally each caught a fish. Though not huge, well barely even small, they were 11 inches and 8 inches but big enough to fry up and at least they were fish. Ou...
By: blufin loui
Posted: 12/4/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 12/4/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Launched at the corps launch above Chief Joseph dam around 10:30-11ish. A little bit of ice on the ramp, so be cautious. It can be Slick when you step out of the rig. We headed up stream to the "Cabin...
Posted: 12/2/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 12/2/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Took Yakima writer, Rob Phillips, his son Kyle and my good buddy Al Brooks up to the lower pens to work on some technique with Jeff. Ended up catching fish on rainbow dough bait. Early, the current ...
By: johnsgonefishin
Posted: 12/2/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/2/2011
Hot Spots: 0
This was my first time here, and it is a beautiful river and canyon. We launched at Smeaton's Grove. Went strait to the net pens based on advice. We gave it hell for 2 hours without a fish there, and ...
Posted: 12/3/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/3/2011
Hot Spots: 0
We Tackled Rufus Woods again today... Really had to work hard to get the Triploids to bite in morning but by the end of the Day we did catch some nice Limits. Biggest today was 6lbs. The Wooley bugge...
By: blufin loui
Posted: 12/3/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 12/2/2011
Hot Spots: 0
First time out in quite awhile, but things came together and Cindy and I put the boat in the water around 11-1130 AM. Headed up river to the lower most pens and fish around them casting jigs, spinners...
By: afk
Posted: 12/4/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 12/3/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Picked up 3 between my partner & I. It was pretty slow. A 3,4 & a 5 pounder. Nice fish and a great day on the water. Tried flies in olive, black & brown, nadda. Talked to Joe when he came by & he sai...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 12/7/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/6/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff & Brian took writer John Kruse and his group up to Rufus for some triploid fishing. It was pretty tough sledding, but they got some fish on jigs and couple on bait. On Rufus, some days, you jus...
