09-14-2007, 01:10 AM
BROWNLEE RESERVOIR:
Fishing for all species has been good last couple of weeks. Large crappie can be caught if you can get deep enough to get below the smaller ones. Bass fishing has been good using gitzits and worms. Catfish angling is good - fair. Use worms or cutbaint in shallow water. The reservoir is stable and is at 23 feet below full.
Call Idaho Power Company's recording at 1-800-422-3143 to get information on access at recreational sites or visit www.idahopower.com under the "Rivers and Recreation" heading.
Reservoir levels: http://www.nwd-wc.usace.army.mil/perl/da...k=brownlee
OXBOW RESERVOIR:
Crappie, bluegill and perch angling is good-fair. Crappie are in 30-35 feet of water. Bass fishing has been very good. There is a slot limit on bass (see regulations for more details). Catfish angling has been good below the powerhouses. Trout are at the mouth of streams.
HELLS CANYON RESERVOIR:
Crappie, bluegill and perch angling is good-fair. Crappie are in 30-35 feet of water. Bass fishing has been very good. There is a 12 inch minimum on bass. Catfish angling has been good below the powerhouses. Trout are at the mouth of streams.
SNAKE RIVER (Above Brownlee Reservoir): channel catfish, flathead catfish, smallmouth bass
Flow was 7,539 cfs near Nyssa and approximately 9,179 cfs near Weiser on September 9. Angling for catfish is fair to good and angling for smallmouth bass is good.
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Fishing for all species has been good last couple of weeks. Large crappie can be caught if you can get deep enough to get below the smaller ones. Bass fishing has been good using gitzits and worms. Catfish angling is good - fair. Use worms or cutbaint in shallow water. The reservoir is stable and is at 23 feet below full.
Call Idaho Power Company's recording at 1-800-422-3143 to get information on access at recreational sites or visit www.idahopower.com under the "Rivers and Recreation" heading.
Reservoir levels: http://www.nwd-wc.usace.army.mil/perl/da...k=brownlee
OXBOW RESERVOIR:
Crappie, bluegill and perch angling is good-fair. Crappie are in 30-35 feet of water. Bass fishing has been very good. There is a slot limit on bass (see regulations for more details). Catfish angling has been good below the powerhouses. Trout are at the mouth of streams.
HELLS CANYON RESERVOIR:
Crappie, bluegill and perch angling is good-fair. Crappie are in 30-35 feet of water. Bass fishing has been very good. There is a 12 inch minimum on bass. Catfish angling has been good below the powerhouses. Trout are at the mouth of streams.
SNAKE RIVER (Above Brownlee Reservoir): channel catfish, flathead catfish, smallmouth bass
Flow was 7,539 cfs near Nyssa and approximately 9,179 cfs near Weiser on September 9. Angling for catfish is fair to good and angling for smallmouth bass is good.
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