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Fished Ririe last night for about two hours and the kokanee did not let up. Last night the larger kokes were right under the ice with the smaller ones deep.
Also caught four perch and two trout.
I fished away from the crowd, but the fishermen by the boat ramp and island were catching kokanee and perch.
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I was thinking of taking my Nieces tomorrow afternoon. They have never ice fished before and I want to make sure they catch some fish. What times where you fishing?
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Reports said they were hitting off and on all day, but my success was from 3 to 5 with several parties still catching fish as I was leaving the lake at 5. Several families were coming as I was leaving. They also reported success later.
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Thanks. The girls don't get out of school until 3 and I didn't know if the fishing would be any good that late. I always fish early and try to get home before my wife can say I spend all day fishing.
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how thick is the ice? i have heard it is 10 inches is that true
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yes the ice is a good 10 inches. four wheelers are moving around the lake. pops a few times but still very safe
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I hit Ririe Monday afternoon around 3:30pm-of course when I got there many were coming off telling me that between 12-2:30pm they couldn't keep them off. So I headed just beyond the rock pile, drilled my holes and waited. And waited. And waited.....nothing! I did manage to get 2 perch off the bottom. Spoke to two other groups and neither had touched a fish since 2:30. I stayed until 6pm and like I said only the two perch.[mad] I can never seem to time that place right so I hope time it a little better! Good Luck[fishin]!
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Where is Ririe located? Being an Idaho resident for 16 years and living around the Mt. Home area I have never heard of it.
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It's east of Idaho Falls about ten miles . You can Google it . Curt G.
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Thanks for the info, I luv to ice fish for the Kokanee, I usually fish Porcupine or Causey here in Utah but they are small this year averaging 10 inches at Porcupine.
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I like to use a kastmaster (1/8 oz) tipped with a mealy or a fish egg. I've also heard wax worms, corn and nightcrawlers work well for the bait. Other lures I've used is krokodile spoons, up to 1/4 oz jigs and swedish pimples or iceflies. They all seem to work if you get where the kokes are. I think the big thing is just get something with a hook in front of them. A lot of people swear that what ever it is it needs to be pink. I've caught enough of those fish on holographics, gold, silver and black lures that it probably just doesn't matter. Just get in front of them when they are irritable and you should be fine.
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I would agree. I have caught them with anything I have been using that day for perch. Seems like when they come through you don't need bait, just a small jig of your choice. I have used Hali jigs in orange, blue and white and they all seem to work fine when the fish are underneath us. I never bother to rebait after the first one either. It seems more important to just get something in front of them.
If I was going to go out and buy something specifically for kokes it would be either red or pink since that is always what I have been told works best.
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I also like the Hali jigs because they get down deep for perch fast, but man they are expensive.[mad]
As everyone else has said I swear by pink but I am sure it doesn't really matter. I use either a swedish pimple painted in pink or white. Same reasoning as the Hali jigs, they work well for perch but I can put them in the Kokes face when they come through and they work great.
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It was good for 3 kokes today. I didn't arrive until 11am, fished til 4:00. Caught the 3 in 5 minutes and then stared at the motionless rod tips for 4 hours. I kept thinking the next school of kokes was minutes away. Still fun though.
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Went to Ririe this afternoon from 12 to 2:30. Fished by the ramp. The schools would come by about every 45 min or so, but they wouldn't stick around long and they were smaller. I could only pull 1 or 2 fish out and then they would be gone. Last two weekends the fish finder would go black with fish but today the schools only had about 15 or 20 fish to them. Maybe all the fishing pressure has broken them up? Still a good time. And it doesn't matter what kind of jig or bait you have up there, I put a different jig on every pole and they all get hit when a school comes around. And after you pull a fish out don't bother putting more bait on just get it back in the water before the school leaves. Talked to several other groups who had their limits of Kokes and where trying to find some perch but couldn't find any. I tried my usual perch spots and couldn't find them either [:/]. I think Windriver has them all tucked away in his secret spot [sly].
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I buy the swedish pimples already painted. They are in the swedish pimple section at the sportsmans in Idaho Falls.
You got an excellent deal on the Hali jigs. If I find them that cheap I will buy a handful. It takes forever even for my swedish pimples to get down to the perch.
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Most things I am willing to share. The perch in Ririe are one of those things I choose to keep a little secret. However, you can only fish one mile from the dam and there are only so many places that would have suitable habitat for large schools of perch.
To be honest, the perch are a challenge I enjoy, they become more difficult with each passing day. I have heard it is because the eggs are growing and they eat less and less as there insides are compressed. Anyone know if there is any biological fact to that hypothesis?
Windriver
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