05-17-2006, 06:41 PM
The lake is generally stained on the early spring fishing on Henrys Lake and will be again this year. It will usually clear after about four weeks after ice out.
The gill nets along the Cliffs had the most brook trout in them, but there is usually a nice group of brooks at the Stump Hole just west of Wild Rose early in the season. The hybrids usually like the area off the A-Frame Bay in 14 feet of water.
The gill nets are not designed to catch and hold large trout. I have never seen any hybrids over 30 inches in the nets, but have seen them this year during the spawning run in the Hatchery. The largest brook trout that we saw was about 17 inches long, but there are brooks over 20 inches in the lake.
Remember most of the large fish are sterile ones and do not get involved in the spawning run. They will be scattered around the lake in small groups. My advice is to move often and look for rising fish to get a few of the large ones.
By the way, there are fish in Henrys Lake Outlet for the first time in several years. I may fish there early Saturday morning and then go out on the lake and interview a few fishermen for an article.
In Friday's Island Park News, they will run a story by me about the the gill netting and predictions on the season. Check it out online at ipnews.com.
Best of Luck,
Bill
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The gill nets along the Cliffs had the most brook trout in them, but there is usually a nice group of brooks at the Stump Hole just west of Wild Rose early in the season. The hybrids usually like the area off the A-Frame Bay in 14 feet of water.
The gill nets are not designed to catch and hold large trout. I have never seen any hybrids over 30 inches in the nets, but have seen them this year during the spawning run in the Hatchery. The largest brook trout that we saw was about 17 inches long, but there are brooks over 20 inches in the lake.
Remember most of the large fish are sterile ones and do not get involved in the spawning run. They will be scattered around the lake in small groups. My advice is to move often and look for rising fish to get a few of the large ones.
By the way, there are fish in Henrys Lake Outlet for the first time in several years. I may fish there early Saturday morning and then go out on the lake and interview a few fishermen for an article.
In Friday's Island Park News, they will run a story by me about the the gill netting and predictions on the season. Check it out online at ipnews.com.
Best of Luck,
Bill
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