06-04-2012, 01:27 AM
They always catch some below the dam. There's a population that hangs out in the slack water below the spillway. It's just tough to target them because the shore access its so limited and you cannot use a boat above the bridge. You have to climb down a rock embankment or fish over a chain link fence. I wish Idaho Power would build a walkway or fishing platform along the concrete wall that extends from the bottom of the spillway gates, but I doubt that's ever going to happen.
Went to Cottonwood again on Friday and crappie fishing sucked. Caught maybe a dozen fishing all night. On the other hand, someone caught an enormous largemouth right after I got there around 5 PM. A good 7 or 8 pounds at least. The guy said that was all they wanted to eat, put the fish in the cooler and left. They were out of there within 5 minutes of catching the fish. Saw some male crappie on nests and more large bass swimming around.
I think I'll give crappie fishing at Strike one more shot later this week. If it still sucks, I'll focus on cats closer to Boise.
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Went to Cottonwood again on Friday and crappie fishing sucked. Caught maybe a dozen fishing all night. On the other hand, someone caught an enormous largemouth right after I got there around 5 PM. A good 7 or 8 pounds at least. The guy said that was all they wanted to eat, put the fish in the cooler and left. They were out of there within 5 minutes of catching the fish. Saw some male crappie on nests and more large bass swimming around.
I think I'll give crappie fishing at Strike one more shot later this week. If it still sucks, I'll focus on cats closer to Boise.
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