2012 Ririe Res. Fishing Thread

[MMDON]

Weather was gorgeous this morning and the fish are starting to bite!

FishWithGary Copper dodgers and copper spinners were the ticket!

 

[wyosledder]

First try tomorrow at Ririe. Been catching a lot of nice browns at Palisades and just want to catch a Kokanee or walleye. Hope the weather cooperates tomorrow.

 

[wyosledder]

First Kokanee

We made it to Ririe and caught our first kokes! Broiled a few and put the rest in the smoker this morning. The weather man was right ,50 mph gusts of wind.Constant battle to keep the boat straight.Over 5mph if you tried to drift with it. Had a blast,these blue backed guys have me hooked. I guess I better start looking for a couple downriggers and get the kicker ordered.

 

[fairweatherman]

Yes I agree first I got 2 dpwnriggers and one tackle box now I have 4 downriggers new trolling motor 4 tackles boxes and a new boat it's a adiction but I love it. I take it your from wy. wyosledder

 

[wyosledder]

Yes we are pretty close to Etna ourselves. Have you had any luck on Palisades yet for Kokanee?

 

[fairweatherman]

I haven't tried it yet I've been hitting the gorge alot it's hard to leave a great spot I have my trailer stored in storage in Manila Ut and try to go there every weekend but I am going to try Palisades some this year

 

[gonefishing]

I hit Ririe yesterday evening with a friend. Limited on kokanee pretty quick. 3 year fish just starting to turn. Biggest fish was 16 " and over 2 lbs. They were very scrappy and fun to catch. Downside is that the water is very warm. Just under 74 degrees on the surface. Fish from 25 to 70ft of water. Bigger fish caught at 45-50ft of water. 2 year old fish at 12 inches plus already.

 

[MMDON]

I picked up some males that were totally red this morning. Glad you made it out!

 

[gonefishing]

I'll get out again this week Don. Probably keep after it until I get a nice size male in full bloom for mounting. Always wanted to have one of those on my wall. Looks like the one you have there is not to far from bright red. Most of the ones we got were just getting shinny and the scales were firming up. If the weather cooperates, I'll grab a couple evenings this week.

Good to see your still cleaning up the water up there.thumbsup You'll have alot of work as we marked a bunch of fish.tooexcited

 

[PapaD]

Nice fish. You told me last year but I am getting old and I forgot. When they turn red they are not good for smoking, so if a guy wants to smoke any I should only keep the 2yr old. Right?? thanks

 

[MMDON]

Yeah they are toast once the go red. I quit at a mild pink and move to the two year olds.

Here is my wall mount from Palisades:

 

[gonefishing]

That is exactly what I want to mount. That is awesome Don. I am thinking Pallisades maybe on Saturday.

 

[MMDON]

That one weighed in at just under 4.5 lbs.

 

[gonefishing]

Bad evening at Ririe. I am wondering if it is all over. I never zeroed on the water there, but sure did tonight. Its not like we were not finding the fish, but they all had lock jaw.