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Re: palouse river
« Reply #45 on: May 17, 2015, 08:06:25 PM »
did anyone run up the Palouse with a prop???

We did and made it just fine
that's great news,I cant wait to get up there,Thanks a bunch

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Re: palouse river
« Reply #46 on: May 18, 2015, 02:30:30 PM »
did anyone run up the Palouse with a prop???

We did make it.  But even on plane, I was hitting mud.  So, just tilted motor and idled using depth finder.  Shallowest part was 1 to 1.5 feet, as my depth finder wouldn't read less than 1.5'.  For the most part, water level on the Snake river bridge was about 46', which is low.

FYI, not sure how long they've been missing (as I wasn't able to go last year), but some jerk pulled all the channel marker poles!

Also, fishing was pretty slow Thursday evening thru Sunday morning.  In my boat, we only caught 10 cats.  Biggest was 8lb.  Other boat with our group only caught two cats and one walleye.  Friday afternoon thru late Saturday afternoon was tough; lots of wind!

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Re: palouse river
« Reply #47 on: May 18, 2015, 02:51:06 PM »
I ran out Friday after work but nobody wanted to come off the water to come visit.  :cryriver:
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Re: palouse river
« Reply #48 on: May 18, 2015, 03:45:58 PM »
I ran out Friday after work but nobody wanted to come off the water to come visit.  :cryriver:

Sorry man, we were getting blown around in the wind at the mouth of the Tucannon...lol.  Thought we'd give it a try, as it was really slow fishing (and windy) on the Palouse Friday.  Based on YJ's report, sounds like we should have braved the waves to get up the Palouse Friday afternoon/evening.

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Re: palouse river
« Reply #49 on: May 18, 2015, 05:09:38 PM »
17 cats in our camp, lots of smallies.  I was reading 62 deg. in the palouse above the flats

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Re: palouse river
« Reply #50 on: May 18, 2015, 07:50:04 PM »
Good eats tonight.

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Re: palouse river
« Reply #51 on: May 18, 2015, 07:54:07 PM »
.7 was the lowest I got in the mud flats. Had no issues crossing hammered down and wide open in my prop boat.
Great company poor fishing and amazing stories.
Woodchuck, my apologies again. I had no idea I would have no service on the water when I had full service at camp.
Water temps were 62-66 on my electronics.
Punch bait went 50/50 to cut bait. Slip bobber to hook with no weight went 50/50 as well.
Thanks again boys and gal for the fun weekend.
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Re: palouse river
« Reply #52 on: May 20, 2015, 10:21:40 AM »
Caught seven Monday night. My kids hit right as we started head I g in. 6#7 oz...he's in first for boys.
Caught two smaller ones the next morning. Most caught in the main river, but we caught and lost a few all over. Cut trout as bait. Left for banks lake. . ..bass sure shrink. Never caught any dinks before.

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Re: palouse river
« Reply #53 on: May 20, 2015, 10:33:32 AM »
.7 was the lowest I got in the mud flats. Had no issues crossing hammered down and wide open in my prop boat.
Great company poor fishing and amazing stories.
Woodchuck, my apologies again. I had no idea I would have no service on the water when I had full service at camp.
Water temps were 62-66 on my electronics.
Punch bait went 50/50 to cut bait. Slip bobber to hook with no weight went 50/50 as well.
Thanks again boys and gal for the fun weekend.
I was just givin you a hard time, it was a nice drive. Next time. Good lookin eats man.  :tup:
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Re: palouse river
« Reply #54 on: May 20, 2015, 10:59:33 AM »
92xj that skillet of fish looks awesome! :tup:
Slap some bacon on a biscut and lets go, were burrnin daylight!

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Re: palouse river
« Reply #55 on: May 20, 2015, 06:51:09 PM »
Good eats tonight.



There gites that diet. .....

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Re: palouse river
« Reply #56 on: May 20, 2015, 06:55:19 PM »
Nope, actually made me lose a pound. That grease lubed everything up! As of this morning I'm -38. I felt a cheat weekend was OK.

Missed ya buddy
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Re: palouse river
« Reply #57 on: May 20, 2015, 07:36:18 PM »
Nope, actually made me lose a pound. That grease lubed everything up! As of this morning I'm -38. I felt a cheat weekend was OK.

Missed ya buddy

Yeah just let me know if we are doing sturgeon and shad next month  :tup:
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