Bearpaw Season 2024

[Twispriver]

Very cool 

[bearpaw]

Very cool 

Thank you, I'm pretty excited about it. These fish we are catching and releasing are naturally occurring fish, but the pond gets inspected this coming Monday, then I can plant some triploid westslope cutthroat and some triploid rainbow that I already have on order.

[WapitiTalk1]

Now THAT is really cool. Are those toads brookies?

[bearpaw]

Now THAT is really cool. Are those toads brookies?

I think so and the previous owner thought so, but Ill ask F&G to make sure.

[wadu1]

Try not to hold them it can stress them. Wet net is the best way to photo them. Or hold them while still in the water.

[bearpaw]

Try not to hold them it can stress them. Wet net is the best way to photo them. Or hold them while still in the water.

Thanks for advice!

I think they are brookies which are tougher than rainbows, so I'm hoping that holding them didn't damage them too much. I've been watching the shoreline closely for floaters so I know as soon as we lose any and can back off a little if needed.

I'll be glad when the rainbows and cutts get planted so we have fish to keep and eat. This year I'm getting them out of Montana, but I've already put in my order for 500 one pound rainbows every year from the Colville Hatchery where the school kids raise them.

[Machias]

That is awesome.  Looks like a great way to spend some time soaking a worm!!

[bearpaw]

That is awesome.  Looks like a great way to spend some time soaking a worm!!

I haven't tried any live bait yet and probably won't, but it only takes a few minutes to catch several fish with a crappie or walleye jig. Not much waiting time, often times a bite on every cast. But after you catch 5 or 10 fish it slows down, it's like the others know something fishy is going on.

[Machias]

  Now, why don't he write!

[bearpaw]

Having a good time watching kids fish today. My sister-in-law brought over two of her grandkids to fish, they are having a blast, kept on fishing right through heavy rain!

[wadu1]

Having a good time watching kids fish today. My sister-in-law brought over two of her grandkids to fish, they are having a blast, kept on fishing right through heavy rain!

Love seeing the smiles on the kids, makes my day.

[bearpaw]

Having a good time watching kids fish today. My sister-in-law brought over two of her grandkids to fish, they are having a blast, kept on fishing right through heavy rain!

Love seeing the smiles on the kids, makes my day.

Yup, it’s a kick just watching the kids.

[actionshooter]

 That is going to be a really cool option for the clients!

[bearpaw]

That is going to be a really cool option for the clients!

Yes for sure! We've got several recreational activities on our outfitting license, we'll soon be adding fishing and other recreational activities to our offerings.

[bearpaw]

Ella and Grayson fished from 9 to 5, lol…