Snake river

[Fletch]

Has anybody fished the Snake river above lower Granite dam near WAWAWAI park?

[jackelope]

I think i have but i'm not sure. i don't have all the landmarks straight over there. where's the park?

[Fletch]

Apparently just below Pullman Ive never been there but am interested in giving it a try.  What did you fish for and what did you catch?

[jackelope]

around clarkston(lower granite lake), the river is full of smallmouth bass. you could truly go and catch 50 of them in a couple hours. finding the big ones is a bit of a challenge, but we always got a few in the 15" range. also good catfish and other panfish, and i've tried unsuccessfully to catch steelhead upstream around asotin. you might look into the spring salmon fishing, although i'm not sure of the time frame or if we will have that fishery this year. it can be good for spring chinook around the confluence of the snake/clearwater. thats pretty much where i've done all of my snake river fishing.
what kind of fishing are you looking to do?? if you want to drive a bit from pullman i could point you to a few places.

[Fletch]

I do like to catch the cat fish and fast bass or pan fish is always fun.  Since I will not have a ton of time I wouldnt want to drive more than an hour.  Im from Moses Lake.  I have fished the snake by lyons ferry so Im sure its not much different.  Thanks in advance for any help.

[Chessie_Guy]

i've tried unsuccessfully to catch steelhead upstream around asotin.

Bank fishing for steelhead in that area is difficult, at best.  You would be better served to keep heading up river to the mouth of the Grande Ronde.  The first two miles is "gear only", but I've slayed them with spinners in there; much to the chagrin of the flyfishing snobs.  Also, if you head out from Anatone and drop down to the GR, there's good fishing; not down Rattlesnake, but before that (I forget the road, but I could get you there).  September to mid-October is primo.

[jackelope]

I was in a boat...and still flunked miserably...but it was our rookie trip.
and not all flyfishermen are snobs

[Fletch]

Thanks for the tips...I do have a boat but would rather plunk around for the kittys and leave the steelhead for the experts...I agree not all flyfishermen are snobs but a good many of them are! A hack like me cant stick his nose in the air or I might get a hook in it!

[Chessie_Guy]

I was in a boat...and still flunked miserably...but it was our rookie trip.
and not all flyfishermen are snobs

There is spawning bed up there, that I remember; below it would probably be pretty good.  We tried to toss below the area, but the river is too wide at that point to get a lure over there...on a boat it would be nice.

Not all FFmen are bad...it was fun watching them stew when I would pull in 3 or 4 fish an hour!

[jackelope]

apparently the key is to fish the original river channel, which you have to locate using a depth finder. it's there....somewhere.

[BnB]

 Fished the Snake by Clarkston for a while today. Left the boat at home and tried for some smallies from the bank. No luck. Had heard that some of the cat guy's have been doing alright.

[jackelope]

did you fish by chief timothy??

[BnB]

Went across Red Wolf bridge and hung a right. Fished off the rocks.

[jackelope]

We usually catch a ton of fish along the rocks right along hwy 12 in front of chief timothy casting from a boat right to the shore. usually smaller fish, 10-12", with an occasional 15"er.