Author Topic: Fishing around Lewiston / Clarkston this weekend (Read 8759 times)

TheHunt · « **on:** February 14, 2012, 07:28:49 AM »

Going to visit my son this weekend and he wanted to go fishing. Is there lots of snow to get down to the Hwy 129 on the Grande Ronde?

Is there lots of ice on the river?

I was planning on buying a tribe fishing license for the Clearwater if the fishing was something to be investigated. If you were going to fish would you hit the Clearwater, Grande Ronde or the Snake?

BTW, I have no boat so we will be bank fishing.

You can PM me if you would like. Thank you for any help you can provide.

Fishing Fool · « **Reply #1 on:** February 14, 2012, 09:41:51 AM »

Hey Hunt, if you call Boggans they will give you a report on river conditions. 509-256-3372. I think their steelhead derby is on now, should be no shortage of fellow anglers. Road should be fine, unless we get a snow storm. Good luck. FF

wayner · « **Reply #2 on:** February 14, 2012, 11:08:43 AM »

I was down there sunday. road was good but the fishing was a little slow. I did see some get caught but it is slowing down. good luck

Bone_Collector · « **Reply #3 on:** February 14, 2012, 03:50:32 PM »

The Grand Ronde is in good shape with a nice green color to it! The road is clear. Good Luck down there!

B_C

TheHunt · « **Reply #4 on:** February 14, 2012, 06:04:07 PM »

I called Boggan's and the lady said there is the Steelhead derby going on. There was 17 fishermen from Boggan's up to the 3 mile area. The water is 38 degrees there is a chance of rain coming this weekend. It has been 40 degrees out there during the day. So we will see what happens.

TheHunt · « **Reply #5 on:** February 14, 2012, 08:35:30 PM »

Is Roosters Landing a good place to eat in Clarkston?

time2hunt · « **Reply #6 on:** February 14, 2012, 08:44:45 PM »

YES YES YES great food and friendly staff we eat there on all are trips also try main street grill in lewiston.

Brian

huntnnw · « **Reply #7 on:** February 14, 2012, 11:43:10 PM »

last weekend

huntnnw · « **Reply #8 on:** February 14, 2012, 11:44:55 PM »

Quote from: wayner on February 14, 2012, 11:08:43 AM

I was down there sunday. road was good but the fishing was a little slow. I did see some get caught but it is slowing down. good luck

slow?? between 8 of us that I know over 100+ steelhead hooked..we landed 19 between my gf and myself in 12 hours of fishing

TommyH · « **Reply #9 on:** February 15, 2012, 09:30:33 AM »

Good day of fishing then!!

Bone_Collector · « **Reply #10 on:** February 15, 2012, 08:02:28 PM »

Everyone has there turn in the barrel! Sounds like a good day on the water! Roosters is a great place to eat!

B_C

Button Nubbs · « **Reply #11 on:** February 15, 2012, 08:07:06 PM »

Nice work huntnnw, even if they are some skanky eastside boots! :p j/k That's a lot o fish!

TheHunt · « **Reply #12 on:** February 20, 2012, 07:34:24 PM »

Had a good time and we only banked one fish. We suck at fishing but at least we know it.

We ate at Roosters... That place is great. Thank you for that tip.

But it was not all that bad....

We were bank fishing when we hear the boat banging the rocks.

If flips over in the rapids. Two guys and two kids all wearing lifevests. The two kids are scrambling the two men are scrambling to right the boat and get the kids to shore. They get the boat to shore with everyone all safe. Here is the picture of the rower bailing water from the boat with a dust pan and the other adult looking for gear.

The adult gave up looking for gear started to help with the boat.

I cast and I see some cork bobbing in the water. I reel in fast and cast over it and snagged and reeled this in.

After further investigation I see it is a rather nice set up. Loomis rod and nice reel. Ahhh the reason why the one adult was looking in the water. That makes sense.

The one adult that took the biggest dip in the water jumped in the chase car with the two mothers. Now they looked pretty excited when they were hoofing it to the boat. But they allowed the two children to stay in the boat for the rest of the float. Here is the picture of my son handing him his rod I snagged for him. He was pretty happy to get it back.

We did look at how he had that rod set up.

huntnnw · « **Reply #13 on:** February 20, 2012, 10:12:55 PM »

wow! I see some crazy stuff on that river every year.

I didnt go down last weekend...my dad was down and banked over 20..Ill be down wednesday

Bone_Collector · « **Reply #14 on:** February 21, 2012, 06:28:10 AM »

There was a pile of people down there this weekend! We didnt fish but it was a nice drive!

B_C

TheHunt · « **Reply #15 on:** February 21, 2012, 07:03:06 AM »

We fished on Saturday all day and we only banked one fish. We have not figured it out yet. Any pointers would be helpful.

goosegetter79 · « **Reply #16 on:** February 21, 2012, 05:46:45 PM »

Neighbor went down fri. and came back mon. with a couple other guys, they brought 9 home between the 3 of them. I guess they caught a few natives as well.

huntnnw · « **Reply #17 on:** February 21, 2012, 08:22:18 PM »

My dad said it was pretty crowded...looks like another repeat of last season as all of the fish are now in the river and will fade in March again

...last year was really bad in what is and has been primetime down there in March and even early april. Big pushes of water in feburuary are pushing all the fish up early and making for very few fish by mid and late march

Limhangerslayer · « **Reply #18 on:** February 22, 2012, 07:55:53 AM »

I bet the river won't be crowded today

huntnnw · « **Reply #19 on:** February 24, 2012, 09:33:40 AM »

Didnt go down this weekend...even tho tomorrow and sunday the river should be decent

Bone_Collector · « **Reply #20 on:** February 24, 2012, 10:48:00 AM »

The river should be fishable by Monday at the latest and there should be some more fish moving in with the high water! Maybe get some of those bigger Oregun fish before they shoot through!

B_C

huntnnw · « **Reply #21 on:** February 26, 2012, 02:28:04 PM »

Too late on fish ...another repeat of last season to much water in January and February have moved all the fish in weeks ago.

Bone_Collector · « **Reply #22 on:** February 26, 2012, 05:28:17 PM »

I am headed down on Tuesday and Wednesday so I will have a report of how the fishing is!

B_C

huntnnw · « **Reply #23 on:** February 26, 2012, 10:12:04 PM »

Ill be down thursday thru sunday ...goodluck to ya

Limhangerslayer · « **Reply #24 on:** March 01, 2012, 08:17:27 AM »

Headed to the Ronde in the morning, river is still dropping should be good.

Bone_Collector · « **Reply #25 on:** March 01, 2012, 12:08:41 PM »

Well because I could not log on the last two days here is the report!
Tuesday we did a short day and managed to go 6 for 9 with 2 hens in the box! The rest were bucks and I didnt want to keep them.

Wednesday I had two guys and we went 10 for 14 with they decided keep. Two of them were nice size hens one went 28 1/2 inches and the other was 29 1/2 inches the other two were cookie cutter bucks we also had some very nice wild hens that went between 30 and 32 inches and a few smaller bucks. It was a pretty good day all and all! The river looks pretty nasty from on top but there are fish in there and they are willing to bite!

Good Luck out there!

B_C

ribka · « **Reply #26 on:** March 03, 2012, 08:58:00 AM »

Fished the Clearwater last Mon and Tues. Flows down to around 7000

managed 6 in two days. All native hens.

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