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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: nanum on February 24, 2011, 09:00:09 AM

Title: Hows the Grande Rhonde fishing?
Post by: nanum on February 24, 2011, 09:00:09 AM: Talking about heading over this weekend and I wanted to see if anybody has fished it this week and how it was fishing. Looks like it might get real cold over there and I wonder how that will affect the fish?
Title: Re: Hows the Grande Rhonde fishing?
Post by: woodywsu on February 24, 2011, 09:06:12 AM: It might freeze up again. Call Bogans.
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Post by: Sumpnneedskillin on February 24, 2011, 09:09:09 AM: Guy I work with went this past weekend. He said the water was high. He didn't mention catching anything either.
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Post by: goosegetter79 on February 24, 2011, 07:44:00 PM: Guy I know brought home 7 from this past weekend left friday morning and came home sunday night.
Title: Re: Hows the Grande Rhonde fishing?
Post by: huntnnw on February 25, 2011, 08:35:52 PM: I was down with my dad from Saturday to Wednesday..fishing was pretty good for this time of year ..we averaged 5-10 a piece a day with exceptions on some days..my dad had a 14 fish day and the following day I had 11. River is not high at all... average to below average water flow right now. I would check before heading this weekend...river could be iced up with the lows they have had.
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Post by: WDFW Hates ME!!! on February 26, 2011, 12:15:35 PM: Going to be working in lewiston this week. I get off work at 3:30. Is it possible to fish it after work???
Title: Re: Hows the Grande Rhonde fishing?
Post by: Fetch em up on February 26, 2011, 02:57:25 PM: Quote from: WDFW Hates ME!!! on February 26, 2011, 12:15:35 PM
Going to be working in lewiston this week. I get off work at 3:30. Is it possible to fish it after work???

You could make it, but it would be a long drive for not much fishing time!
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Post by: WDFW Hates ME!!! on February 26, 2011, 08:20:22 PM: O.k. i am going to be working near Lower Granite dam. Is there any fishing near there?
Title: Re: Hows the Grande Rhonde fishing?
Post by: Fetch em up on February 26, 2011, 09:39:38 PM: Quote from: WDFW Hates ME!!! on February 26, 2011, 08:20:22 PM
O.k. i am going to be working near Lower Granite dam. Is there any fishing near there?

Yeah, you can fish right at Lower Granite. You can fish on either side- Offield Landing is a popular spot on the Garfield County side, or the Whitman County side is often fished from also. Most use a shrimp under a bobber- try and keep it about 2 feet or so off the bottom. Remember your Salmon and Steelhead Endorsement on your fishing license, and barbless hooks! I haven't been there in a while, but I have seen some good success there.
Title: Re: Hows the Grande Rhonde fishing?
Post by: WDFW Hates ME!!! on February 27, 2011, 12:29:46 AM: no prob with the endorsement or barbless hooks i have both. So the coon shrimp i use down here in the lower river will work up there???
Title: Re: Hows the Grande Rhonde fishing?
Post by: Fetch em up on February 27, 2011, 12:30:18 PM: Quote from: WDFW Hates ME!!! on February 27, 2011, 12:29:46 AM
no prob with the endorsement or barbless hooks i have both. So the coon shrimp i use down here in the lower river will work up there???

Yep. Some guys have been using a dark-colored jig with red or orange yarn to hold the shrimp. The Grande Ronde is hotter though, so if you have more time it would be worth your while to make the trip.
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Post by: Jburke on March 04, 2011, 12:18:54 PM: Was thinking about going down tomorrow. Any new reports or idea if the river is blown out yet?
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Post by: Fetch em up on March 04, 2011, 07:19:58 PM: I was at the lower river by the county bridge today and the water was pretty high and a little muddy. I'm guessing Shumaker and Bogans are the same way, but I haven't been down there in a week or more.
Title: Re: Hows the Grande Rhonde fishing?
Post by: huntnnw on March 05, 2011, 12:53:35 PM: Get on usgs ...tell u what ya need to know on water flow.. my dad was down during the week ...he had a 30 fish day Thursday ...water went up 900 cfs Thursday and got muddy.. its 60 in lewiston today. I am heading down tomorrow for 3 days