Greg K: Snake River - 10/21

I fished in an all-day rain on Friday. Fortunately, it was't too cold as I stayed under the bimini top most of the day. The fish were biting. I put 9 walleyes, 15 smallmouth, and a pike minnow in the boat. Walleyes ranged from 15 inches to 24 inches with most in the 16 to 18 inch range. The water was 59 degrees and stained with 2-3 ft visibility. I planned to keep a few walleyes, but didn't feel like cleaning them in the chilly rain. Near the end of the day, I opened the live well and released them one by one. All swam away to grow bigger.

More info for club members: I launched at Lyons Ferry around 830 AM, and motored upriver to Little Goose Dam. Recent rains had darkened the water and there was decent current below the dam, (about 1 mph). I trolled deep diving crankbaits upstream and downstream between the dam and the mouth of the Tucannon River. Rocky areas with current seams and back eddies held the majority of the walleyes. The most productive depth was between 20-30 feet. The usual chrome/black and trout patterns were not productive. Bright green and fire tiger colors caught the majority of fish on a dark, rainy day in the stained water.