North Fork Fishing Report by northforker on July 11 th, 2013 Social Share. Some of Blackburns Brush piles are coming into play and will be just right soon. Good time for panfishing with crappie numbers good with several in the 13-inch range coming in but most are about 11-inches. The surface temperature is 89. Surface temperature is still in the high 50's and very slow rising. I like those big fat Kentucky Bass and 15-17 inch crappie and throw in a Walleye or two. Come on down to Blackburns. It is very dry and there is a burn ban on here. Some stripers have gone deeper in 55-60 feet and can be caught on the spoon. Jigs, grubs and minnows are all working well. Your first boat stall is still free here. The top water bass are mostly small. It is time. The weather is to remain warm for the next several days. The surface temperature is still in the mid 50's and does not want to rise. We will not charge you too much and your first boat stall is free. Some walleye are in front of brush shallow (14-ft.) in the evening and are hitting spoons. Start looking on the bank where the wind has been blowing into. Come on down. Click here for current fish counts over the Columbia River dams. The weather has been beautiful with highs in the mid 70's and should continue for a few days. Your first boat stall is free. For you smallmouth bass fishermen this is the time. Most of the rain has gone north of us but is still in the Norfork lake watershed. The ones I am catching are recently spawned out and still bloody and roughed up. Trollers are catching a few stripers and hybrids but not many. Catfish are with the walleye near the bottom. Caugh fish steadily all evening until dark. I got some nice walleye and white bass diving yesterday and the big ones were all below the thermocline. We are located on the Big Creek arm of the lake, about two miles east of the Norfork Lake Dam. Lots of shad are in the creeks with the wind blowing in but most of the fish under them are small. The shad have spawned and are flitting around everwhere. Go out a little deeper for walleye and crappie in barely exposed wood or exposed big logs. It is much too high for December. Trout fishing in streams and rivers is now closed until next spring Last updated 12/2/20. The lake is still rising slowly with little generation. I wish more people were helping to put in brush piles rather than fishing other people's. Many schools of shad have no fish around them so if you are looking for open water fish you have to keep moving. Be carefull out there on the river. They will not be very deep. I use a 1-ounce Bink's Many Shad. Jigs, crankbaits, and soft plastic baits are good choices for catching smallmouth bass (soft plastics cannot be used in the Blue Ribbon Trout Area). I am poor and it is hard on motors and I always get tangled up when I catch a fish or get two on at a time when going through a school. A lot has changed. Blackburns has it's parking lot by the dock back now and you can walk or drive to it and step right on and cabins are still $53/day with a free boat stall. Different tactics for different parts of the lake. Game fish are having no trouble finding food. The river fishes best March through the end of October. Look first on banks where the wind is blowing into. The stick bait bite after dark has been a dud but keep checking the walleye rearing pond area for fish anyway. Bass spawn continues throught most of the summer here. Compare rates before you book. It must have something to do with keeping the lake level so high for so long. It has been and is susposed to remain very hot for several days and the middle of the day fishing is poor. Night fishermen are catching some good bass on blacklights. Gunna be cold and icey on the North Fork of the Coeur d'Alene River. Bass fishing is slow. This has been slow coming but is finally here. You can see your lure down about 3-feet. The night bite has not happened this fall but if there is any it could happen with the full moon of December coming up the 3rd and the surface temperature still approaching 60. South Fork of the Boise River. There is a thermocline at 20-feet with cold water under. The females are full of eggs with bloodlines and are wanting to spawn bad. We received a little over an inch of rain last night and it is misting a bit now. The only time I have seen it is after a heavy rain. It has been the same for weeks. We will probably just go straight to summer. Bass fishing is getting better and better and they are full of eggs as are the crappie. There are a lot of fish out there. Bass in the 2-2-1/2 pound range and crappie in the 12-13 inch range are still pre-spawn feeding and walleye are finished spawning and moving in shallow. Carp are spawning the the very backs of the creeks. Some big bass are with the red meat fish, some are on the bank spawning, some are making nests and some are finished. Some are also in Bennets around point 1-D near Walkers entrance and Talbot and in the back of float creek. I bet the Bass Masters will catch them next week. Binks did catch some White Bass yesterday along with Walleye and that is the first that I have heard of anybody catching very many. That is usually April 15th and gets better as the middle of May approaches. The lake level is at 550.53 and is dropping a little over 1-inch/day with several hours of generation. I am using a spook puppy and a spitin image. We need some warm nights in the 60's but are not getting any of those. It sometimes is quick but more often takes a while. There were no stripers or hybrids stocked this year by Game And Fish due to Covid so what you see is what you get for several years. Reserve your guide now and enjoy the solitude and superb fly fishing found on the East side of Yellowstone! Geoff Lawrence-North Shore. The next significant rain should bring steelhead up the North Fork and South Fork Coquille rivers. I have seen very few stripers over 10-lbs caught this month but the bait fishermen are trying hard to get them. It will get better and better as we get deeper in April and start tapering off the end of May. Hummingbird Hideaway Fishing Report. People are catching them by trolling umbrellas. Some good bass are on the banks in the evening and morning but many are still in open water on shad. Crappie fishing has slowed but you can still catch some if you work the brush with a spoon or grub. Bink reports catching walleye everyday but only about one in four are keepers. Why pay more? Bass, crappie and bluegill are biting the best now and the jigging spoon is the best lure. Blackburns Winter Rates for cabins goes into effect on September 7th and you can get a cabin for $59/day with a free normal sized boat stall. It is usually a may thing but the water is too low to bring them in early this year. They will not stay alive in a well now. Most of the fish including bait fish are near the old shore line just above and around the buckbrush. The North Fork along 285 may be more known for its private water options than its public fishing. Typically, we start fishing both rivers in ⦠It is good to just be outside and if you have already winterized your boat, come on down we have one for you. North Fork Yuba Fly Fishing Report Aug 30, 2019 Jon Baiocchi Reports on 8.29.2019 Just a few subtle changes for the North Fork Yuba River than my last report, but the bottom line itâs still fishing really well for the most beautiful wild rainbows youâll ever find in the Northern Sierra. Many bait fish, mostly bass and bluegill have moved to cover at all depths. Fish are coming up around Cranfield Island and Point 5. I am surprised at the low number of fish on brush that is not on main lake points. It is raining now.The surface temperature is about 72 degrees on the main lake and cooler in the shallower creeks. The lake level is 569.97 and is dropping about 3-inches a day with one generator running continuously and four spillway gates open one foot. The ones that are not on shad have moved off the deep brush so find several brush piles at 20-25 feet deep and work them. Top water bite will start when the shad have spawned and that should have happened April 15th. However, anglers can encounter some good largemouth fishing in the pools of the North Fork. Check prices and watch for price increases in the spring and then call us. Some are trolling live bait also. In the morning before the hatch look for nymphing to be the most productive. The Prime Time 3 is Orient Pointâs longest running Open Party Boat, fishing the North Fork full-time since 1983. 12/11/20. The lake in general is in very good condition for fishing. The blue one is my favorite. I should and usually do catch walleye this time of year but the nombers and size are low but an occasional big one is showing up. They are about 10-feet down over brush. He is concerned about the stripers. You can get a 1-bedroom cabin for $53/ day and a free boat stall. Fry of all speces are around cover at this depth attracting the big fish. I only use the heavier ones in deep water. Caught this reporting period. When the top water fish go down try casting a spoon where they were last seen and hopping it back to the boat allowing it to go about 20-feet down. Open water fish are hitting the spoon in 50-70 ft. of water with some suspended and some on the bottom. Your first boat stall is free with cabin rental. Good ones too. This does not always happen in the fall but always happens in the spring. The surface temperature is in the low 60's and the level is 552.8 and rising slowly. This is the biggest fish I have seen all year. The debris is moving with the wind. The lake level is 558.26 and was dropping about 2-1/2-3 inches a day with continuous generation until last night when we received some rain north of us. Striper have moved deeper and to the main lake and are also suspended in about 50-ft. of water. Although this is the last report for the year, by no means is the fishing season over. The White River Norfork Tailwaters Dry Run Creek Crooked Creek Water Release. The brush almost feels like a fish and you will set the hook right into the brush and make it difficult to get loose. A 20-inch minimum size limit is in effect for smallmouth bass in the North Fork Holston River from the Route 91 Bridge, upstream of Saltville, downstream to the Tennessee State line. If you use live bait, put out a half dozen rods, have a good locator, and troll through enough shad you will catch some fish. The lake It is at a good level. You have to look hard to find feeding fish. There are some big bluegill on the brush. The thermocline just inverts and the clarity, water temperature and oxygen level is the same for several feet down causing the fish to scatter. Fishing overall is fair and the lake condition is good. Some times it is good to drop the spoon to the bottom and reel up fast through the shad. Crappie just got scarce for me. Release them immediatey. Also look for lines and slashing fish. The surface temperature has dropped again and is now about 62-63 and will drop again with the cold weather moving in now. Peep leaves, fish and dive all in the same day. A lot of fish that were staying in 30-feet of water are schooled, roaming and scattered. My poles are rigged with small grubs, slip floats and 1/4 and 1/2 ounce Bink's Spoons. 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