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Early fall provides some of the best, most diverse\nfishing of the year in Idaho. Whether you like to chase bass and trout, rustle\nup some crappie for the frying pan or wrestle a giant sturgeon, the Gem State\nhas you covered. Here are some ideas for your next fishing trip: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
STURGEON <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n There\u2019s no bigger fish in Idaho than the prehistoric\nwhite sturgeon<\/a>. These Snake River monsters can reach lengths of up to 10 feet,\nputting even the most experienced anglers to the\nultimate test.<\/a> Early fall is a good time to try for sturgeon, as the fish\nare actively feeding in the deep holes they call home. Pickled herring, squid,\npikeminnow and other cut bait fished on a large circle hook is the top method\nfor targeting sturgeon\u2014follow Fish & Game\u2019s guide for low-impact\nfishing<\/a> to help preserve these protected giants. If you lack the heavy gear\nneeded to wrestle a sturgeon, you can hire a guide<\/a>. Remote stretches\nof the Snake River in Hells Canyon are known as some of the best sturgeon\nwaters in the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n TROUT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n No matter how you like to catch trout, opportunities abound\nin the fall. Fly and spin anglers are catching nice rainbows and browns on the\nBoise, Owyhee and Wood river systems. Spinners, spoons, Rapalas, streamers, small\nnymphs and hopper patterns are solid choices. If you\u2019re stream fishing and\nhappen to come across red, spawning Kokanee, keep an eye for big trout\nfollowing the salmon upstream to feed on their eggs. Boat anglers are also\nhaving success catching trout, most often trolling with spinners, Rapalas or\npop gear tipped with corn in large reservoirs including Cascade, C.J. Strike\nand Arrowrock. <\/p>\n\n\n\n BASS <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Fall is a great time to catch\nbass<\/a>, particularly smallmouth on the Snake and Payette rivers. As water\ntemperatures start to cool, warmwater fish like bass put on the feedbag as they\nprep for the lean winter months ahead. It\u2019s not uncommon to catch large numbers\nof food-crazed smallies in these conditions\u2014use crayfish patterned jigs, soft\nplastics and crankbaits around rocky structure and you should be in good shape.\nMy last trip to the Snake River produced my biggest\nbass of the year<\/a>! Largemouth bass also remain on the chew. Fish with\nplastics, swimbaits and topwater lures around remaining weedy cover, or target\nthem offshore with crankbaits, drop shots and Carolina\nrigs<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n CRAPPIE <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Crappie<\/a>\ncan be a year-round species if you know where to look for them, and late summer\nhas been productive for anglers at C.J. Strike and other parts of the Snake\nRiver system. Crappie travel in large groups, so locating a school usually\nmeans catching enough for a fish\nfry<\/a>. Jigs are the most common lures, but don\u2019t overlook small crankbaits\nand spinnerbaits, particularly if the fish are hanging out closer to the\nsurface. For more tips on catching crappie, check out my next fishing class, Panfish\nSchool<\/a>, on Sept. 29 at the Hilton Garden Inn Boise Spectrum. Get all the\ndetails and sign up at tightlines208.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tight lines! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Early fall provides some of the best, most diverse fishing of the year in Idaho. Whether you like to chase bass and trout, rustle up some crappie for the frying pan or wrestle a giant sturgeon, the Gem State has you covered. Here are some ideas for your next fishing trip: STURGEON There\u2019s no bigger…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":959,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tightlines208.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/957","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tightlines208.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tightlines208.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tightlines208.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tightlines208.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=957"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/tightlines208.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/957\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":961,"href":"https:\/\/tightlines208.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/957\/revisions\/961"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tightlines208.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tightlines208.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=957"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tightlines208.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=957"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tightlines208.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}