Idaho Fish Report

Trout fishing is still slow but pike fishing is keeping willing anglers busy. Fish as large as 24 pounds have been taken from this White Pine County reservoir. Fisheries biologist Chris Crookshanks said anglers are taking fish in all age classes with many of them in the 24- to 28-inch category. Over the weekend one angler reeled in a 22-pound fish that measured 41 inches long. Anglers catching the fish with striper hardware, big Rapalas and lures resembling rainbow trout, and they are doing so from just about anywhere ??? the shore, boats or even float tubes. At Cave Lake, rainbow trout are taking PowerBait, worms and spinners. Illipah is also fishing well. Fly-anglers are reeling in fish taken with bead head nymphs and midges.