Friday the 13th - 13 May, 2011

Finally a warm day! It was a bright sun that greeted us at the Dworshak boat launch. We had chosen to get a late start and it turned out to be a very good decision. The temperature was already into the upper 40's. The sun was bright as we motored away from the dock. Our first stop was a short distance up the reservoir where a small stream dropped into the reservoir on the west side. The reservoir was still over a 100 feet below full pool. The fish cooperated at the first stop and we had 7 nice rainbow in the bucket. As we motored along the shoreline with the trolling motor I was excited when a Huge Smallmouth bass followed my lure up to the boat! He made a swirl at the lure before leaving!! Duane hooked up to a big fish on his jig/worm outfit. The battle was on! After staying deep and out of sight for a short time. Duane got him up to the surface and we discovered that he had a big "Bugle Mouth Trout" (better know as a sucker).

We then motored up to Freeman Creek where the bass was more active. The water temp was 52 degrees on the surface. The sun was warming up the water already. Duane caught a nice 2 lb smallmouth bass on a jig/worm combination before we motored to the next spot. I managed to catch a couple small ones on a crappie jig/worm combination. I was having the best luck with a red headed motor oil brown crappie jig on a 1/16th ounce jig.

The action picked up in Canyon Creek for a short time but after landing several bass and one crappie the action quit. It was hard to leave the spot but no more fish would take our offerings.

Additional stops were made in Canyon Creek, Indian Creek and back at the small drainage just west of the boat launch. I snapped a few pictures as we left the last spot and headed to the boat dock.

It was a beautiful day and the temperature was over 70 degrees when we quit for the day. We had a great fish fry that night with fresh smallmouth fillets the main ingredient. I must caution folks that the Annis house is not the place to learn how to play dominos!!!