05-06-2020, 04:26 PM
Fished Ririe yesterday, what a beautful day. Just like glass, but that was about all I got. We missed 4 koks at the boat and they were decent size, I'd say around 14-15". Not sure why they got off as they hit hard and took the line hard, but, one last jump at the boat and they were gone 
. Water was 50 and fish were all over the place. From right at the surface 10 or so feet down to 25 or so. Nothing consistent on what they were hitting either. I do know, a lot of fish that are showing up on the finder are perch. We took a number of them long lining for koks and they were at the surface but a few boats were holed up in some of the coves jigging most likely for perch. the perch we kept were at the 8" range and fat so if you got a bunch of them, you would have an awesome mess of fish.
The one thing I noticed from a week ago, the water was like pure mud. I couldnt believe how milky the water was. I dont remember it ever being this muddy before and it is coming up pretty fast now too. So, I imagine this situation is having an impact on the fish, all fish due to the fast run off. Not a lot of debris floating on the water though.
Werent a lot of boats at Juniper - like 8 or 9 and a few from Blacktail came down.
Good luck with this high wind warning and the next week doesnt look like great weather but you might be able to sneek a few hours inbetween storms. Good luck and be safe.
. Water was 50 and fish were all over the place. From right at the surface 10 or so feet down to 25 or so. Nothing consistent on what they were hitting either. I do know, a lot of fish that are showing up on the finder are perch. We took a number of them long lining for koks and they were at the surface but a few boats were holed up in some of the coves jigging most likely for perch. the perch we kept were at the 8" range and fat so if you got a bunch of them, you would have an awesome mess of fish.The one thing I noticed from a week ago, the water was like pure mud. I couldnt believe how milky the water was. I dont remember it ever being this muddy before and it is coming up pretty fast now too. So, I imagine this situation is having an impact on the fish, all fish due to the fast run off. Not a lot of debris floating on the water though.
Werent a lot of boats at Juniper - like 8 or 9 and a few from Blacktail came down.
Good luck with this high wind warning and the next week doesnt look like great weather but you might be able to sneek a few hours inbetween storms. Good luck and be safe.