03-03-2007, 02:40 AM
American Falls is managed for irrigation. If we have poor snow pack then the fishing at American Falls suffers. The trout and perch can rebound in a couple years if we have good water. Just as the smallmouth fishing at American Falls looks like it will be fairly good, the reservoir gets drained almost dry. From 2000-2004 American Falls was drained to 5% full at the end of the irrigation season. If I remember correctly 2 or 3 of those years it was down to 2%-3% full.
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