06-26-2007, 09:49 PM
Sportsmans Park is a boat launch/picnic area that is a part of the AF resevoir. It is at the mouth of a large lava rock cove formed by many springs that flow into the resevoir there.
More than likely, the springs will still be flooded from the backwaters, but low enough you will be able to tell where the upper ones are. There are many neat coves to explore NW of sportsmans park, along the resevoir.
Primary fish are trout (brown, rainbow, cutts, hybrids) and small mouth bass. There are very few largemouths but there are rumours of their existence. On a more limited basis there are perch, bullheads and crappie.
The best ways to fish for trout are trolling, ice fishing and dunking worms along the bank. Most of the bank fishing occurs along the "rip-rap" along the banks (its not all rip-rap). You will probably get some smallmouths using the float tube, and I would probably fish around the lava rock cliffs by sportsmans park for the smallies. Not that you can't catch trout with the tube, theres just lots of water to cover. There have been lots of 8-10 pound trout come out of there this year.
You could also travel another 15 miles or so to Springfield and fish springfield resevoir. Its a trophy lake, artificials only. You could also go another 5 miles from Springfield and fish the snake river by Mctucker which you could wade.
Have fun.
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More than likely, the springs will still be flooded from the backwaters, but low enough you will be able to tell where the upper ones are. There are many neat coves to explore NW of sportsmans park, along the resevoir.
Primary fish are trout (brown, rainbow, cutts, hybrids) and small mouth bass. There are very few largemouths but there are rumours of their existence. On a more limited basis there are perch, bullheads and crappie.
The best ways to fish for trout are trolling, ice fishing and dunking worms along the bank. Most of the bank fishing occurs along the "rip-rap" along the banks (its not all rip-rap). You will probably get some smallmouths using the float tube, and I would probably fish around the lava rock cliffs by sportsmans park for the smallies. Not that you can't catch trout with the tube, theres just lots of water to cover. There have been lots of 8-10 pound trout come out of there this year.
You could also travel another 15 miles or so to Springfield and fish springfield resevoir. Its a trophy lake, artificials only. You could also go another 5 miles from Springfield and fish the snake river by Mctucker which you could wade.
Have fun.
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