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Title: American Falls Res.
Post by: killawoof on Dec 30, 2009, 09:08 PM

Any reports of good fishing on American Falls reservoir?

Title: Re: American Falls Res.
Post by: Summit_04 on Dec 31, 2009, 05:48 PM

Been wondering the same thing. Fished it 4 times last season and did ok. Gotta sift thru alot of small 7-9" perch to get to the 10-12" but they are there. Not to mention the occational 5-6 lb trout.

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Title: Re: American Falls Res.
Post by: curt69 on Jan 05, 2010, 12:01 AM

I will be there wednesday morning and will post a report when I get back . Most people I have talked to are catching around 40 perch per day . If anyone is down that way  you are more than welcome to use my power auger to punch your holes . I will be in a Quick Flip 2 with a 4 wheeler . Curt G.

Title: Re: American Falls Res.
Post by: curt69 on Jan 06, 2010, 09:12 PM

I caught one 6" perch in four hours . The wind was a pain in the ?

Title: Re: American Falls Res.
Post by: Riverwanderer on Jan 07, 2010, 08:06 AM

Curt69,

 Tell me about ur Quick Flip 2. I have been eyeballing one on eBay. How does it pull with ur 4 Whlr ?

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Thanks
Dave

Title: Re: American Falls Res.
Post by: curt69 on Jan 07, 2010, 09:59 AM

Quote from: Riverwanderer on Jan 07, 2010, 08:06 AM

Curt69,

 Tell me about ur Quick Flip 2. I have been eyeballing one on eBay. How does it pull with ur 4 Whlr ?
You won't even know its there . On some trips I pull it by hand . If I am not going very far . If you get one put some ski's under it to protect the bottom . I have holes in mine from draging it all over the lake . I just bolted a couple of down hill ski's to it and it pulls very easy in deep snow . Curt G.
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Thanks
Dave

Title: Re: American Falls Res.
Post by: Summit_04 on Jan 07, 2010, 06:54 PM

Curt, how much ice was there? and where abouts did you fish from the boat ramp? i usually fish out towards the main res where it kinda narrows down some just before the main res. by the rocks.

Title: Re: American Falls Res.
Post by: curt69 on Jan 07, 2010, 07:55 PM

I tried straight out from the boat dock about 60 yards . One of my buddy's did well there the night before . I caught one in two hours . So I moved to the rock point south of the south boat dock where I have done well in the past . Not one bite . I think the weather had more to do with the poor fishing than anything eles . Curt G.

Title: Re: American Falls Res.
Post by: killawoof on Jan 12, 2010, 09:17 PM

On the 9th we fished for 4 hours or so and caught 3 small perch.  I also think that the cold snap in weather had something to do with the bite.  The week before we got 60 or so perch.

Title: Re: American Falls Res.
Post by: curt69 on Jan 20, 2010, 02:31 PM

Went back to sportsmans Park Friday , must have been 100 people on the ice . One guy drove a full size Chevy Blaze out to one of the permenate Ice Shany's . I had allot of bites I couldn't hook . I kept 9 perch from 7"to 10.5" . A nice day on the ice . Curt G.

Title: Re: American Falls Res.
Post by: r.o on Jan 26, 2010, 11:10 PM

dose any oneknow what the perch r biting off of going down by the closest boat dock
in front of the dam going down friday

Title: Re: American Falls Res.
Post by: r.o on Jan 27, 2010, 05:52 PM

 :icefish:
if American falls is any good please post it
preferably up to date
taking a group of young men down there in front of the dam
don't want to be disappointed
 

Title: Re: American Falls Res.
Post by: r.o on Feb 01, 2010, 06:43 PM

American falls resivor is horrible
went down their Saturday fished for 5 hours and caught 1 5lb rainbow no bites
never going back their again 

Title: Re: American Falls Res.
Post by: gthfish on Feb 01, 2010, 07:56 PM

      Noticed in your posts that you refer to area by the dam--thats ok for trout, but if you're after perch, sportsmans park by aberdeen is a much better bet--more structure, etc.