We will teach you to fish rubber worms, spinner baits, jigs and top water, depending on the time of year you fish with us. Eloika lake and the Pend Oreille river both have Bass in the Upwards of 8 pounds! There is nothing like the excitement you feel when that big Bass strikes your bait!
Largemouth bass average anywhere from 6" to over 20" long and can weight anywhere from 8oz to over 8lbs in many areas. They are usually green with dark blotches that form a horizontal stripe along the middle of the fish on either side. The underside ranges in color from light green to almost white. They have a nearly divided dorsal fin with the anterior portion containing nine spines and the posterior portion containing 12 to 13 soft rays. Their upper jaw reaches far beyond the rear margin of the eye.
The smallmouth bass is generally brown (seldom yellow) with red eyes,and dark brown vertical bands, rather than a horizontal band along the side. There are 13-15 soft rays in the dorsal fin. The upper jaw of smallmouth bass extends to the middle of the eye.
Males are generally smaller than females. The males tend to range around two pounds while females can range from three to six pounds. Their average sizes can differ, depending on where they are found.
Their habitat plays a significant role in their color, weight, and shape. River water smallmouth that live among dark water tend to be rather torpedo shaped and very dark brown in order to be more efficient for feeding. Lakeside smallmouth bass however, that live for example in sandy areas, tend to be a light yellow brown to adapt to the environment in a defensive state and are more oval shaped
When it comes to Pike fishing it's all about the casting of different lures. Pike are much more intelligent then people give them credit for. We don't use any type of bait and we don't bobber fish. We are into promoting catch and release of the big fish. We will show you different types of lures and how to work them properly. The Pend Oreille River has Pike weighing in the excess of 20 pounds and Bass in the excess of 8 pounds.The average Pike weigh around 6-7 pounds and Bass average from 2-4 pounds. We fish from Newport to Ione, WA on the Pend Oreille River.
- Length 18"-30", can exceed 4'
- Weight 20 oz to 8 lbs, to over 40 lbs
- Color
- extremely variable, depending upon the waters from which it is taken.
- back and sides predominantly dark green to olive-green, to almost brown, with irregular rows of yellow to white spots.blueish-green to grey
- lighter on lower sides
- underside cream to milk-white
- tiny gold spot on the tip of most scales - appears flecked with gold.
- eyes brilliant yellow
- Body
- slimy; long, slender, and serpentine
- lateral line of 119 to128 scales
- dorsal fin of 16-19 soft rays, located far back on the body
- Head
- long and flat, depressed forward into a pair of large, duck-billed jaws imbedded with numerous canine teeth.
- teeth sharp, backward-slanting
- cheek fully scaled, but lower half of opercle scaleless
- number of sensory pores located along the undersides of the lower jaws is never more than 10
- 14-16 branchiostegal rays in membrane just below gill cover.
- Lifespan 10-26 years depending upon the area
- Identifiable as a Pike by
- long, narrow body shape
- extreme rearward placement of the dorsal fin
- pointed snout with strong jaws and numerous sharp teeth
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The walleye averages 1 to 2 pounds in most waters, though it occasionally exceeds 10 lbs plus. Average Walleye are 6" to over 20" in length. The torpedo-shaped fish ranges from dark olive brown to yellowish gold, its sides often marked with brassy flecks. The walleye is named for its pearle scent eye, which is caused by the tapetum lucidum, a reflective layer of pigment that helps the fish to see and feed at night or in turbid water. The walleye lacks spots on its dusky dorsal fin, except for a dark splotch at the rear base of the fin. The lower tip of the walleye's tail is white.