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Snake River, ID
River in Owyhee County, Idaho. Idaho's defining river, here in its southwestern reach near Murphy and the C.J. Strike Reservoir area, holds one of the healthiest white sturgeon populations in the state (catch-and-release only), plus strong smallmouth bass, channel catfish, rainbow trout, and crappie. The Snake is the largest tributary of the Columbia. Below dams the water runs cool; broad lowland reaches warm in summer.
Overall bite score
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What swims here
9 tracked species in Snake River, with the months each fishes best.
Water facts
Bank and boat access near Murphy, Swan Falls Dam, and C.J. Strike WMA (Scout Park, Locust Park, Cottonwood). The USGS gauge (Snake River near Murphy) reports discharge only; water temperature uses the seasonal baseline. White sturgeon are catch-and-release statewide; barbless hooks and a sturgeon permit required.
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