This is a video of the fish rising to eat at dusk in the slough off of our dock. Don't forget to choose 720p and full screen the video.
There's just a few fish out there. Just a few.
These are the rankings for the annual Lake Pend Oreille Idaho Club
Spring Derby:
Adult Rainbow Division
1st Jack Peterson 19# 5oz 34"
2nd Calvin Nolan 15# 8oz 31"
3rd Raliegh Turley 14# 6oz
4th Josh LaRue 13# 0oz 29"
5th Rose Greene 12#12oz 29'
Adult Mackinaw Division
1st Jesse Peterson 24# 15oz 37 1/2"
2nd Roy Stokes 24# 9oz
3rd Don Peterson 16# 3oz 34'
4th John Jay 15# 10oz 33"
5th Gale Belgarde 15# 7oz 34"
I really, really need my resident fishing license now that I qualify.
Fun fact about Idaho Fish and Game licenses and tags:
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| Idaho Residency Requirements |
| Hunting | $12.75 |
| Fishing | $25.75 |
| Hunting And Fishing Combination | $33.50 |
| Sportsman Package * | $117.25 |
| Senior Combination Hunting And Fishing (65 years +) ** | $11.75 |
| Military Furlough Combination *** | $17.50 |
| Military Furlough Fishing *** | $17.50 |
| Daily Fishing — 1st Day | $11.50 |
| Daily Fishing — Each Consecutive Day | $5.00 |
| Youth Resident Licenses |
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| Junior Hunting (12-17 years) | $7.25 |
| Junior Fishing (14-17 years) | $13.75 |
| Junior Combination Hunting And Fishing | $17.50 |
| Youth Small Game Hunting (10-11 years) | $7.25 |
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| Nonresident License Fees |
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| Hunting | $154.75 |
| Season Fishing | $98.25 |
| Hunting And Fishing Combination | $240.00 |
| Daily Fishing — 1st Day | $12.75 |
| Daily Fishing — Each Consecutive Day | $6.00 |
| Nongame (Expires August 31) | $35.50 |
| Trapping *** | $301.75 |
| Taxidermist/Fur Buyer *** | $170.00 |
| Small Game Hunting * | $97.75 |
| Three-day Small Game Hunting * | $35.50 |
| Three-day Salmon/Steelhead | $37.50 |
| Youth Nonresident Licenses |
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| Junior Season Fishing (up to 17 years) | $21.75 |
| Junior Mentored Hunting ** | $31.75 |
Youth Small Game ** (10-11 years)
Upland game birds, migratory birds, cottontail rabbits, and unprotected and predatory birds and animals, including turkeys and sandhill cranes. | $20.00 |
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| Yes, non-resident hunting licenses cost 12 times more than resident, and fishing licenses almost 4 times as much (which is why I didn't get a fishing license last year). |
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| Comparing tag fees is even more fun: |
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| Resident Tag Fees |
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| Idaho Residency Requirements |
| Deer | $19.75 |
| Elk | $30.75 |
| Bear | $11.50 |
| Second Bear | $11.50 |
| Mountain Lion | $11.50 |
| Second Mountain Lion | $11.50 |
| Pronghorn | $31.25 |
| Turkey | $19.75 |
| Extra Turkey | $12.25 |
| Moose, Bighorn Sheep, Mountain Goat (controlled hunt tag only, does not include nonrefundable $6.25 application fee) | 166.75 |
| Special Resident Tags / Fees |
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| Junior/Senior/DAV Deer Tag * | $10.75 |
| Junior/Senior/DAV Elk Tag * | $16.50 |
| Junior/Senior/DAV Bear Tag * | $6.75 |
| Junior/Senior/DAV Turkey Tag * | $10.75 |
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| Nonresident Tag Fees |
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| Deer | $301.75 |
| Elk | $416.75 |
| Bear | $186.00 |
| Reduced & Second Bear | $31.75 |
| Mountain Lion | $186.00 |
| Reduced & Second Mountain Lion | $31.75 |
| Pronghorn | $311.75 |
| Turkey | $80.00 |
| Extra Turkey | $80.00 |
| Wolf | $186.00 |
| Moose, Bighorn Sheep, Mountain Goat (controlled hunt tag only, does not include nonrefundable $14.75 application fee) | $2,101.75 |
| Nonresident Junior Mentored Tags / Fees |
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| Junior Mentored Deer Tag * | $23.75 |
| Junior Mentored Elk Tag * | $39.75 |
| Junior Mentored Bear Tag * | $23.75 |
| Second Bear * | $23.75 |
| Junior Mentored Turkey Tag ** | $19.75 |
| Extra Turkey ** | $19.75 |
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| That deer tag will cost you 15 times as much if you're out of state. Elk? 13 1/2 times. Moose? Yeah that'll be 2 grand out of pocket. |
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| More importantly, notice the reduced rate for junior tags? Idaho believes in gateway drugs. |
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