Cranor's White River Spin Fishing Report
by Donald Cranor, Cranor's Guide Service

Current Report - May 1, 2012
Updated once a month unless fishing conditions change

Hey Guys!

Sorry its been a wile since I've been able to update my report. The last few months have been crazy good. I am just now starting to get my head above water.

If you missed out on the winter fishing this year you missed the best fishing that I've seen in thirty years of doing this. We have had four years of mostly high water. This has doubled the number of browns in the river. The fishing in Feb and March was so good that most of the people that I fished with booked days for 2013 before leaving this year.

April was not as good as the earlier months simply because there is so much more food in the water after the weather starts to warm. Dont worry, you haven't missed out totally yet. The water went down for the first time at the end of April, and the fishing was great once again.

There is not as much natural food in the water when the water is low, so they are a lot easier to catch on low water in the warmer months. I am writing this on April 27th. I expect great fishing for the next six weeks if not longer.

I will be using live minnows and sculpins to catch the browns until mid June, then soft shell crawfish the rest of the summer. The crawdad fishing produces some of the biggest fish of the year when we have low water years.

If you're looking to have a shot at a few rainbows while you fish for browns try a night crawler, shrimp and crawdad tails.

If your looking to catch as many fish as possable use salmon roe. Nothing beats it period. If you dont have roe use corn. Its not nearly as good but its the next best thing for catching rainbows.

If you want to track the brown trout fishing check out my facebook page. I post pictures of the better fish as we catch them. I expect that I will be posting on a regular basis starting tomorrow Sat.April 28.

See you on the river!
Donald Cranor

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About Donald Cranor Donald's father, also a trout guide, introduced Donald to White River trout fishing at an early age. In addition to learning how to trout fish in any water condition, Donald also learned how to safely pilot a river boat in any water level. He conducted his first paid guided trout fishing trip in 1982 at age 15. Over the years he has guided for several area outfitters and resorts. After 20 years of guiding for others, Donald decided it was time to start his own business. His guiding skills generated good word of mouth advertising for his new business. TV show producers and print media journalists approached Donald for White River guided trout fishing trips. Donald also received sponsorships from top brand name tackle manufacturers who want pros to use their gear. Yet Donald's true passion remains conducting trout fishing trips with anglers who also have a passion for trout fishing. It is their positive word of mouth which has most helped Donald's good reputation as a top trout guide. They enjoy his fishing and safe boating skills as well as his level of all-around good service.