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Reports > 2026 > July > Thursday 23
Thursday, July 23, 2026
 
By Dave Graybill
 
Last winter, when my fishing buddies and I were fishing for steelhead on the Snake River, we were spotted by Leon Stafford 111 of Riverlife Guide Service. He sent me a note saying that he would like to have us come down and do some walleye fishing. We did just that in May and had a great time pulling crank baits below Little Goose Dam. He said that he has even better success doing the same thing fishing at night. So, we arranged to meet him at the Texas Rapids Recreation Area last Sunday night and gave it a try. It didn’t take long for the first walleye to hit one of the crank baits we were trolling just below the dam. It seemed like the darker it got the better the bite got, and we were busy for the next four hours. The fish ranged in size from small “eaters” of 13 or 14 inches to some real dandies of over 20 inches. Leon had some small lights that fit on the rods that showed the tips vibrating when the plugs were running right and really danced when a walleye was on the line. We kept 16 fish and had a ball!