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Brownlee: Smallmouth & Crappie, ID Shore Focus (Shared OR)
Monday Sep 21 – Thursday Sep 24, 2026 · Brownlee Reservoir · bank, kayak & boat · Mon morning–Thu evening · times in MT
Brownlee is shared ID–OR water — this Cast is the ID-shore write this cycle. Smallmouth and crappie still own September.
Midweek outlook
NWS Boise / Brownlee (ID–OR border) (NWS; pulled Sun Sep 20 evening CT): Monday (~79°F) — Sunny (precip ~0%); Tuesday (~80°F) — Mostly Sunny (precip ~2%); Wednesday (~78°F) — Sunny (precip ~0%); Thursday (~81°F) — Mostly Sunny (precip ~0%).
Primary species this week: Smallmouth bass — Brownlee’s flagship warmwater bite; crappie strong secondary in late Sep.
Crowd: Weekday soft. No named trail event pulled for Mon–Thu.
Mon–Thuthrough Thu evening MT
Often stained — contrast baits shine.
Weekday soft. Shared-water — OR peer may add shore callouts.
Monday
- Sunny, with a high near 79. South southwest wind around 5 mph.
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Tuesday
- Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
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Wednesday
- Sunny, with a high near 78.
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Thursday
- Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
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Dam & current / Generator schedule cheat sheet
Live/provisional pulls Sun Sep 20 CT. Soft verify dam boards before you go — do not invent unit counts.
| Project | Observed | Generator schedule | How to fish it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brownlee Dam (Idaho Power) Idaho Power | Re-check pool & discharge — Sunday boards may be thin. | No invented unit counts. Use Idaho Power public info. | SMB on rock/points; crappie on brush; respect dam zones. OR FLAG on hub pin. |
Schedules change — verify dam boards before you go.
How to fish it — Bank / Kayak / Boat
Bank
- ID public access / BLM — dawn.
Kayak
- PFD; big water wind.
Boat
- Graph bait; fish wind-blown banks.
Ethanol-free fuel near this water
Pure-Gas.org E0 · near this water
Source: Pure-Gas.orgSun Sep 20, 2026 evening CT — verify at pump
Current prices (as of Sun Sep 20, 2026 evening CT — verify at pump) — may change; verify at the pump. No invented E0 pump prices.
- Pure-Gas.org — Cambridge/Council corridor — Cambridge / Council, ID · ~varies mi · E0price not listed — verify at pumpPure-Gas
Crowdsourced E0 identity; distances rough to pin. Call ahead. Gather notes in MT.
Lure box — Top / Mid / Bottom
Top
- Buzz/walker low light
Mid
- Spinnerbait
- Swimbait
- Crappie tube
Bottom
- Jig/craw
- Football jig
Stain-friendly chartreuse/black/purple.
Life stage + What's on the menu
SMB + crappie September pattern.
What's on the menu: Baitfish/craw; match perch/shad profiles.
Also hot / also in season
- Crappie — Brush/channel edges — strong secondary
- Catfish — Night/channel — secondary
Regs: Idaho Fish & Game — https://idfg.idaho.gov/fish — live-check; do not hardcode lengths. Reciprocal OR license awareness — do not invent OR regs.
Looking ahead
Shared-water policy: ID wrote this cycle; OR peer FYI; no duplicate full gather.
Sources: NWS forecast grids; Pure-Gas.org E0 listings; agency pages as cited. Pin 44.6841, -117.0717. Drafted Sun Sep 20, 2026 evening CT · . Window times water-local (MT).