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C.J. Strike Reservoir Monday Cast

Monday Cast live for Mon Sep 21–Thu Sep 24, 2026. Full four-day outlook, current and dam notes, tactics, lure box, and current E0 fuel checks are below.

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FRESHWATER CAST · MONDAY CASTIDAHO

C.J. Strike: Smallmouth Heat, Sunny Midweek & Soft Pressure

Monday Sep 21 – Thursday Sep 24, 2026 · C.J. Strike Reservoir · bank, kayak & boat · Mon morning–Thu evening · times in MT

MTPrimary: smallmouthIdaho PowerSunny/warm

Strike still fishes warm in late September — smallmouth on rock before the desert wind stands the lake up.

Midweek outlook

NWS Boise / C.J. Strike (NWS; pulled Sun Sep 20 evening CT): Monday (~86°F) — Sunny (precip ~0%); Tuesday (~86°F) — Mostly Sunny (precip ~2%); Wednesday (~88°F) — Sunny (precip ~0%); Thursday (~92°F) — Mostly Sunny (precip ~0%).

Primary species this week: Smallmouth bass — CJ Strike’s primary warmwater draw for Mon–Thu.

Crowd: Weekday soft. No named trail event pulled.

Window

Mon–Thuthrough Thu evening MT

Water / clarity

Often stained to moderate.

Crowd / pressure

Weekday soft. No named trail event pulled for Mon–Thu.

Monday

~86°FSunny · precip ~0% · 2 to 10 mph E

Sunny, with a high near 86. East wind 2 to 10 mph.
Clock times in MT.

Tuesday

~86°FMostly Sunny · precip ~2% · 1 to 5 mph E

Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. East wind 1 to 5 mph.
Clock times in MT.

Wednesday

~88°FSunny · precip ~0% · 2 to 7 mph E

Sunny, with a high near 88.
Clock times in MT.

Thursday

~92°FMostly Sunny · precip ~0% · 6 to 18 mph ESE

Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
Clock times in MT.

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
C.J. Strike Dam Idaho Power	Re-check pool/discharge.	No invented schedule.	Rock/points SMB; watch desert wind.

Schedules change — verify dam boards before you go.

How to fish it — Bank / Kayak / Boat

Bank

Public access rock at dawn.

Kayak

PFD; wind.

Boat

Graph rock; early start.

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 — Mountain Home / Bruneau corridor — Mountain Home, 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

Walker

Mid

Spinnerbait
Tube

Bottom

Jig
Carolina

Contrast colors OK.

Life stage + What's on the menu

Late summer SMB.

What's on the menu: Craw/baitfish.

Also hot / also in season

Crappie — Secondary
Catfish — Secondary

Regs: Idaho Fish & Game — https://idfg.idaho.gov/fish — live-check; do not hardcode lengths.

Looking ahead

Warm afternoons — hydrate and fish dawn/dusk.

Sources: NWS forecast grids; Pure-Gas.org E0 listings; agency pages as cited. Pin 42.9500, -115.9670. Drafted Sun Sep 20, 2026 evening CT · . Window times water-local (MT).