Captain Lake (Soldier Lakes), ID

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Outing Information

Date
Start/End Time
3:00pm to 5:00pm
Best Fishing Time
-
Rating
Fair
Classification
Public
Water Temp
-
Water Clarity
Clear - 5'+ visibility
Water Level
-
User
Jason Hansen

Fish Caught

Cutthroat Trout

Caught Avg Size Pattern Optional Fields
1 17" #10 Pheasant Tail Flashback BH
1 16" #10 Pheasant Tail Flashback BH
1 10" #10 Pheasant Tail Flashback BH
3 14.33"
Total: 3 fish Top Patterns: Pheasant Tail Flashback BH (3)

Weather

SkiesMorningAfternoonEvening
Sunny X
Precipitation
None X
Wind
Light - 5 to 10 knots X
Medium - 10 to 15 knots X
Air Temp High/Low
75.0°F / 65.0°F
Wind Direction
-
Weather Front
-
Barometer
-
Moon Phase
34% Full (Waxing crescent)

Other Patterns Tried

No other pattern information for this outing.

Hatches

No hatch information for this outing.

Insect Seining

No seining information for this outing.

Fishing Partners

Karl Sloth

Waypoints

No waypoints were saved with this outing.

Notes

Karl, Bryce and I had spent the early afternoon walking to 3 smaller lakes in the Soldier Lakes group. Two of the three lakes only had small trout while at the third Karl had spotted a larger trout cruising. We both fished the third lake and Karl landed one or two decent fish. We then hiked up to Captain Lake.

It was somewhat wind when we arrived at Captain Lake. We walked around over half of the lake without spotting any fish cruising (although it was hard because of the wind). We climbed the rock face on the southern shore and immediately noticed a pod of 6-8 large 15”-18” cutthroats cruising out to the middle. We had finally found a lake with nice fish. After resting for a bit and not seeing any more fish, we climbed down and I put on my waders and started fishing my way back north along the western shore. Using a sinking line and a #10 BH FB PT with a slow-medium retrieve, I hooked into a nice 16” cutthroat near the inlet. I moved further north and had a couple takes before hooking and landing a 17” cutthroat. I had an absolutely jarring hit a couple casts later and the fish snapped off my fly. I then caught another 10” as Bryce and Karl were heading back to camp.

Probably Stocking Information (back to 1996):
2003 – 975 cutthroat fry
2000 – 975 cutthroat fry
1997 – 500 cutthroat fry