Deer Creek Reservoir, ID

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Outing Information

Date
Start/End Time
12:00pm to 5:00pm
Best Fishing Time
-
Rating
Good
Classification
Public
Water Temp
-
Water Clarity
Stained - 1' to 3' visibility
Water Level
-
User
Jason Hansen

Fish Caught

Rainbow Trout

Caught Avg Size Pattern Optional Fields
10 12" #10 Brown Mohair Leech Fish Depth: 6' - 10'
Retrieve: Trolling
1 12" #8 Brown Woven Stone
1 12" #6 Brown Bristle Leech
12 12"
Total: 12 fish Top Patterns: Mohair Leech (10) Bristle Leech (1) Woven Stone (1)

Weather

SkiesMorningAfternoonEvening
Mostly Sunny X
Precipitation
None X
Wind
None X
Very Light - <5 knots X
Light - 5 to 10 knots X
Air Temp High/Low
60.0°F / 45.0°F
Wind Direction
-
Weather Front
-
Barometer
-
Moon Phase
10% Full (Waning crescent)

Other Patterns Tried

No other pattern information for this outing.

Hatches

  • Midge Diptera

Insect Seining

No seining information for this outing.

Fishing Partners

Derek Blandford

Waypoints

No waypoints were saved with this outing.

Notes

Derek, Michelle and I arrived around 11:30 and I got on the water sometime around noon. I used only a sinking line and had no luck with trolling small nymphs back to the northern portion of the reservoir with submerged timber. I switched to a mohair leech (brown) and began getting semi-consistent fish. I tried various techniques for retrieve such as the super fast strip, real slow strip, and everything seemed about average. I had my most success simply trolling. I suspect my line was in 5-10' of water. I ended up catching 12 fish but easily had 75 fish on. Not just hits, but I would have the fish on for several seconds before the fish would get off. I tried changing flies to other flies and did okay - I didn't have the same success as the mohair leech. I caught 1 fish on a brown bristle leech, 1 fish on my woven stonefly nymph. The rest I believe were on the mohair. I tried various ways of modifying the hook to increase the strike/catch ratio but not much worked. Derek landed 23 fish, although I don't think he had nearly as much success as I did as far as getting strikes.