Thirty-three Lake, ID
Outing Information
- Date
- Start/End Time
- 10:00am to 8:00pm
- Best Fishing Time
- -
- Rating
- Poor
- Classification
- Public
- Water Temp
- -
- Water Clarity
- Clear - 5'+ visibility
- Water Level
- -
- User
- Jason Hansen
Fish Caught
Cutthroat Trout
| Caught | Avg Size | Pattern | Optional Fields |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 9" |
Notable Fish: 12" |
|
| 10 | 9" |
Weather
| Skies | Morning | Afternoon | Evening |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny | X | X | X |
| Precipitation | |||
| None | X | X | X |
| Wind | |||
| Very Light - <5 knots | X | X | |
| Light - 5 to 10 knots | X |
- Air Temp High/Low
- 75.0°F / 40.0°F
- Wind Direction
- -
- Weather Front
- -
- Barometer
- -
- Moon Phase
- 98% Full (Full)
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
No fishing partners were saved with this outing.
Waypoints
No waypoints were saved with this outing.
Notes
I arrived at the trailhead and started hiking up to the lake around 6:45pm. I knew in advance I was pushing time but did it anyway. The hike was easy for the first bit, then started getting rough as I got closer to the big ridge. I arrived at the base of the ridge at sunset and took some very nice pictures, then continued climbing. It was dark well before I made it to the ridge and I remember wishing I had someone packing with me because the ridge climb wasn’t easy, I had lost the trail and was climbing up steep rock, and had to use my new headlamp. I successfully made it to the ridge sometime after 10pm and was greeted with one of the most amazing sights ever – a huge moon was rising up over the lake and I was there to see it from the top of the ridge. Breathtaking. I took many pictures before working my way down the ridge to the lake (not an easy hike). I set up my tent in the dark and went to bed.
In the morning I hiked around the lake surveying for the large trout I was hoping for but was greeted with only small trout. Disappointing. In the late morning I was fishing off a huge rock that created a small cliff into the water. I would see the occasional fish swim by, then saw a nice 12” fish swim by that was by far the biggest fish I saw that weekend. He was cruising along the cliff away from me so I laid out a cast perhaps 5’ ahead of him, where I couldn’t see him or the fly, and let the fly sink. He ended up hitting the fly.
I caught a few more fish but nothing noteworthy so I headed out pretty early Sunday morning. The hike wasn’t bad until the end. At one point I set my pack down and had my camera case hooked around the belt. Well, the case fell off when I put the pack back on and I didn’t know it. I wasn’t on the trail (it was hard to follow) and had bushwhacked through some 8’ bushes and other crap by the time I realized I didn’t have my camera. I gave up quickly and finished the hike in a very pissy mood. I was mainly disappointed that the pictures I had taken of the moonrise over the lake were lost.