Rocky Lake, ID
Outing Information
- Date
- Start/End Time
- 6:00pm 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0" | ||
| 0 | 0" |
Weather
| Skies | Morning | Afternoon | Evening |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mostly Sunny | X | X | |
| Precipitation | |||
| None | X | X | |
| Wind | |||
| Light - 5 to 10 knots | X | ||
| Medium - 10 to 15 knots | X |
- Air Temp High/Low
- 65.0°F / 40.0°F
- Wind Direction
- -
- Weather Front
- -
- Barometer
- -
- Moon Phase
- 54% Full (Waxing gibbous)
Other Patterns Tried
- #14 Pheasant Tail
- #10 Woolly Bugger
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 hiked up early Saturday afternoon and initially missed the lake; the main trail goes to a lower lake, Langer Lake, but there's no trail that goes to Rocky Lake (about 1/2 mile up from Langer Lake). After some wandering around in the forest I reached a cliff which I was able to spot on the Topo and with that, I found my bearings and was at the lake within a couple minutes.
When I first got there, there was nothing rising. I set up camp and walked along the entire eastern shore and saw no rises or cruising fish - not a good sign. But, the water on this side of the lake was very shallow (< 8' deep) and featureless, just a sand/mud bottom. I walked to the northeast side of the lake and finally saw a couple fish rising, but they were further out than I could cast. I fished for a bit halfheartedly then went back to camp and took a nap. Saturday night I walked along part of the south/southwest shore started seeing occasional rises - rises that were actually closer to shore. I believe I tried fishing with retrieving small nymphs with no luck, then as it got closer to dark I tried retrieving woolly buggers and white-marabou streamers. Nothing. Aside from the occasional rises, I didn't see any fish cruising. It was also quite windy the entire day/evening, making spotting fish a difficulty.