Oster Lake #3, ID
Outing Information
- Date
- Start/End Time
- 6:00pm to 10:00pm
- Best Fishing Time
- 9:00pm to 10:00pm
- Rating
- Good
- Classification
- Public
- Water Temp
- -
- Water Clarity
- Clear - 5'+ visibility
- Water Level
- -
- User
- karl
Pictures
Fish Caught
Rainbow Trout
| Caught | Avg Size | Pattern | Optional Fields |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 12" | #12 Olive Damsel Nymph |
Fish Depth: 3' - 6' Water Depth: 3' - 6' |
| 2 | 12" | #16 Olive-Brown HEAP |
Fish Depth: 3' - 6' Water Depth: 3' - 6' |
| 4 | 12" | #16 Black HEAP |
Fish Depth: 3' - 6' Water Depth: 3' - 6' |
| 12 | 12" |
Weather
| Skies | Morning | Afternoon | Evening |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mostly Cloudy | X | ||
| Precipitation | |||
| None | X | ||
| Wind | |||
| None | X | ||
| Very Light - <5 knots | X |
- Air Temp High/Low
- 60.0°F / -
- Wind Direction
- -
- Weather Front
- -
- Barometer
- -
- Moon Phase
- 10% Full (Waning crescent)
Other Patterns Tried
No other pattern information for this outing.
Hatches
- 26 white Angler's Curse/White Sulfur Ephemeroptera Caenus
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
The caenis hatch was phenomenal from 9:00-10:00. During that time you could look out across the lake and see 20-30 rise forms simultaneously. I had 2 fish on my spinner (I think, could have been the emerger) but of course they got off. Despite my struggles it is good to know that the caenis hatch I saw last year was no fluke - they are a major hatch on OsLa3. I don't know why they are dissed so much on westfly and other entomology sites. They might be rare but when the environment suits them they are a force to be reckoned with and a tremendous challenge, similar to tricos. In fact I think of them as the tricos' white trash cousins. They are Cousin Eddies of the mayflies.