Middle Fork of Boise, ID

Just south of Atlanta

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Outing Information

Date
Start/End Time
12N to 5:00pm
Best Fishing Time
-
Rating
Poor
Classification
Public
Water Temp
-
Water Clarity
Clear - 5'+ visibility
Water Level
1250
User
Tony Broderick

Pictures

Fish Caught

Rainbow Trout

Caught Avg Size Pattern Optional Fields
1 7"
1 10"
1 8"
3 8.33"

Cutthroat Trout

Caught Avg Size Pattern Optional Fields
1 15" #14 Red Humpy
1 15"

Mountain Whitefish

Caught Avg Size Pattern Optional Fields
1 8"
1 8"
Total: 5 fish Top Patterns: Unspecified (4) Humpy (1)

Weather

SkiesMorningAfternoonEvening
Mostly Sunny X
Precipitation
None X
Wind
Very Light - <5 knots X
Air Temp High/Low
70.0°F / 75.0°F
Wind Direction
-
Weather Front
-
Barometer
-
Moon Phase
85% Full (Waning gibbous)

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

Eric Meyers

Waypoints

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Notes

Took Eric up into MFB. Went up thru Edna Creek. The river was clear, a little high - probably from the rain we had had the previous 2 days. Funny, the river was running ~875cfs when I checked before heading out and spiked to 1250+ JUST as we got there. The ideal cfs for MFB is >1000cfs. Might explain why the fish were down and not very active.
Hard day of fishing - threw a lot of different flies, nymphs with little action.
Eric did catch one on his very first cast so we were bummed with the slowness of the day.
I did catch a nice Cutt. Hit the humpy like air-jaws. Didn't do anything special or hit a certain spot, he just attacked it. Had floated the same fly 2-3 times thru the same area before he hit.
Overall - not the usual day on upper Middle Fork