Upper MF Boise, ID

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Outing Information

Date
Start/End Time
3:00pm to 6:30pm
Best Fishing Time
3:00pm to 6:00pm
Rating
Great
Classification
Public
Water Temp
-
Water Clarity
Clear - 5'+ visibility
Water Level
mod
User
Tony Broderick

Fish Caught

Bull Trout

Caught Avg Size Pattern Optional Fields
1 8" #8 Gold Kaufmann's Stone
1 6" #14 Yellow Elk Hair Caddis
2 7"

Brook Trout

Caught Avg Size Pattern Optional Fields
2 5" #12 Gray Adams Parachute
2 4" #12 Gray Adams Parachute
4 4½"

Rainbow Trout

Caught Avg Size Pattern Optional Fields
1 8" #8 Gold Kaufmann's Stone
3 9" #14 Yellow Elk Hair Caddis
3 11" #12 Gray Adams Parachute
2 8" #12 Dark Green Green Drake
9 9.33"

Cutthroat Trout

Caught Avg Size Pattern Optional Fields
1 12" #12 Gray Adams Parachute
1 10" #12 Gray Adams Parachute
2 11"
Total: 17 fish Top Patterns: Adams Parachute (9) Elk Hair Caddis (4) Green Drake (2)

Weather

SkiesMorningAfternoonEvening
Sunny X X
Precipitation
None X X
Wind
None X
Very Light - <5 knots X
Air Temp High/Low
85.0°F / 88.0°F
Wind Direction
-
Weather Front
-
Barometer
-
Moon Phase
34% Full (Waxing crescent)

Other Patterns Tried

  • #12 Tan Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear
  • #12 Brown Pheasant Tail

Hatches

  • 12 Tan ? Unidentified Caddisfly Trichoptera unknown

Insect Seining

No seining information for this outing.

Fishing Partners

No fishing partners were saved with this outing.

Waypoints

  43.7843 lat, -115.4628 lon Google Maps
  43.7215 lat, -115.6165 lon Google Maps

Notes

Fished above North Fork at ~ mile marker 44/45. First time up that far. Long drive, had headache from the washboards. Came from resevoir - might be easier from Idaho City.

The water was crystal clear and was still rather fast - difficult wading but much slower/lower than below NF. Fished pools and tails. Fish weren't picky at all. Caught 4 fish on first six casts. The Bulls and Cutts fought but gave up quick, the Bows were aerial acrobats.

Caught the full gamut - Rainbow, Brook, Bull and Cutt - only thing missing was a Brown. The Bows and Cutts were esp. vivid. Caught more than listed - gave up counting after the first dozen.

The water seemed prime for nymphing but didn't get much action. Caught the one Bull on the retrieve.

Stopped on the way out just before bridge and caught a few smaller Rainbows and Brooks in the slower water along the bank behind some boulders - water was churning in the main.

Great fishing, shitty drive.