Boise River, ID
Between Main St and Fairview bridges
Outing Information
- Date
- Start/End Time
- 8:15pm to 9:00pm
- Best Fishing Time
- 8:30pm to 8:45pm
- Rating
- Fair
- Classification
- Public
- Water Temp
- -
- Water Clarity
- Clear - 5'+ visibility
- Water Level
- 1000cfs
- User
- Jason Hansen
Fish Caught
Rainbow Trout
| Caught | Avg Size | Pattern | Optional Fields |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 6" | #16 Brown Emergent Sparkle Pupa | |
| 2 | 8" | #16 Tan Elk Hair Caddis |
Notable Fish: 9", 7" |
| 4 | 7" |
Brown Trout
| Caught | Avg Size | Pattern | Optional Fields |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8" | #16 Tan Elk Hair Caddis | |
| 1 | 8" |
Weather
| Skies | Morning | Afternoon | Evening |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny | X | ||
| Precipitation | |||
| None | X | ||
| Wind | |||
| None | X |
- Air Temp High/Low
- 84.0°F / 80.0°F
- Wind Direction
- -
- Weather Front
- -
- Barometer
- -
- Moon Phase
- 31% Full (Waning crescent)
Other Patterns Tried
No other pattern information for this outing.
Hatches
- #16 Brown ? Unidentified Caddisfly Trichoptera unknown
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 closer it got to dusk, the more caddis I saw swarming over the river. I tried seining for a few minutes in the top part of the water and didn't find any caddis pupal shucks, so I'm not sure the caddis are emerging or if they're mating over the water. I did see a couple mega swarms over the water where there were several hundred caddis in a couple cubic feet.
I caught my first two fish on the emergent sparkle pupa but then lost that in a tree. That was my last one. I was able to catch an 8" brown and a 9" rainbow on the elk hair. I didn't see any decent fish rise all evening. The dinks were rising okay in a couple slower spots.