South Fork Boise River, ID
Village Hole; Indian Point
Outing Information
- Date
- Start/End Time
- 11:30am to 5:30pm
- Best Fishing Time
- 1:00pm to 3:00pm
- Rating
- Good
- Classification
- Public
- Water Temp
- -
- Water Clarity
- Clear - 5'+ visibility
- Water Level
- 300cfs
- User
- Jason Hansen
Fish Caught
Rainbow Trout
| Caught | Avg Size | Pattern | Optional Fields |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 14" | #20 Yellow CDC Biot Sparkle Comparadun |
Notable Fish: 3 @ 15" |
| 6 | 14" |
Weather
| Skies | Morning | Afternoon | Evening |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mostly Cloudy | X | X | |
| Cloudy | X | ||
| Precipitation | |||
| None | X | X | X |
| Wind | |||
| Very Light - <5 knots | X | ||
| Light - 5 to 10 knots | X | ||
| Medium - 10 to 15 knots | X |
- Air Temp High/Low
- 55.0°F / 50.0°F
- Wind Direction
- -
- Weather Front
- -
- Barometer
- -
- Moon Phase
- 68% Full (Waxing gibbous)
Other Patterns Tried
- #18 Yellow CDC Biot Thorax Sparkle Dun
Hatches
- #22-#24 Blue-Winged Olive Ephemeroptera Baetis
- #20 Pale Morning Dun Ephemeroptera Ephemerella
Insect Seining
No seining information for this outing.
Fishing Partners
Karl SlothWaypoints
No waypoints were saved with this outing.
Notes
I got the cloudy day that I was looking for and it didn't disappoint hatch-wise. It could have been a bit crappier and I think that would have helped things, but there still ended up being a good PMD hatch in the early afternoon. Baetis came off starting late morning / noon. Karl and I fished the big hole by the village.
During the main part of the hatch there were definitely some big fish up. I hooked a couple 20"+ fish but didn't land them. I easily got a couple dozen rises but only landed 6 fish. With that hole and the big back eddies, it's hard to maintain good line control to be in a good position to set the hook.
Surprisingly, not many fish were rising up in the riffles.
In the evening we went down to Indian Point and found a few very lazy fish feeding on the surface. I walked around quite a bit and didn't catch anything while Karl fished to a few risers without luck.
At dusk we drove up and fished a little above Anderson bridge. There were some midges coming off. Karl landed a small one, and I had another small one on briefly.