East Fork Potlatch River, ID

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Outing Information

Date
Start/End Time
3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Best Fishing Time
-
Rating
No rating
Classification
Public
Water Temp
-
Water Clarity
Slightly Stained - 3' to 5' visibility
Water Level
-
User
Derek Blandford

Fish Caught

Rainbow Trout

Caught Avg Size Pattern Optional Fields
5 5" #16 Brown Elk Hair Caddis
1 6" #16 Gray Adams
2 5" #18 Pearl Mirage Midge Emerger
8 5.13"

Brook Trout

Caught Avg Size Pattern Optional Fields
1 5" #16 Brown Elk Hair Caddis
1 5"
Total: 9 fish Top Patterns: Elk Hair Caddis (6) Mirage Midge Emerger (2) Adams (1)

Weather

SkiesMorningAfternoonEvening
Mostly Sunny X
Precipitation
None X
Wind
Very Light - <5 knots X
Air Temp High/Low
- / -
Wind Direction
-
Weather Front
-
Barometer
-
Moon Phase
65% 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

Keshia McClure

Waypoints

No waypoints were saved with this outing.

Notes

Just a quick trip to teach Keshia how to fly fish. We tried going to Spring Valley, but it was free fishing day and that place was PACKED! I've never seen so many people there.

Moose Creek Reservoir was also packed.

We ended up going to the East Fork of the Potlatch River. The fish are small, but they're pretty easy to catch and not too picky about what fly you use. It's actually a pretty good place to teach someone to fly-fish because they don't have to get much line out, the drift doesn't have to be perfect, and they can still catch a few fish even if they're small.

We caught fish both on the surface and with nymphs under a water balloon indicator. I didn't fish much. I mostly just tried to help Keshia catch something.