South Fork Boise River, ID
Rocky Run After CS 7; CS 4.5; CS 5
Outing Information
- Date
- Start/End Time
- 11:45am to 6:30pm
- Best Fishing Time
- -
- Rating
- Poor
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 10" | #18 Pheasant Tail BH | |
| 1 | 10" | #16 Tan E/C Caddis | |
| 1 | 19" | #10 Dark Brown Woven Stone | |
| 1 | 10" | #18 Olive Parachute Midge Emerger | |
| 5 | 11.8" |
Mountain Whitefish
| Caught | Avg Size | Pattern | Optional Fields |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 16" | #16 Pheasant Tail BH | |
| 2 | 16" |
Weather
| Skies | Morning | Afternoon | Evening |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny | X | X | |
| Precipitation | |||
| None | X | X | |
| Wind | |||
| None | X | X | |
| Very Light - <5 knots | X |
- Air Temp High/Low
- 65.0°F / 50.0°F
- Wind Direction
- -
- Weather Front
- -
- Barometer
- -
- Moon Phase
- 85% Full (Waning gibbous)
Other Patterns Tried
- #16 Black Zebra Midge
- #12 Orange Stimulator
- #18 Olive CDC Biot Thorax Dun
- #14 Red Copper John
Hatches
No hatch information for this outing.
Insect Seining
No seining information for this outing.
Fishing Partners
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Waypoints
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Notes
Weather-wise, today was absolutely beautiful. Fishing-wise, today sucked.
I started fishing the rocky run that runs by the road that is about 1/8 mi below camp site 7. I spotted a few fish that I was able to cast to but eventually spooked before getting any action. I caught one or two little guys as I moved upstream. I nymphed and nymphed and didn't do squat.
Around 2:30 I visited the CS 5 run and spotted a few fish in hard-to-see spots. I spooked one in the place I caught the 19"er a couple weeks ago. And I spooked fish up where Karl had spotted them. *sigh*
Then I went upstream to my CS 4.5 hole and nymphed by way up the left side of the run. I got a splash on the Elk Hair caddis, but no love on my dropper nymphs. I tried changing depths and weights and had no success.
I then revisited the CS 5 run with a woven stone as the bottom fly and a pheasant tail midway between the stone and the indicator, tied off a tag of mono. Within 5 minutes I hooked and landed a nice 19" rainbow. But that was it as I nymphed my way up the shallow riffles.
I walked downstream to the next set of riffles and nymphed the left side of the run and had no love.
I then returned to the big eddy and fished dries to a few small fish that were dimpling the surface. Caught 1 10" rainbow.
Rough day. The bright sun surely didn't help, and there wasn't a real hatch at any time.