Boise River, ID
Fairview Bridge
Outing Information
- Date
- Start/End Time
- 8:30pm to 9:30pm
- Best Fishing Time
- -
- Rating
- Poor
- Classification
- Public
- Water Temp
- -
- Water Clarity
- Slightly Stained - 3' to 5' visibility
- Water Level
- 1200cfs
- User
- Jason Hansen
Fish Caught
Rainbow Trout
| Caught | Avg Size | Pattern | Optional Fields |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8" | #14 Tan Elk Hair Caddis | |
| 1 | 8" |
Weather
| Skies | Morning | Afternoon | Evening |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudy | X | ||
| Precipitation | |||
| None | X | ||
| Wind | |||
| None | X |
- Air Temp High/Low
- 85.0°F / -
- Wind Direction
- -
- Weather Front
- -
- Barometer
- -
- Moon Phase
- 51% Full (Last quarter)
Other Patterns Tried
- #14 X-Caddis
- #14 CDC Caddis Pupa
Hatches
- Pale Morning Dun Ephemeroptera Ephemerella
- Cream Caddis Trichoptera
Insect Seining
No seining information for this outing.
Fishing Partners
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Waypoints
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Notes
I started dry fly fishing when I arrived; no nymphing.
I tried a 3-fly rig with an X-Caddis, CDC caddis pupa dropper, and caddis pupa dropper #2 that was 4" behind a float. A pain to cast but it covered all of the hatching phases. I fished with it for at least 20 minutes and caught: 0. I might have had one on, but I'm not sure. I paid more attention to the surface as the fish were occasionally starting to rise and I was catching nothing, and noticed that the adult caddis kinda hopped around on the water shortly after hatching. I switched to an elk hair caddis and tried a steady retrieve, retrieve and pause, and dead drifts, and caught on on a dead drift. I think the fish aren't concentrating on the pupa, but instead on the adults.
Two things to try: actively bringing a pupa from deep up to the surface, imitating the hatching natural. And simply dry fly fishing and trying to make small twitches to the fly during its drift.
Hatch: #14/#16 light olive/light brown caddis, few PMDs