Loon Creek, ID

Beyond Tin Cup Campground

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Outing Information

Date
Start/End Time
12:00N to 3:30pm
Best Fishing Time
-
Rating
Great
Classification
Public
Water Temp
-
Water Clarity
Clear - 5'+ visibility
Water Level
-
User
Tony Broderick

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Fish Caught

Cutthroat Trout

Caught Avg Size Pattern Optional Fields
5 13" #10 Stimulator
1 16" #8 Stimulator
2 12" #18 Hot Pheasant Tail
1 13" #14 Hot Hare's Ear
9 13.11"

Rainbow Trout

Caught Avg Size Pattern Optional Fields
1 13" #14 Hot Hare's Ear
1 13"

Mountain Whitefish

Caught Avg Size Pattern Optional Fields
1 14" #18 Pheasant Tail Flashback
2 12" #18 Pheasant Tail Flashback
3 12.67"
Total: 13 fish Top Patterns: Stimulator (6) Pheasant Tail Flashback (3) Hot Hare's Ear (2)

Weather

SkiesMorningAfternoonEvening
Sunny X
Precipitation
None X
Wind
None X
Air Temp High/Low
75.0°F / 85.0°F
Wind Direction
-
Weather Front
-
Barometer
-
Moon Phase
61% Full (Waxing gibbous)

Other Patterns Tried

  • #8 Hopper

Hatches

No hatch information for this outing.

Insect Seining

No seining information for this outing.

Fishing Partners

No fishing partners were saved with this outing.

Waypoints

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Notes

Took the long haul to Loon Creek. Tough road - def 4WD territory and skinny single lane.
Parked at Tin Cup and walked down ~1-1.5 miles, dropped into creel, wet waded shin deep water all the way back to truck. Fished the holes and semi-deep runs - that's where the action was. Hit a hole with a stimulator, take a few, switch to nymphs, take a few, then when the whitefish started hitting, would move on to the next hole.
Saw some HUGE salmon (30"+) along with some big Bulls in the deeper holes pressed up under overhangs. Almost impossible to cast to and didn't have any big flies (buggers) or heavy line so didn't try too hard.
Water was low, crystal clear, and I was it - can't be beat - period.