Spring Valley Reservoir, ID
Far end of lake
Outing Information
- Date
- Start/End Time
- 11:30 AM to 3:00 PM
- Best Fishing Time
- 12:30 to 2:00 PM
- Rating
- Good
- Classification
- Public
- Water Temp
- 43.0°F
- Water Clarity
- Slightly Stained - 3' to 5' visibility
- Water Level
- -
- User
- Derek Blandford
Fish Caught
Rainbow Trout
| Caught | Avg Size | Pattern | Optional Fields |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 12" | #10 White Blandford Spider Streamer | |
| 11 | 12" | #10 Black Yellow Butt Peacock Bugger | |
| 25 | 12" |
Weather
| Skies | Morning | Afternoon | Evening |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mostly Sunny | X | X | |
| Precipitation | |||
| None | X | X | |
| Wind | |||
| Light - 5 to 10 knots | X | X |
- Air Temp High/Low
- 40.0°F / 55.0°F
- Wind Direction
- -
- Weather Front
- -
- Barometer
- -
- Moon Phase
- 34% Full (Waxing crescent)
Other Patterns Tried
- #14 Gray Marten Nymph
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
No waypoints were saved with this outing.
Notes
I got up and went to Walmart this morning to pick up a fishing license. I then headed out to Spring Valley Reservoir with my float tube and fly fishing gear. I wasn't sure if it had thawed yet, but I took my chances anyway.
When I got there, I jumped in my tube and headed toward the far end of the lake. As usual, I didn't get into very many fish until I got to the shallows on the far end of the lake. I used a tandem fly rig with my wet line and fished a black peacock wooly bugger with a Blandford Spider Streamer as a dropper.
This was a great combination and the catch statistics were pretty similar between flies as fish seemed to target both.
As expected this early in the spring, most of the fish were caught in about 3-5' of water. I caught them both casting and stripping in the shallow water as well as simply kicking with just a little bit of line out to keep my flies from sinking into the mud and muck of the bottom.
All in all, not a bad way to start the fishing season. Nothing spectacular, but I was glad to get out for a bit.
Comments
Jason
Hallelujah, you went fishing!!