Big Wood, ID
Bridge access from River Ranch
Outing Information
- Date
- Start/End Time
- 11:00 to 4:00
- Best Fishing Time
- 2:00 to 4:00
- Rating
- Great
- Classification
- Public
- Water Temp
- -
- Water Clarity
- Clear - 5'+ visibility
- Water Level
- -
- User
- karl
Fish Caught
Rainbow Trout
| Caught | Avg Size | Pattern | Optional Fields |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 14" | #20 Copper Zebra Midge |
Notable Fish: 15 Time Caught: 11:00-1:00 Fish Depth: 1' - 3' Water Depth: 6' - 10' Retrieve: dead drift 3' under indicator with split shot Notes: The peacock herl midge that was productive the day before did nothing. Switched to a copper ZM with copper bead head and caught several within an hour. |
| 4 | 14" | #20 Black Sparkle Midge |
Notable Fish: 15 Fish Depth: < 1' Water Depth: 6' - 10' Retrieve: dead drift |
| 4 | 14" | #20 Black Parachute Trico |
Notable Fish: 15 Fish Depth: < 1' Water Depth: 6' - 10' Retrieve: dead drift Notes: Fly used was identical to the parachute trico without the tail. Most action was on surface although I had several fish on when I let the water-saturated fly sink under a strike indicator. |
| 13 | 14" |
Weather
| Skies | Morning | Afternoon | Evening |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny | X | ||
| Precipitation | |||
| None | X | ||
| Wind | |||
| Light - 5 to 10 knots | X | ||
| Medium - 10 to 15 knots | X | ||
| Heavy - 15+ knots | X |
- Air Temp High/Low
- 25.0°F / -
- Wind Direction
- -
- Weather Front
- -
- Barometer
- -
- Moon Phase
- 44% Full (Waning crescent)
Other Patterns Tried
No other pattern information for this outing.
Hatches
- 18-24 black Midge Diptera
Insect Seining
No seining information for this outing.
Fishing Partners
bifurcated monkeyJason Hansen
Waypoints
No waypoints were saved with this outing.
Tides
No tide information was saved with this outing.
Notes
Phenomenal midge hatch. Adults covered the snow banks and were so thick on the water that the foam in the back eddies appeared grey. Every several casts I would have to clean the natural adults, pupae and shucks from my fly. Wow.
There are some 20"+ rainbows in this hole.
The wind was horrendous by the end of the day. I may never get the feeling back in my fingertips.
Comments
Jason Hansen
That is excellent. I must have just missed you guys - I came back up to the big hole around 4:15. I didn't mean to stay down river so long - I ended up fishing the runs we fished last winter and caught lots of fish. Glad you and Eric did well up there - I wish one of us would have hooked into one of those monsters, though.
kasta
Yeah, I figured you were probably killing it downstream. 44 fish, not a bad day! :^)
I thought about heading downstream but once the fish started rising to the midges I couldn't pull myself away from the big hole.
bifurcated monkey
nice 44 fish. i am not sure but i would say i caught about 20, with the biggest sixteen, i caught two of those. i wanted to go today but took out part of my eye with my contact last night.