Wilson Ponds, ID

Trophy Pond, NW Corner

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Outing Information

Date
Start/End Time
6:30pm to 9:30pm
Best Fishing Time
-
Rating
Poor
Classification
Public
Water Temp
-
Water Clarity
Clear - 5'+ visibility
Water Level
-
User
Jason Hansen

Fish Caught

Rainbow Trout

Caught Avg Size Pattern Optional Fields
0 0"
0 0"
Total: 0 fish Top Patterns: Unspecified (0)

Weather

SkiesMorningAfternoonEvening
Sunny X
Precipitation
None X
Wind
Light - 5 to 10 knots X
Medium - 10 to 15 knots X
Air Temp High/Low
80.0°F / -
Wind Direction
-
Weather Front
-
Barometer
-
Moon Phase
54% Full (Waxing gibbous)

Other Patterns Tried

  • #14 Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear
  • #10 Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear BH
  • #16 Olive Scud
  • #20 Black Brassie
  • #16 Zebra Brassie
  • #10 Black California Leech
  • #10 Pheasant Tail Flashback

Hatches

  • Damselfly Odonata
  • Midge Diptera
  • Cream Caddis Trichoptera

Insect Seining

No seining information for this outing.

Fishing Partners

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Waypoints

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Tides

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Notes

I walked back to the NW corner and saw several cruising fish. I rigged up with a #14 hare's ear, #20 black brassie and #20 zebra brassie. After several casts and slow retrieves I had a very solid hit from a nice fish that instantly snapped all 3 flies off. I'm not positive which fly the fish hit. I re-rigged and had no success. I moved to the opposite side of the peninsula and saw a couple cruising trout in the shallows. I had one trout swirl after the fly but not strike it. I moved to the point and switched flies to a #14 hare's ear, #16 zebra brassie, and #14 banded midge. I had a hit on one slow retrieve and on another, I saw a trout get excited by the flies as they got close to shore, then he hit either the zebra brassie or banded midge about 8' out and instantly broke off the flies. I fished with other flies after that but did not catch anything or get any more hits.

Banded midge: http://www.westfly.com/feature/0104/feature_507.1.htm

Hatch: small brown midges, small tan midges, damselflies, a few #12 light tan caddis