Wilson Ponds, ID
Trophy Pond, NW Corner
Outing Information
- Date
- Start/End Time
- 6:30pm to 9:30pm
- Best Fishing Time
- -
- Rating
- Fair
- Classification
- Public
- Water Temp
- 66.0°F
- Water Clarity
- Clear - 5'+ visibility
- Water Level
- -
- User
- Jason Hansen
Fish Caught
Rainbow Trout
| Caught | Avg Size | Pattern | Optional Fields |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 10" | #14 Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear |
Retrieve: slow wiggle retrieve |
| 2 | 10" |
Weather
| Skies | Morning | Afternoon | Evening |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny | X | ||
| Precipitation | |||
| None | X | ||
| Wind | |||
| Very Light - <5 knots | X | ||
| Light - 5 to 10 knots | X |
- Air Temp High/Low
- 80.0°F / -
- Wind Direction
- -
- Weather Front
- -
- Barometer
- -
- Moon Phase
- 17% Full (Waning crescent)
Other Patterns Tried
No other pattern information for this outing.
Hatches
No hatch information for this outing.
Insect Seining
No seining information for this outing.
Fishing Partners
Zak StroudWaypoints
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Tides
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Notes
I arrived before Zak and started walking the southwest shore in search of crusing or rising trout. I scared off one trout but that's it in 50 yards of shoreline. Zak arrived and we fished off a point for a bit. I tried a few retrieves with a small pheasant tail and copper john with no success. I then tried a hang-and-bob with a bh pt and various small droppers with no success. I didn't see any trout in the clear water cruising or anything. We then walked to the northwest corner of the pond where a good portion of the bottom is only mud, no weed beds, and saw several large trout cruising close to the bottom. I had seen several large swarms of mating chironomids over the shore and assumed the trout were cruising for midge larvae or pupae.
With my floating line I tried a 10-11' leader with a #14 hare's ear and a trailing black chirono-cone. With a slow wiggle-retrieve I was able to catch 2 10" rainbows in a matter of 10 minutes but that's it.Zak left and I took his spot and saw lots of deeper crusing fish. I tried a bristle leech with interesting results. The wind was chopping up the surface occasionally so I couldn't always tell where trout were exactly. With one fish I thought he was close enough so I twitched the fly and saw the fish react to it. I wasn't sure if he had taken the fly so I tried setting the hook, but the fish hadn't taken it. The leech swam towards the surface and the fish followed it for a bit before breaking away. It was getting dark and I wasn't able to see fish well enough to continue with it. I tried some multiple-rolls with the leech with no success. I tried retrieving nymphs with no success, either on the bottom or mid-level.
Hatch: #24-#26 black chironomid adults swarming over shore; many damselflies on shore