Deer Creek Reservoir, ID
Outing Information
- Date
- Start/End Time
- 12:00pm to 5:00pm
- Best Fishing Time
- -
- Rating
- Good
- Classification
- Public
- Water Temp
- -
- Water Clarity
- Stained - 1' to 3' visibility
- Water Level
- -
- User
- Jason Hansen
Fish Caught
Rainbow Trout
| Caught | Avg Size | Pattern | Optional Fields |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 12" | #10 Brown Mohair Leech |
Fish Depth: 6' - 10' Retrieve: Trolling |
| 1 | 12" | #8 Brown Woven Stone | |
| 1 | 12" | #6 Brown Bristle Leech | |
| 12 | 12" |
Weather
| Skies | Morning | Afternoon | Evening |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mostly Sunny | X | ||
| Precipitation | |||
| None | X | ||
| Wind | |||
| None | X | ||
| Very Light - <5 knots | X | ||
| Light - 5 to 10 knots | X |
- Air Temp High/Low
- 60.0°F / 45.0°F
- Wind Direction
- -
- Weather Front
- -
- Barometer
- -
- Moon Phase
- 10% Full (Waning crescent)
Other Patterns Tried
No other pattern information for this outing.
Hatches
- Midge Diptera
Insect Seining
No seining information for this outing.
Fishing Partners
Derek BlandfordWaypoints
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Tides
No tide information was saved with this outing.
Notes
Derek, Michelle and I arrived around 11:30 and I got on the water sometime around noon. I used only a sinking line and had no luck with trolling small nymphs back to the northern portion of the reservoir with submerged timber. I switched to a mohair leech (brown) and began getting semi-consistent fish. I tried various techniques for retrieve such as the super fast strip, real slow strip, and everything seemed about average. I had my most success simply trolling. I suspect my line was in 5-10' of water. I ended up catching 12 fish but easily had 75 fish on. Not just hits, but I would have the fish on for several seconds before the fish would get off. I tried changing flies to other flies and did okay - I didn't have the same success as the mohair leech. I caught 1 fish on a brown bristle leech, 1 fish on my woven stonefly nymph. The rest I believe were on the mohair. I tried various ways of modifying the hook to increase the strike/catch ratio but not much worked. Derek landed 23 fish, although I don't think he had nearly as much success as I did as far as getting strikes.