Deer Creek Reservoir, ID
Outing Information
- Date
- Start/End Time
- 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM
- Best Fishing Time
- -
- Rating
- Good
- Classification
- Public
- Water Temp
- -
- Water Clarity
- Slightly Stained - 3' to 5' visibility
- Water Level
- -
- User
- Derek Blandford
Fish Caught
Rainbow Trout
| Caught | Avg Size | Pattern | Optional Fields |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10" | #10 White Blandford Antron Spider Streamer | |
| 1 | 10" | #10 Black Blandford Beetle | |
| 2 | 12" | #14 Brown Pheasant Tail | |
| 2 | 10" | #10 Black Woolly Bugger | |
| 9 | 10" | #14 Pink Scud | |
| 1 | 10" | #10 Golden-Olive Nyerges Nymph | |
| 27 | 10" | #10 White Blandford Spider Streamer |
Notable Fish: 1@14" |
| 43 | 10.09" |
Cutthroat Trout
| Caught | Avg Size | Pattern | Optional Fields |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8" | #10 Black Blandford Beetle | |
| 1 | 8" | #10 White Blandford Spider Streamer | |
| 2 | 8" |
Weather
| Skies | Morning | Afternoon | Evening |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny | X | X | |
| Precipitation | |||
| None | X | X | |
| Wind | |||
| Very Light - <5 knots | X | X |
- Air Temp High/Low
- 90.0°F / 70.0°F
- Wind Direction
- -
- Weather Front
- -
- Barometer
- -
- Moon Phase
- 44% Full (Waning crescent)
Other Patterns Tried
No other pattern information for this outing.
Hatches
No hatch information for this outing.
Insect Seining
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Fishing Partners
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Waypoints
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Tides
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Notes
Fishing has always been great at Deer Creek Reservoir, but they had to poison it last year after the introduction of golden shiners, so I wanted to see if the fishing had returned. There seems to be plenty of fish back in the system, but it may be another year or two to start seeing some larger fish. Most of the fish were in the 10" range and the largest were about 14".
I could catch fish consistently if I stayed in about 18-20' of water. My depth finder picked up a lot of fish at this depth, but indicated that they weren't sitting on the bottom. They were located in 18-20' of water, but were sitting high in the water column around 10-12' down. The surface temp was warm at 77-80 degrees so I expected the fish to be a little deeper and, as expected, the fish were not very prevalent back in the "sticks" where they are normally found in great numbers earlier and later in the season.
Overall, a great day of fishing in terms of numbers, but size was disappointing.