Boise River, ID

Fairview Bridge

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Outing Information

Date
Start/End Time
8:30pm to 9:30pm
Best Fishing Time
-
Rating
Poor
Classification
Public
Water Temp
-
Water Clarity
Slightly Stained - 3' to 5' visibility
Water Level
1200cfs
User
Jason Hansen

Fish Caught

Rainbow Trout

Caught Avg Size Pattern Optional Fields
1 8" #14 Tan Elk Hair Caddis
1 8"
Total: 1 fish Top Patterns: Elk Hair Caddis (1)

Weather

SkiesMorningAfternoonEvening
Cloudy X
Precipitation
None X
Wind
None X
Air Temp High/Low
85.0°F / -
Wind Direction
-
Weather Front
-
Barometer
-
Moon Phase
51% Full (Last quarter)

Other Patterns Tried

  • #14 X-Caddis
  • #14 CDC Caddis Pupa

Hatches

  • Pale Morning Dun Ephemeroptera Ephemerella
  • 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 started dry fly fishing when I arrived; no nymphing.

I tried a 3-fly rig with an X-Caddis, CDC caddis pupa dropper, and caddis pupa dropper #2 that was 4" behind a float. A pain to cast but it covered all of the hatching phases. I fished with it for at least 20 minutes and caught: 0. I might have had one on, but I'm not sure. I paid more attention to the surface as the fish were occasionally starting to rise and I was catching nothing, and noticed that the adult caddis kinda hopped around on the water shortly after hatching. I switched to an elk hair caddis and tried a steady retrieve, retrieve and pause, and dead drifts, and caught on on a dead drift. I think the fish aren't concentrating on the pupa, but instead on the adults.

Two things to try: actively bringing a pupa from deep up to the surface, imitating the hatching natural. And simply dry fly fishing and trying to make small twitches to the fly during its drift.

Hatch: #14/#16 light olive/light brown caddis, few PMDs