Ice is coming off and the lakes are starting to fish! We have found that most of our south east Idaho lakes and reservoirs are ice free and the fish are hungry. Hawkins reservoir, Edson Fitcher pond, Wellness center pond, devils creek reservoir, American Falls reservoir, and many others are fishing really well. Flies to use! Balanced Leeches: Blue Pill, Burnt Toast, Black and Blue simi seal, And Purple Ostrich. Midges: Gristle Bug, Zebras in black and red, Ice cream cones. Mop Flies: Tan, Olive, and Brown. Scuds: Scud Skirt Scud (S.K.S), Olive with orange hot spot, and Surveyor Swing by the shop and get your boxes ready to rock for an epic still water year! Give us a ring...
The last meeting of the until the fall is going over fisheries and water in our local region. The meeting is open to the public and being held at the F&G building at 6:30 tonight (April 11th).
You will also see local fly tyer Andy Nelson demonstrating how to tie some of his favorite patters for South East Idaho.
Hope to see you all there!
Lakes are our saving grace when the weather starts to warm and the run off gets rolling making the rivers tough to fish. We have a ton of really productive lakes and reservoirs close by that can keep you fishing while the rivers are high. The crew down here at SRF has put together some flies and info that will jump start your still water game as soon as ice off hits in the coming month. Access: The best way to approach a lake is having some sort of craft. Pontoons, float tubes, drift/jet boats, or our favorites the Maxxon and water master rafts. Being able to access the entire body of water and get to were the fish are...
Spring fishing and high dirty water go hand in hand with temps rising and run off making its way into our water systems. These conditions can be tough, but don't let it keep you at home. The crew down here at SRF picked out a few of our favorite and most productive spring/high water patterns for fishing sections of the Snake River, Portneuf River , and Bear River systems. First on the list is Worms! Worms are commonly used during these time periods because the higher flows rip away at the banks dislodging these squirmy little dudes from their homes. The bull whip worm brings a larger profiled worm that is easier for the fish to pick up on and...
We have just received an update about the flows on the snake river below American falls. Tuesday (2/19/19) Starting in the morning the flows will be increasing from 650 CFS to 2000 CFS through out the day. Subject: 2019 Upper Snake River Operations Update Purpose: The purpose of this Operations Update is to provide information regarding Reclamation's operations as the season progresses. The operations identified are based on the best available data at the time and are subject to change as new information becomes available. For additional information and resources, please visit our website at: https://www.usbr.gov/pn/hydromet/uppersnake/ . Summary The Upper Snake reservoir storage content is currently 84% full. According to the NRCS the snow water equivalent percent of median above...
