Sunday, June 27, 2010

Henrys Lake - Damsels are starting to hatch

I fished Henrys Lake on Friday monring with good success.  Once again I caught more brook trout than I did cutthroats.

Several of the brook trout were over 18 inches with one over 20.  The best fishing for me happened off Targhee Creek in 18 to 15 feet of water.  Garth, from Rupert, Idaho, fished close to me and had a good morning also.

When I came back to the boat launch, I saw several damsel flies hatching on the boat docks.  That means the hatch should happen this next week and we should have great fishing on the west side of the lake in the County Boat Dock and A-Frame Bay areas.  Any of the damsel patterns should work well as soon as the fish start feeding on them.  It is great timing for the July Fourth Holiday.

Best of Luck.  See you on the water; or in the bushes with my camera in hand.

1 comment:

penny said...

Hi Bill, you certainly do have a good read on whats going on at the lake. Spotting the flies is a good sign.
Happy fishin!