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.

Henrys Lake - Finally

I went fishing on Henrys Lake Monday and today (Wednesday) and had two great days of fishing.  Monday I went by myself looking for fish and found three pockets of them.  The water temperature is at 54 degrees, cold for the fish to bunch up, but found some scattered groups.  I never report numbers or size of fish while I am alone, but had a great time.

Today I fished with two neighbors, Josh and Jeff, and we trolled flies in water about 19 feet deep.  We caught in Hybrid Hole #1 and #2.  Here is Josh with a 20 inch brook trout.

Those holes slowed down, so we went out to the Middle Hole and the "L" Hole where the fishing got really fast and hot.  We caught a total of 30 fish, most of them small two-year old cutts, but got another 20 inch brook trout.  Here is Jeff with a nice cutthroat.

The lightning and storms drove us off the lake about 11:30 a.m.  But we had a great time chasing wild fish in the wilds of Idaho.

Henrys Lake fishing

Weather - 10  Fishermen -1.  Opening Day on Henrys Lake is a crap-shoot at best and this year the weather beat the heck out of the fishermen.  Most fishermen became campers as the rain, snow and wind kept many off the water.  Campgrounds were full, but the lake had only a few boats on it.  Bank fishermen seemed to do the best by casting lures and a few flies like the Red Naked Lady, Beadhead Electric Black and the Mity Mouse.

Monday I made it up, but did not make it on the water due to the wind.  So I did a little bank casting flies to the few fish that were next to the shore.  I did manage to catch a few.  Here a nice cutthroad is landed that fell victom to the Red Naked Lady.

On the way home, I captured this mature Bald eagle who had been feeding on a road-killed elk just east of Henrys Lake.

He should have been out fishing, but the road-kill was easier to get and closer to cover as the rain started once again.  Just another wild day in Idaho.