Idaho Fish Report

Paulina Lake with the deep cold water reserves and less shallow shoals held up much better than East did during the baking heat. All of my reports from friends that were there indicated water temps from 62 to 66-67. Good to go.

Damsels have become active now. Adults and Nymphs. Fishing the drop offs with type 3 lines is great. The Red Beaded Scott’s Damsel is a top fly. Soft Hackles stripped on the full sink line was good this week too. My personal favorite is to work the drop off zones with an indicator and a Red Two Bit on the point and a Tan Two Bit on the dropper. I call that the 50 cent 🙂

It is a great combo. If the fish are eating softly, I prefer to use a Loon Yarn or NZ Wool indicator. The Watermelon Balanced Leech is also a favorite along the drop off’s and also over any weed beds. Red Tarantulas and Beetles are worth the efforts too. Look for some callibaetis hatches near the group camp and summer home flats.