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Silver Creek continues to produce solid midge hatches in the afternoon, and we’re starting to see a handful of baetis mixed in. Recently, we have had some calm bluebird days, which has led to lots of rising fish but tougher-to-catch trout. The bright, calm conditions generally mean spookier fish—the fish seem to feed much more cautiously and can be a bit more tricky to sneak up on. In these conditions, focus on moving quite a bit slower and being more discrete. If the fish are being extremely tough on the surface, fishing subsurface with midge or baetis nymphs or swinging midge soft-hackle imitations can produce fish. Leeches and streamers continue to produce fish when nothing is hatching.
The Big Wood River has been great! There has been a very good amount of fish up eating midges in the afternoons and plenty of fish eating nymphs and streamers when nothing is hatching. March is one of our favorite months on this river and this year is shaping up to be another really good one. Try searching with a dry dropper rig until you find rising fish. The midges can vary in size this time of year so having a good assortment of sizes and life stages can increase one’s success.
The Lower Lost River has been fishing really well the last couple of weeks. We have been seeing a good number of midges around as well as more and more baetis getting mixed in. This time of year is definitely worth the trip over as the fish are really putting on the feed with the warming temps and spawn approaching. The baetis hatches should start getting really good over the next couple of weeks. This hatch can be a blast. Also remember these fish generally spawn earlier than on our other rivers, so be sure to keep an eye out for cleaned gravel or spawning fish.
The South Fork of the Boise River has been fishing fantastic! We have been seeing plenty of midges around and baetis are starting to show up more and more. Nymphing small midge and baetis nymphs has been producing good numbers of fish. Also, as the fish are pre-spawn, this can be a great time to fish a streamer like an egg-sucking leech or sculpin. They tend to get more aggressive than normal around this time of year and it can be a great time to find big rainbow!
Remember, the roads can be in pretty rough shape this time of year, so be prepared.
Happy fishing, everyone!