On Silver Creek, fishing remains open on Kilpatrick Pond and downstream of the Highway 20 bridge. Now is the time to fish big streamers to predatory brown trout and swing dark leeches for the Creek\u2019s resident rainbows and browns. There has been excellent midge and BWO on select days, so it can be helpful to carry two rigs \u2013 one for streamers and one for dries.<\/p>\n
On the Big Wood River, midge activity will be most prevalent in the afternoons. Keep your eye out for foam lines, eddies, and slow current seams, as the tiny midges will be concentrated in these areas. Feeding rainbow trout can be fooled with long, light leaders and your favorite midge patterns in size 20\u201324. Trailing Shuck Midges, Griffith Gnats and Parachute Adams are all effective imitations. There may be some sporadic BWO activity as well, so be prepared with some imitations in size 18\u201322. When there is little or no surface feeding activity, nymphing can be extremely productive. A two-fly rig consisting of a larger attractor pattern such as a Rubber Legs, Girdle Bug, Copper John or Prince Nymph followed by a small Zebra Midge, WD-40, Rainbow Warrior or Perdigon is the way to go. Please remember that the Big Wood will be closed starting on April 1.<\/p>\n
There are a limited number of days to fish our tailwaters right now. The South Fork of the Boise will be closed starting on April 1. The Lower Big Lost River is going to be limited as well, and while it does remain open year-round, we can expect flows to increase during the month of April. All the same flies and techniques you use on the Big Wood will work just fine on the South Fork and the Big Lost; both waters can see excellent spring blue-winged olive hatches in the afternoons.<\/p>\n
Steelhead are being caught in the Salmon River, all the way from Stanley downstream through Challis. These fish can be caught by swinging patterns such as Egg-Sucking Leeches, large Woolly Buggers, and traditional steelhead flies; more effective is nymphing with extra-large, gaudy stonefly nymphs and egg patterns.<\/p>\n
Keep an eye on weather conditions and river flows, as this time of year conditions can change rapidly. Idaho river levels can be found on the USGS website.<\/p>\n
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