Fly Fishing (My trip to Idaho)

[xEchOx]

I went to visit a friend who left ND to pursue PA school (Physician Assistant). He and his wife live near the border close to a town called Post falls. Its a great little town. Mostly, I went there to fish. I've heard some great stories about the rivers up that way about the trout fishing. I'd never caught a trout that wasn't stocked in a pond, lake, or reservoir so this was my opportunity to chase the real deal.

We roughed it, basically. We camped out in a small 3x6 foot tent (I've seen fish tanks bigger than this tent) and it got down to about 35-36 degrees at night. We fished all day, moving from spot to spot up and down the river in the truck and camped at night. We fished for three days and camped two nights.

I also had the unfortunate opportunity to meet this guy. I'm not sure, but I think this is a brown recluse. Not something you want to share a bathroom with.

I cannot express the feeling of triumph i felt after catching some of these fish. I am new to fly fishing, and being able to catch cutthroat from these waters is really something awesome. I loved it, and I am hooked for sure.


Here are some cool pics of the areas we fished.

And some pics of the fish.

My buddies first Cutthroat.

And my first cutthroat.

Aaaaand there she goes. Butterfingers...

Lets try again.

It's beautiful out there.

Starting to get the hang of it.

Our secret fishing spots.

Last fish of our trip, and the biggest. 15.5 inches. Beauty.

If you ever get a chance to visit the area, it's beautiful. Away from the cities anyway. Definitely going back next year possibly for the spring run if I can.

 

[Danzig86]

Looks like an awesome place for some fishing and camping!!!

 

[Passionate 4 pikes]

Gorgeous fishg and evan prettier fish. i have never caught a trout in my life. that place is gorgeous!!!were you using nymphs? That is my dream fishing trip.
Tpider is a harmless wolf spider
a Brown recluse has longer legs and simpler markings.

 

[xEchOx]

Looks like an awesome place for some fishing and camping!!!

Yes, it was. Cold, but extremely awesome.

Gorgeous fishg and evan prettier fish. i have never caught a trout in my life. that place is gorgeous!!!were you using nymphs? That is my dream fishing trip.
Tpider is a harmless wolf spider
a Brown recluse has longer legs and simpler markings.

We were using dry flies. We tried using nymphs in the mornings as they are not as active on the surface in the morning, but with no luck. I think our best fly was called a Blue Dunn #18, or #20. Small, small flies. Very hard to see if the water was white.

Not a brown recluse eh? All the same. I chose not to use that bathroom.

 

[cichlid fiend]

Cool thread and nice catches!!

 

[busterbrown]

looks like an awesome trip. If you want to catch more trout that aren't stocked n. california has more than enough. my brother, friends and I always fish up here and there are several spots to catch wild trout. Pyramid lake is an awesome one and it opens in october, monster lahantan cuthroats and there are several rivers, stream and lakes with every kind of trout you can think of. If your ever in the lake tahoe area and need to know some spots hit me up

 

[xEchOx]

Cool thread and nice catches!!

Thanks bro!

looks like an awesome trip. If you want to catch more trout that aren't stocked n. california has more than enough. my brother, friends and I always fish up here and there are several spots to catch wild trout. Pyramid lake is an awesome one and it opens in october, monster lahantan cuthroats and there are several rivers, stream and lakes with every kind of trout you can think of. If your ever in the lake tahoe area and need to know some spots hit me up

Thanks for the tips. I've never been to Cali... I guess one doesn't really think of fishing when you say, vacation in california lol. I'll definitely look into it though. Like I said, I'm hooked.