Idaho Fishing

[brittsnbirds]

The boss, dixie and I took off for Idaho on the 17th to visit our son. 2 1/2 days later we made it. All the streams looked fishy and I was very excited to get to it. Stopped by 2 local outfitters, they both had different rivers. I tried both of their suggestions. Bottom line, if you want to catch big fish you have to go to some big rivers that require a boat. All of the upper rivers that they suggested were low and most of the large fish have moved into the larger rivers. They did recommend hitting the Yellowstone and St. Joe but I was working on a limited supply of funds.

After trying several streams that had some deep holes I only caught one 18" Cutthroat that the locals call a trophy (catch and release only on the cutt's). The rest were ruthless little dinks. They fight like nobody's business but are just little fellers. I did hit a stream (Moyie) that had rainbows in it. They also were small but eager to bite.

As someone told me in a PM, "once you catch the first fish on unfamiliar waters, the rest are bonus"!

I'm eager to get back to my homewaters and catch some fish consistently. Heading out tomorrow.

Maybe next time I come up I will try it earlier in the season.