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Still Waters, July 5th, 2022

July 5, 2022
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We tend to gravitate to the larger still waters because of big fish lore, but many of the smaller waters have something to offer. Here are a few in our area. Springfield Reservoir, Twenty-Four Mile Reservoir, Teardrop Lake and the Harriman Fish Pond host some very large fish, Horseshoe Lake offers grayling, Aldous Lake, although requiring packing in a flotation device for best fishing, offers trophy sized cutthroat. Pauls Reservoir can be fished equally well through walking ( not necessarily wading) the shoreline or from a non-motorized boat or flotation device. It also is one of the best still waters for an entry level fly fisher to experience action.

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Still Waters, June 25th, 2022

June 25, 2022
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Fishing Reports, Still Water

Action on Daniels Reservoir is improving for midge pupa patterns under and indicator during wind free times. During windy times, switch to a sinking line to present leech patterns. We have some success reports coming from 24-Mile Reservoir where intermediate lines used to present damsel fly nymph and small leech patterns bring action. The road in has dried out, and we are awaiting the damsel fly and speckled dun activity. Action on Chesterfield Reservoir is slow and seems a spotty on Hawkins Reservoir. Expect Hawkins to have a lot of week-end visitors, angling and recreational. A fun experience is to go to Horseshoe Lake and try for grayling. Small emerger patterns presented in the surface film or just below will work. You will catch more moderately sized rainbow trout but the one in eight to ten chance for a grayling is worth the trip.

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Still Waters, June 18th, 2022

June 18, 2022
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Fishing Reports, Still Water

We need days of warm weather for most of our irrigation reservoirs to offer good fishing. The cool spring has placed a delay on such as damselfly and speckled dun activity. Daniels Reservoir might be a good choice to try, but not on windy days. Try dropping a midge pupa under an indicator, and on finding the taking depth some action will result especially during wind free periods. Otherwise fish leech and streamer patterns deep. The same may apply to Hawkins Reservoir which tends to get more crowded than Daniels Reservoir and likewise for Springfield Reservoir in these days of expensive gasoline.

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Still Waters, June 11th, 2022

June 11, 2022
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Fishing Reports, Still Water

We do not have much information to pass on for area still water fishing. Fishing has picked up on Daniels Reservoir where water is low and the shallows mossy. Folks suspending midge pupa and other small patterns under an indicator once the taking depth is found, and for those folks using intermediate lines to strip leech patterns. FSpringfield Resevoir offer

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Still Waters, May 24th, 2022

May 24, 2022
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Fishing Reports, Still Water

Now that many of our irrigation reservoirs have experienced the usual spring turn-over, fishing orn each will improve. This seems to be the case for Daniels, Hawkins, Mackay, and Springfield Reservoirs where fishing success has picked up recently. We have little information on fishing success on Chesterfield and Twenty-Four Mile Reservoirs.

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Still Waters, May 16th, 2021

May 17, 2022
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Fishing Reports, Still Water

Wind has been the biggest restriction to fishing success on larger waters such as Daniels and Chesterfield. On smaller waters, Hawkins rainbows and a few cutts have been producing well to leech patterns (black, olive or purple seem best colors) along with midge pupa under an indicator at taking depth. Springfield currently offers slow fishing.

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Still Waters, March 8th, 2022

March 8, 2022
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Fishing Reports, Still Water

Springfield Reservoir is producing some fishing success even though water remains cold ( mid 40’s in degrees Fahrenheit). Leech and small nymphs patterns and fly rod jigs presented on intermediate lines work. Try suspending small nymph and midge pupa patterns under an indicator on a floating line to find the taking depth.

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Still Waters, November 13th, 2021

November 13, 2021
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Fishing Reports, Still Water

Although they have been drawn down, several irrigation reservoirs in the southeast area remain ice free. American Falls,Chesterfield, Daniels and Springfield are among these. Try patterns such as leeches, nymphs, halloween and other woolly bugger types under indicators after finding the taking depth, or strip streamer and woolly bugger patterns of choice.

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Still Waters, October 30th, 2021

October 30, 2021
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Fishing Reports, Still Water

Even though they have been drawn down, many southeast Idaho irrigation reservoirs are offering good fishing. Boat launch facilities on Chesterfield, Twenty-Four Mile and Mackay Reservoirs are above water, but accessible to flotation devices. Some, including Daniels Reservoir can be fished from all kinds of boats and also from shore.

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Still Waters, October 5th, 2021

October 5, 2021
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Fishing Reports, Still Water

Daniels Reservoir offers good fishing even to those angler walking the shore line. Try midge pupa patterns under an indicator or slowly stripped or trolled leech and streamer patterns. Weeds are beginning to break up, so the shallower areas will become more attractive for stripping or slow trolling such patterns, Weeds will be breaking up in many of our still waters notorious for hosting them. Such as Springfield Reservoir, Sand Creek Ponds, and 24-Mile Reservoir are some of these.

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