Final Day of Christmas Break in rivers fishing
Even though temperatures haven't been above freezing lately, when the sun was shining Sunday afternoon, I felt the need to lob some nymphs in the Boise. To my astonishment, my 8-year-old son agreed to join me.
I laid out the rules for this trip...it required long underwear, fleece pants, wool socks, a sweatshirt and a coat. This is normally a kid who wears ankle socks and t-shirts to school. But this was winter fishing and he willingly agreed.
We expected a few whitefish, but found a good rainbow. I played the fish as rapidly as possible with 3x tippet. While in the net, I brought him to the surface for a quick photo. It is imperative that their gills are not subjected to the air when it is this cold outside.
The flow was increased on Monday from 250cfs to 800cfs. The river won't fish well until after January 17 when it is scheduled to drop.
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