There is a big eddy half a mile below the Boysen D a m. Current is strong and hole is deep. Standard rig is a 1/8 to 1/4oz egg sinker, small barrel swivel as a sinker stop, 2' leader of 6# mono and a #14 treble hook. Tear a night crawler in half and hook an end on one of the treble hook barbs and cover the whole hook in chartreuse power bait in a ball the size of a berry. Cast to the head of the pool and drift through. Big brown trout and eagle lake rainbows up to 5# and a few ling there. Also try the riffle zones down stream with woolley buggers and grasshopper flies. If your not a fly fisher get a casting bubble for your spinning outfit.
Or go further up river past Dubois. The cold water below Boysen D a m is good for trout but the other stretches of the river are too warm until you get up past Dubois.
Boysen has great walleye fishing if you have a boat. Lots of good fishing over in the Wind River Range if your a hiker.
Well, enjoy your trip buddy. I recommend the riffles above the campground to the narrows just below the rail crossing. The narrows is where I caught the most fish. Usually just a few each trip but they were big.
The fly fishermen like the riffles as they are fairly shallow and can be waded.
I do appreciate the help LT (military or law enforcement?).
Never learned to fly fish.
It is on a list I have somewhere to learn.
Catching, landing and eating them is secondary for now. I just need to get to the water. If that makes even a little sense.
A casting bubble filled halfway with water will allow you to cast flys with your spinning outfit. Just thread and loop the mono through about 3-4 times and leave a 3' leader for the fly. This is the best kept (until now) secret in trout fishing.
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