Howdy,
Just curious if anyone has any info on Blackfoot Res.? I am not really looking into info on ice conditions, just info if we can expect the lake to be full this year or not. Can we fish from a boat? When would be the best time? I fished it about hmmmmmm..........3, 4, 5 years ago and SMACKED the heck out of the rainbows (20"-28" every fish). Anyhow, any info would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
J A K
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I haven't been to Blackfoot Reservoir lately but here's some information you might find interesting.
I've heard of a few people doing alright there this last year but I wouldn't go there expecting to catch large numbers of rainbows. When you do catch a rainbow it will likely be larger than average. In the late 90's there was much better fishing at Blackfoot than there has been the last few years. If you want to ice fish Blackfoot Reservoir you will often need a snowmachine to access it.
Here is a quote about Blackfoot Reservoir from the F&G from 2005.
"Blackfoot Reservoir had been drained so low for the past two years (down to 4% of volume) that stocked fish have not survived in sufficient numbers to justify stocking. Because the Blackfoot Reservoir basin is large relative to the area of the watershed, a few months of above normal precipitation does not re-fill Blackfoot Reservoir. It is unlikely that the reservoir will fill to more than 1/3 full this year."
Here is a August 2006 report from the F&G.
"Blackfoot Reservoir - Very low water levels make it very difficult to launch a boat and very few trout are being caught. Water temperature and moss are also problems here."
I doubt Blackfoot Reservoir will fill this year. Snow Pack in the area is only around 75%-80% of average. This is close to the same snow pack that we had in 2005. Here's a link to the two snow gages upstream of Blackfoot Reservoir.
[url "http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/cgibin/wygraph.pl?stationidname=11G01S-SOMSEN+RANCH&state=ID"]http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/cgibin/wygraph.pl?stationidname=11G01S-SOMSEN+RANCH&state=ID[/url]
[url "http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/cgibin/wygraph.pl?stationidname=11G05S-SLUG+CREEK+DIVIDE&state=ID"]http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/cgibin/wygraph.pl?stationidname=11G05S-SLUG+CREEK+DIVIDE&state=ID[/url]
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