Trout Fishing The Boise River (how to)

[@b1rad72rules]

Gotta say, as a beginning angler in Boise, I've watched this video probably 10 times. LOVE IT!! Caught the biggest trout of my short fishing life drift fishing down by Eagle. Please make more videos. :)

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

b1rad72rules thats awesome!! Glad to help get you on some fish! If the weather would ever cooperate on the weekends, you’ll definitely see more Idaho fishing action here. Tight lines my friend

[@d_mighty8723]

@@SilhouetteOutdoors what would you say is the best time to fish in the boise river?

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

@@d_mighty8723 I like evenings, the last hour of light when there's a decent bug hatch in the summer. The fish really wake up then! We are getting really close to a great time to grab some river shoes and hole hop down the river once the weather stays warm and you can catch trout all day long on the Boise.

[@d_mighty8723]

@@SilhouetteOutdoors i was planning on going around 12 PM so that should be perfect. The last 8 times ive gone to my local neighborhood lake ive gotten skunked.

[@stevengillespie6444]

Where in eagle? I

[@fatmanshenanigans]

I am glad I ran across this. I grew up fishing that river and Veterans Park and the lakes around it. Nice video!!

[@amberdysart5223]

Really appreciated the detailed info on rig set up and variety of methods to fish. Also appreciated your focus on spin/bait fishing and not fly fishing which is most of what I can find when searching for info re: Boise River fishing. Mostly this video confirmed that I don't need to do anything fancy to fish with the kids locally; just a nice standard trout set up and walk the river for good spots!

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

Really glad you enjoyed the content! This video is 100% meant to help anyone wanting to just consistently catch Boise River trout. Nothing fancy, relaxing easy methods for a seasoned fishermen to kids to use. And they work in most rivers where there's rainbows. Good luck out there!

[@alphaditto]

Thank you for such a straight forward video. Does anyone in Idaho ever keep the fish they catch? Fish and Game regs seem so complicated. I am getting the basics. Great video.

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

Thank you! I do keep fish, but I’m just not a fan of eating trout that often, when I have salmon and walleye in the freezer. Great diversity in fish here.

[@daneilers739]

Very informative and well done video!!

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

Thank you!! 🎣🎣

[@RogelioCuevasMontano-lb7xm]

Excellent video. Thank you for the pointers.

[@huntingspud3086]

Really enjoyed this video especially since I never really learned much about how to fish for trout. Thanks for sharing this info and resource that's right in our backyard!

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

Really glad you enjoyed it! It really is a great fishery that I've enjoyed fishing all my life and am happy to share some fishing tips that have worked for years. You can catch trout in almost any body of water in Idaho using those two methods. The corky method works great in ponds and lakes as well. I've caught some giant rainbows that way! Good luck out there!

[@IMKINDOFABIGDEAL13]

Trout fishing methods used in moving water, can be scaled up in size to fish for steelhead also.

[@berg6964]

Great Video Thank you !!

[@EthanPriceOutdoors]

Awesome trout fishing! Great work!

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

Thank you! It was a really good day on the river

[@evalinacostello6584]

Now silhouette outdoors you know how to fish and respect the area and the fish. Wish we had more respectable fisher woman and men like you.

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

Thank you!! It just translates into a better experience for everyone and more fish for everyone to enjoy.

[@devindarwin9878]

Awesome. Im supposed to be moving out to nampa away from everything I know within the next month, it would be awesome to get out with someone to show me the ropes .

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

If your looking for some close to home fishing. The Nampa fish hatchery off Powerline road has multiple ponds that they regularly stock with trout as well as the creek that flows through there. That worm drifting method works well there and by the culverts that feed the ponds. There is good catfishing down by Map Rock just south of town as well.

[@devindarwin9878]

Silhouette Outdoors I have gone to the ponds there a couple times. Only a few minutes from the house. I want to learn the rivers now. Final move is next Monday.

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

The Boise river is in prime conditions for throwing on the river shoes, shorts and a pocket full of split shot, hooks and worms. Just went down yesterday and caught 10 rainbows in about an hour downtown boise using that drift method. Great way to stay cool and catch a ton of fish!

[@devindarwin9878]

Silhouette Outdoors I am fully moved, but am having a heck of a time finding where on the river to actually park and go down to fish.

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

Glennwood bridge is where I took this video. There are three different parking areas in that spot alone. The easiest to find is on the South East side of the bridge. You just have to turn East at the light on Glennwood and Marigold to access it.

[@trevorhassel8296]

Very helpful. Thank you sir! Heading out tomorrow

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

Right on! Good luck in the AM!!

[@trevorhassel8296]

@@SilhouetteOutdoors thank you sir!

[@oahukane]

Some nice fishing!

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

Hey thanks!!

[@nickjacques08]

Been brook trout fishing my whole life. I've caught lots. This is valid info. Id like to say when fishing smaller streams with more snags. Use a Aberdeen hook it flexes, alot of them time you can pull your hook from the object and straiten the hook back out.

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

Nick Jacques that’s a great idea. It’s easy to donate a lot of gear hole hopping areas your not familiar with, when you don’t know where the bad snags are.

[@The_Sleep_Queen]

I think I have actually met you at this spot! I know exactly where your at lol this is one of my favorite spots to fish :) My dad used to take me to that spot all the time when I was a kid and then in my teen years I would ride my bike through the greenbelt to fish :D love this channel keep posting vids!

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

I've fished that spot since I was a kid as well, riding my bicycle down there after school and on the weekends. So there's a really good chance you've seen me there. Caught some BIG fish in that hole over the years. Really glad you enjoy the channel, I'm not planning on slowing down. See you on the water!!

[@lukekaylor4753]

Silhouette Outdoors where downtown Boise exactly is the hole?

[@eyesopen2694]

@@lukekaylor4753 right on the corner of no tell 'em creek

[@SpeckledState]

Stunning fish, great video!

[@bethechangebands]

Thanks, for the tips. Hoping to use some of these methods tomorrow at the river.

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

Be The Change Bands your very welcome! Once the river comes back down this summer it will be really good fishing with the half worm drift method! Good luck!!

[@IMKINDOFABIGDEAL13]

I am on my way later this month to work a big job in Boise. I am going to want to do some fishing. We are supposedly working and staying pretty close to the river. I fish a few times a week at home and don't want to miss out on any fishing just because I have to work out of town

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

There’s great trout fishing in the Boise throughout town, so no reason you’ll have to miss out.

[@IMKINDOFABIGDEAL13]

@@SilhouetteOutdoors are there cutthroat or browns in there also or just rainbows. Those are awesome looking rainbows. The colors are nice and bright.

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

@@IMKINDOFABIGDEAL13 there are some big browns in the Boise. But they are a bit harder to catch and rarely on a night crawler. Other fish are their favorite dish. Winter time there’s quite a few whitefish as well. But primarily rainbows. They get stocked in the river periodically.

[@mikesneed4102]

moving to boise, for college from Arizona this video is very informational as in arizona it is a lot of bass and catfishing, not much trout

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

The Boise River goes right through the middle of town and there are trout throughout, and BSU sits right beside it, good luck!

[@toddschultz7477]

Thank you

[@babaybluegill3273]

great job! very good angling skill! I can't catch crap in those holes!!

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

Babay Bluegill Thank you! The best part of that hole is in the tail end by the bridge. I bet if you drift a worm through there that will change my friend .

[@WestCoastFishingandMore]

Cool video wish we had some rivers close like that.

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

West Coast Fishing and More thank you! We are petty lucky yo have the Boise right in our backyard.

[@squamishfish]

I live on the west coast vancouver bc canada we have lots of rivers like that ,Seattle does, calgary alberta a city of around 1 million has a great trout river running right past the downtown core, the bow river

[@iflanzy]

I think I'll be trying your methods this weekend by the Parkcenter bridge. Don't think I've ever used worms on trout so this'll be something new.

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

It absolutely works there! I've caught some nice browns in that stretch of river using it. About 100 yards below the bridge on the south side is a great hole to use the drift technique. Good luck!!

[@iflanzy]

Right next to that boat launch area?

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

Actually, I got my bridges mixed up, sry. Its down stream from the Front St. Bridge and above the Broadway Bridge. But I've caught fish all the way through that section of river. Summer time is excellent down there!

[@tylernix1157]

Tell me a little more about the deadstick method. I like fishing with spinners and crankbait. This deadstick method sounds like something I could do along with casting. Thanks!

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

Tyler Nix with the 2 pole permit it is a great tactic to have in your arsenal! Or to fish two dead stick poles in different directions to cover more area. I used colored marshmallows growing up for years and so many times I would get a bite and next thing i knew my marshmallow was floating away. And I realized it was more to keep your bait off the bottom and an attractant, not so much that trout are addicted to marshmallows.. So I started using the corkies with the dead stick. Some reservoirs like Horsethief where there’s lots of moss on the bottom it is dynamite! Using this method in a deep hole in a river is great where the water is too deep to effectively get a spinner down to. It just really doubles up your chances to catch fish and an opportunity to try different methods. Thanks so much for watching and good luck on the water!

[@ThunderMountainTactical]

Man that was a beautiful fish! We fish near there a bunch. Fun video.

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

ThunderMountain Tactical It’s usually a money spot for pan sized. I was pretty surprised to catch a good one like that, in that hole! Clearly not a hatchery fish.. thanks!

[@mistymonsen2894]

Great video! If I only have one rod on me, which setup would you prefer to do to get the most fish?

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

If I am just using one pole. Definitely drift fishing! I consistently catch more fish with that method. Thanks for watching!

[@kcass72]

Nice fish 👍🏻👍🏻

[@noahfrank9513]

butiful rainbow trout

[@dantetomasini4942]

Do you have any tips for fishing these spots during Fall and Winter?

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

This video was actually taken late winter/early spring while the water level was low. So this is the prefect time to use those tactics. When it get's really cold, the fish tend to be a bit more lethargic and stay in the deeper holes and that dead stick method with the corky works pretty good. It allows more time to keep your hands warm too!

[@dantetomasini4942]

@@SilhouetteOutdoors Thanks, great video by the way!

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

@@dantetomasini4942 Any time, and thanks you!! Good luck

[@Toolstilediy]

Is the limit 2, non under 14 inch or is it 6, no size limit?

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

DIY & Tile Stuff depends what part of the river you fish. They have special regulations for the area around Park center where those rules apply. But this section is 6, any size.

[@jessefleming6662]

Hi brother loved your video, I live in boise and am a poor fisherman on my best day (my pops who introduced me was in the military and constantly deploying so he never got to pass on to me the right way to fish) and was wondering if you had the chance; or time, the right way to teach a novice (aka myself) how to reel and (God willing) how to fly fish?! I'm an outdoorsman in serious need of an experienced mentor- I need the help...what's your advice brother man?!!!

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

I was lucky enough to spend all of my childhood summers at Magic Reservoir and my grandpa was a great teacher. Fly fishing is an entirely different beast than drift fishing, drowning worms. It takes years to perfect fly fishing. But I wouldn't be apposed to showing some basic tips and gear to get started some time down on the river in town. There is a learning process, some catch on faster than others. We live in a great state for it and anyone can learn to fish.

[@selrod55]

Nice video. I've used the half worm alot, but never the cork, have to get some and try it. Can you keep any of those to eat?

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

selrod55 the corkie is just another great tactic in case the half worm drifting doesn’t work. Works really great still fishing in reservoirs and ponds as well. And yes, the limit is actually 6. Anything over 20 inches is considered a steelhead. So you have to have a steelhead permit on the Boise River. Because they plant steelies in the river periodically. Good luck on the water!

[@ibedsmn]

It took a couple tries to get the Lil Corky size figured out, but now I'm typically netting about 10 fish per outing to the Boise River. Thanks for video! Very informative. By the way, I've also had pretty good luck putting a Corky on the head of an olive green leech, which works pretty well

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

That's awesome! It's pretty deadly in a lot of places once you get it dialed in. Really glad you're having some better luck on the river! Thanks for watching and thanks for the tip! I'll have to try that one.

[@rustyshackleford1058]

Cool Video thanks for sharing. That's the rules on keeping fish in the Boise river?

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

Most of the Boise river is 6 trout any size. But, when fish and game plants steelhead in the river, any rainbow trout over 20 inches is considered a steelhead and you need a steelhead permit to retain them. They also have special rules up stream from the Parkcenter bridge, so I highly recommend reading the regulations if you fish that stretch of river, tight lines..

[@rustyshackleford1058]

Thanks for sharing

[@kcass72]

I subbed, keep on fishing 🎣

[@Deadstock9]

Do these methods work during the summer time as well? I went today to the river for the first time and had no luck

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

Absolutely! I mainly just use the half worm drift method in summer. I usually just throw on some river shoes and go hole hopping through the middle of town with a pocket full of hooks, splitshot and a couple dozen worms. It's not un-common to catch 20 trout in an afternoon.

[@Deadstock9]

Silhouette Outdoors man I went today to I think the exact same location as you in this video actually, right behind the fence. And was there for a little over an hour and half and no luck man. I’m not too familiar with fishing rivers tho. I’ve only fished ponds and lakes or reservoirs on the family boat. Is there any tips you can give me to further help me have success on the Boise river?

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

The tail end of that hole just 15 yards down river is actually a better spot than that concrete block. But many times there are guys fishing there. That drift method works really good from the opposite side of the river (north side). And the nice thing about that is you can start at the top of the hole and work your way down to the end of it just above the bridge. Plan on wading out in the water for sure. But thats a great way to stay cool in the summer and catch a ton of fish!!

[@wittelarry1]

Nice 👍😃😎🇺🇸

[@Eliteeedre]

Do you know if there is smallmouth in the Boise?

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

There are, but you likely wont find them until you get down around Star. There's a few at the bridge there. And from there to the Snake river you'll find small pods of smallies and largemouth in the river. Usually in deep slow moving holes for the smallmouth and back water sloughs for the largey's.

[@Eliteeedre]

Silhouette Outdoors Ok thanks

[@c23charles]

If you made a map of all the best holes on the Boise River, you could sell it for at least $3. Great video!

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

Thank you! It would take some time to do that. There are a few places that fish and game regularly use to stock the river like this one that are good. But there are seriously dozens of great holes on the Boise that all hold fish year round. Right now is the perfect time to grab some river shoes and hole hop the river using these same tactics. You can seriously catch a ton of fish this time of year on the Boise!

[@rickhoward1516]

I have been fishing a very un popular trout spot on the Boise River farther West and have found many holes just by studying google maps and by checking every bend nook and cranny. There are so many spots Trout can hide in the Boise.

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

@@rickhoward1516 That's why I really like hole hoping. Throw on some river shoes and shorts, hike and wade big sections of the river. Time of year makes a big difference in best times to fish many of those holes. I personally like the high and fast moving water of the summer. And make no mistake, there are a lot of big fish in there that you wouldn't imagine. There are giant brown trout well over 10 lbs that you just wont ever catch with typical methods. They wont even look at a worm. They are after minnows, mice, etc.. Right now is prime time though, as soon as the air cools down, the fish try to feed up for the long cold winter. Great fishing to be had from Barber Park to Star.

[@adammundy8589]

@@SilhouetteOutdoors when the water rises and cfm increases, what methods do you recommend. Went out this morning (Mid-late May) and water was moving pretty good. Got snagged on the bottom quite a bit trying to figure out how much weight to use. Caught 5 in a couple hours, had fun using your method but wondering if the technique changes in the faster current. Thanks a bunch.

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

Adam Mundy I fish the drift method all year. It’s a bit rough when the cfs comes up in the spring until it levels off early summer. But the fishing gets really good mid-summer! My favorite time to throw on some river shoes and hole hop down the river.

[@Sky_Watcher413]

Great video! Where are you most likely to catch brown trout along the Boise River?

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

Robert Boes they are literally all the way through town down into Star. I have had my best luck on browns down in the Park Center area. I’ve never caught a monster, but a few that cracked the 20 inch mark through that stretch. Those fish want a minnow or minnow pattern, not so much a worm.

[@kcass72]

Drink more beer, you’ll catch more fish 👍🏻🇺🇸🤠

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

Mister Smartypants point taken! It’s all about good times my friend!

[@streetepistemology9988]

Ever fished the Snake in Hammett?

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

Street Epistemology that is one section I have not. I’ve fished by Glenn’s Ferry and a ton by CJ and Bruneau. Apparently it’s been a “fly-by” spot for me.

[@streetepistemology9988]

@@SilhouetteOutdoors Right after the bridge on Hwy 78, you turn down Indian something road....drive until you see the pumphouse. That's the only real access point to the water. I caught a huge Squaw fish on a top water popper. But ive seen some monsters swim by too...

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

@@streetepistemology9988 there are a ton of big squaw fish in that whole section. We fished Glenns Ferry this summer and along with some nice sturgeon, we caught a bunch of 20 plus inch "pike minnows", really fun on light tackle! Thanks for the info!

[@streetepistemology9988]

@@SilhouetteOutdoors You caught surgeon in Glenn's Ferry?? At the park on the river? What bait? Details immediately!! Lol

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

@@streetepistemology9988 we ran the river in my good friends jet boat and fished a half dozen holes in that stretch and hooked a pile of sturgeon! I believe we used crappie for bait that day. It was a blast!! One was an 8 1/2 footer!

[@northwesthome4692]

I caugh two steelhead one 30.inches the other 26.inches in that same location this year

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

Right on! I didn’t get a chance to chase any of those steelhead. Years ago they use to bring down Clearwater fish. I’ve landed a 40 incher in that hole. Pretty cool program with fish and game planting surplus steelhead most years. Congrats on your steelies!

[@JtAthletics]

Hey man I like the video a lot. Just PCSd to mountain home and gonna use this technique. I’m a Lake Erie perch kinda guy so never fished rivers before I moved here. I live off of 21 and hear rumors there are some fish by the diverter damn, have you ever been there? I went down literally right on the bank across from you on this video and was there for 5 hours two weeks ago with zero bites. Have you had any luck recently?

[@jromordah6972]

Your giving away all my secrets.

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

Sorry man.. I've kept them for too long, ha, ha

[@heathersallee4419]

Where was this at on the Boise river

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

Hello Heather, this was at the Glennwood Bridge early spring, just before they raised the water for Spring flows. They regularly stock that location and as you can see, there are some nice natives in there as well!

[@lizardboy1720]

Where is that bridge what’s the name

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

Glenwood

[@lizardboy1720]

@@SilhouetteOutdoors Do you think it’s good fishing there right now

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

@@lizardboy1720 there’s alway some trout in that section of river. How ever, if you go after June 24th, fish and game is scheduled to stock that spot with trout and you’ll catch a ton likely!

[@luistrutta]

What size is the corky?

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

Luis T I use #6 and #8’s. It just depends on the current in the river. I’ll use the larger size with swifter waters. Smaller for calmer waters. And with poor water clarity I’ll also use a larger corky for visibility for the fish to find the bait more easily. Buy a couple sized and adjust according. Good luck!

[@fatmanshenanigans]

Oh and I forgot, my little brother caught a huge brownie in the river by Veterans Park

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

Right on! There's some giant browns in the Boise if you know where to look! At night is a great time to catch them too.

[@fatmanshenanigans]

@@SilhouetteOutdoors I am going to have to head there soon and do a little fishing. It has been a loooooong time for me to be in Boise.

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

@@fatmanshenanigans pretty good chance they will have some steelhead in the river soon. Usually happens around thanksgiving. Buy the trout fishing is always pretty good

[@fatmanshenanigans]

@@SilhouetteOutdoors right on. It might be my plan B for TG if they don't open razor clamming by then. The whole Or coast is closed for toxins.

[@RyugaSeguchi]

I went there and I caught nothing. Is there any tricks?

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

Ryuga Seguchi I’ll tell ya, since this video, that spot has been hammered. Try more mid-town, or possibly Barber Park area. Glen wood does get stocked regularly. But these tactics will work on any hole throughout town. I like to throw on some river shoes and hole hop til I find the fish, great time of year for it to cool off!

[@RyugaSeguchi]

Thank you so much

[@Veenbaas54]

Have you done any fishing down the river towards eagle or star do you know of any good spots

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

I've fished the south channel up stream from Eagle road and have done well! Right behind the Water Treatment Plant I've caught a few rainbows over 20 inches there. But, I always fished during the winter when the river flows were low. It's pretty much all private property on both sides and you have to be able to stay in the river and wade up to the good holes.. There is decent fishing at the Star bridge just up stream in that deep hole where everyone swims. There are small mouth bass in there also. I do much better in Boise during high water.

[@Veenbaas54]

Thank you so much!!! I just took a fishing recently since I moved to Star a couple months ago your video is awesome and very informative!

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

Thank you!! Happy to help! That drift method is deadly when you get it nailed down and the corky method works in pretty much any pond or lake as well. We'll have some more tutorials this spring for other species as well. If the weather will ever cooperate... Good luck on the water!!

[@tallcip65]

Silhouette Outdoors I live right there at chinden and eagle, I’m going to have to try out those methods in the river there.

[@quill444]

Casting at about 45-deg UPSTREAM you will achieve a deeper, longer, and more NATURAL drift, and your presentation will spend more time in the feeding lanes where larger trout can inspect it.

[@elijahetchechoury9668]

I couldn't hear, what bridge was he by?

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

That was by the Glenwood bridge in Garden city.

[@CptPrice-i1r]

I got a 23 incher in magic reservoir fishin for smallies

[@chriscortes8093]

Where exactly in boise is this

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

Glennwood bridge. The river is really blown out now, so it likely doesn't look the same.

[@wthisahandlefor]

3:31 trout hits the surface

[@cloudsrest7097]

Not hearing you well volume up as high as it goes.

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

I was definitely having technical problems with audio back then. A summer version will be coming at you soon with much better audio. Thank you for the feedback!

[@fishingaddict5638]

Nice vid. Got you back. Thanks for the sub.

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

Thank you!! Really appreciate the sub! Will look forward to more or your videos, and good luck on the water!

[@banjomandan7199]

Great video, but hard to understand your voice in spots. Microphone needs to be closer to you.

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

Dan Seibel appreciate the feedback! The audio on the go pro in the case isn’t very good. It’s a good excuse for an upgrade. Good luck on the water!

[@royhall9185]

You still tossing coins in the river to the fish gods Scott

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

NO.. It was too expensive for the fish i wanted to catch, ha, ha! I just confuse them now by asking to catch fish that don't live in that water I'm fishing to hopefully lower their guard..

[@Luceium01]

Can’t really see what your pointing at and hard to hear...